NealWiser

Project Manager, Editor, Screenwriter (Scriptapalooza Fellow-2020, ISA Development Slate. Won/Placed in 12 comps). Sometimes, I teach Screenwriting at Drexel U.

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I’ve been here since close to the beginning, and I’m NOT leaving now. I’ve seen Twitter at it’s best, and at it’s worst (and used to write about both for one of the largest Twitter-focused blogs). I welcome thoughtful discourse. Let’s see what happens.

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@JonShaivitz Cool! Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to read it.

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@seanward True that. If he wants to make movies the old school way, more power to him. I’ve done it. I’ve loved it. But times change and so have my tools. To each his own.

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@minhsmind The reality is Hollywood is just too risk averse to continue making $300M movies and $100M TV seasons. Add to that the fact that the economics don’t work anymore either, but if you want to continue making product, things need to change. I just hope we can keep humans in the loop

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@Jamie_Nash Unless it’s from me. I’m always right. Usually.

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@CopaExMachina Hate to say it, but he is 83. Ideas probably aren’t coming to him as easily, and he probably wants to get his last projects done while he still can so he needs to move faster.

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@JosephKahn That’s normal. Try asking what story aspects don’t work, to do a literary critical analysis and specify various plot points. I ran a script that won a bunch of competitions through an AI (forget which one) and the feedback was surprisingly good. It was an interesting experience.

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@Uzonna7 Wait, how many seasons of 1899 were there?

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@AuthorGFAllen Depends on the context of their entry. If as a cop, no. Vamp, permissions still apply.

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@JonShaivitz Congratulations! Can’t wait to see it.

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@gratwickfilms @UnderstanderArt @JustDriveMovie I honestly don’t remember. We’re in a group of editors interested in AI, but focused on developing workflows, committed to keeping humans in the loop wherever possible, creating the best work possible, etc. but we discuss so many tools I don’t actually recall which was which.

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@javilopen Some people have a natural gift for it. Others, like me, had to learn the very hard way, put in my proverbial 10,000 hours (more like 20,000!), build my skillset and internal tool box. Everyone is different, but one thing you need is a passion for good storytelling. I love it.

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@gratwickfilms @UnderstanderArt It’s surprisingly an “experimental” project. The studio just wanted to see if it could be done, and apparently they loved it and wanted more.

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@gratwickfilms @UnderstanderArt You’re correct. As the saying goes, it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission, because that permission only comes to less than 1% of those who ask. Last night a friend just showed me the pilot of his new show, made with AI, paid for by a major studio, and he’s hiring.

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@sporadica Please clarify said commentary. I haven’t seen either yet.

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@AIandDesign Just like the dot com and social media bubbles, money and companies flood in. They fail to get enough customers and one way or another, disappear. In six months the space is going to look quite different, but only time will tell if it’s a good thing.

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@dustinhollywood @mexopolis 2 years ago, when I was just learning about AI, I asked about it in a Facebook screenwriting group. I was immediately threatened with a permanent ban by the Admin, and received death threats; just for asking. My lawyers and law enforcement took care of it, but people are nuts.

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WOW! Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu weekend gross dropped 69%! On its second weekend. A Star Wars movie.

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@trikcode I encountered a similar situation last week. Two months of work and an insanely complex pile of gibberish. But while it worked, I told the AI to clean it up, resolve potential problems, whatever, etc. The result was about half as long and easier to understand. Funny, that.