Is the world ready for a giant insect going to work in the subway? Korean director Kim Sung-soo thinks so and is making a film on this subject. Inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story metamorphosis.
Kim, whose credits include major Korean blockbusters Asur: City of MadmenSand Today at a panel at the Asian Contents and Film Market (ACFM) in Busan he talked about how he is using Cling AI tools to create short films.
Cling AI, which recently released its 4.0 image generation model, also invited Chinese animation filmmaker Li Wei (); Harry Hyun, director and CEO of Korea’s MooAm Company; and Lee Sang-wook, a producer and team manager at Korea’s MBC C&I AI Contents Lab, to present recent projects made using Kling AI tools, as well as discuss the latest trends in this new mode of filmmaking.
After presenting a teaser for Kim said that AI has changed the way he thinks about filmmaking, but “one thing never changes is what makes a film cinematic”.
Hyun, who has also made AI films And This topic was expanded upon. “I don’t think AI production compared to traditional production is really that different – the difference is efficiency and simplicity – but if you don’t have experienced filmmakers on set, everything can end up looking the same.
Li Wei, who is making the animated feature
Lee presented a teaser of the upcoming series produced by MBC C&I and Barunson E&A, which combines live-action scenes filmed the traditional way with AI generated characters to tell the story of a virtual K-pop group. He sees different roles and ways of working emerging within AI production crews.