„The White Lotus“-Intro, aber es ist „Kevin – Allein zu Haus“

Mit der Veröffentlichung der 2. Staffel scheint die Serie „The White Lotus“ aktuell einen kleinen Hype zu durchlaufen. Für Jamie Umpherson hat sie jedenfalls einen derartigen Stellenwert erlangen können, dass er einen seiner absoluten Film-Lieblinge damit vermischt hat. Der Weihnachts-Klassiker „Kevin – Allein zu Haus“ wurde im Stil des aktuellen Vorspannes der Serie verbaut. Das resultierende „Home Alotus“ wurde dabei mit Hilfe einer der Bild-KI Runway erstellt.

Prompt: Home Alone. But as the opening credits of White Lotus season two. #MadeWithRunway pic.twitter.com/CJA3Ry3zMw

— Jamie (@umpherj) December 19, 2022

Dass es nicht einfach „Mache ‚Home Alone‘ Intro im Stile von ‚The White Lotus‘!“ als Befehlszeile benötigt hat, um das fertige Stück Popkultur-Videokunst zu erhalten, erklärt Umpherson in diesem Twitter-Thread:

Step 2 – Training Custom Models
I then used @runwayml's Portrait Generator to create custom models for generating the imagery I'd need to start telling the story. This part was super simple (and fun). I mean, check out Buzz's fit. pic.twitter.com/3StXNzPZ8X

— Jamie (@umpherj) December 21, 2022

Step 4 – Rethink It All
When generating with Text-to-Image you need to learn the boundaries, understand its constraints. Then start using those to reshape your creative vision. A lot of the scenes actually ended up much better because of it. pic.twitter.com/zSIz6NLchl

— Jamie (@umpherj) December 21, 2022

Step 6 – Comping, Animating & Questioning Everything
As each sequence started coming together as comps, I did my best to match the camera moves, timings and intentions of each scene from WL. This was done almost entirely /w @runwayml's video editor (+ a bit of PS). I almost quit. pic.twitter.com/rOaRV32fS6

— Jamie (@umpherj) December 21, 2022

Step 8 – Accepting the Imperfections
Thankfully I had a deadline I couldn't ignore. If I hadn't, I'd probably still be working on this. And maybe wouldn't have ever finished? I ended up cutting out a few sections and there are some timing issues, but I think they add some charm.

— Jamie (@umpherj) December 21, 2022

Step 10 – Reflecting on the Power of AI
While AI didn't put this together with a single prompt, it did turn an impossible idea into a reality (in about a week of evening work). These are wildly powerful creative tools. All they need are your ideas. And a commitment to the bit. pic.twitter.com/B7TJx4FWRX

— Jamie (@umpherj) December 21, 2022