New with every view: Eno and the generative algorithm shaking up movie-making

Artist Brendan Dawes talks to IBC365 about his new documentary Eno and the invention of a generative ‘Brain’ that produces a unique version every time it’s watched.

 Eno, the new documentary about fabled musician Brian Eno, is suitably avant-garde because no audience will see the same version of the film twice – thanks to AI. It is unlikely to be the last feature film to be presented in this fashion with major streaming platforms and directors keen on using the patented underlying software, according to its co-creator the British artist Brendan Dawes.

“We’ve had discussions with big film studios and big-name directors as well as documentary makers to imagine doing things in a different way,” he says. “An advertising company was also interested in making thousands of versions of a normal commercial.”...

 

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