" Is it cheaper than hiring some extras ? No . But does it search good ? Also no . "
Arecent clipfrom a Disney+ movie has received a ton of backlash after viewers discovered what appears to be multiple computer-generated background actors eerily cheering alongside human actors in a crowd.
Reminder this is what SAG - AFTRA is contend againstpic.twitter.com/dsZl130uif
The scene — which is clipped from the movieProm Pact— was shared to Twitter, and it’s already received over 15.4 million views from users who describe the characters as “creepy.” Oneviewerwrote, “These NPC demons are scarier than any horror movie I’ve ever seen.”
pic.twitter.com/eblQ8gEW9dThis is what AI Actors looks like … .. an total row of AI … .. it ’s terrifying !
Professionals in the entertainment industry were just as appalled, includingKing of Queensactor Patton Oswalt, who wrote: “What in the ever-loving hell.”
AAAAAAAA what in the everloving hellhttps://t.co/7gIGlHeH95
Another user wrote: “Is it cheaper than hiring some extras? No, but does it look good? Also no.”
Is it cheaper than hiring some extras ? No , but does it look undecomposed ? Also no.https://t.co/9cchWQS3IT
This viral clip has started an online debate of an issue thatSAG-AFTRAhas raised with studios — the fear of human actors, especially background actors, being replaced by CGI, as well as the use of AI.
SAG-AFTRA is also fighting to make sure that studios who want to 3D-scan background actors to use their likeness in other projects, do so with consent and monetary compensation, according toVariety.
Online, users expressed their views on the potential harm to the industry if background acting is no longer accessible: “Reminder thatBen Affleck and Matt Damon were cast as extrasbefore their big break. They’ve talked about how grateful they were for that and how it introduced them to people in the industry. AI generated extras is taking that away and is nothing but harmful to the industry.”
admonisher that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were cast as extras before their big pause . They ’ve talked about how grateful they were for that and how it inaugurate them to masses in the industry . AI generated extras is take that away and is nothing but harmful to the industryhttps://t.co/yG6nHWzY4n
One actress from ABC’sThe Rookiesaid she was able to grow her career through background work and warned against the use of AI:
I come out as a featured superfluous on@therookie . I was there everyday and eventually got require to audition for a speaking role . This is how a lot of actors get their ‘ fracture ’ into the diligence . AI will take that aside from many that do n’t have the nepo connects.#SAGAFTRAStronghttps://t.co / U3teCHwV1J
And if you look closely at the clip, you can see that the characters appear to be racially diverse, which prompted viewers to consider how AI may actually lessen the hiring of minority actors as studios are able to look diverse without actually being diverse.
i think what ’s fix me about this shot ( specifically at 4 sec in ) is that it ’s not just one person , it looks like ( i could be so wrong ) that entire words . and interestingly enough that ’s the most diverse row in that dead reckoning .
Another user wrote: “A whole row of creepy-looking AI instead of hiring real life POC background actors. Can’t let this be the future.”
Jfc … a whole course of creepy - await AI alternatively of hiring real living PoC scope actors . Ca n’t rent this be the future.https://t.co/Mg5mSi5qpp
