Mary Sue Bloopers!
Directing an AI film is a lot like directing actors and working with a cinematographer.
People think you type a prompt and out pops a movie. That's not how it works.
You provide a prompt and reference images/videos/audio to generate a take. It's not right. You adjust and go again. And again. And again.
With traditional filmmaking, you talk to the actors to adjust performance and the cinematographer to adjust lighting/camera, but everything else about the shot basically stays the same. You don't have to worry about telling the potted plant on the table to stay put.
With AI filmmaking, it's not just the performance and the camera that change. Everything in the frame can change on the next generation. You get a perfect performance in a room that won't cut with the other shots. Or a gorgeous camera move with a character saying the other character's lines.
For every minute of Mary Sue you see, there are about 12 you don't.
Here are some of my favorite failed generations.