Kiwi

Well, the Arabic origin of nour is worth reading up on. It’s not a creature originally. It’s a material force. Its light without heat, a passionless, cool clear material, more cosmic than earthly. It’s not evil, but it’s very far from sympathetic. It’s the fabric angels are cut from. Ruthless but calm. Just like Ken’s reputation, really. I’m thinking of the victims we have context for having been in conflict before being attacked.

If you haven’t seen it yet watch The Wicked Game. He plays a tormented addict in it, and is rock solid, even in such an expressive role. The boy has range.

As someone who’s worked with effects artists I can tell you it won’t give you any ookies. Whoever the prompt engineer was, they know their bananas. It’s better than most. I only pulled a face once, and that was momentary.

As someone who’s worked in the games industry, I doubt Fire and Water effects are much derived from special effects sources. The training content will include mostly actual footage of Fire and Water interacting with other materials and surfaces. It doesn’t make sense to train AI on rendered versions when the real thing is so prolifically available. Ragdoll physics is also a rich area in online video. While effects artists are losing work generating these effects manually, new creatives roles as AI engineers are taking their place. The same eye for what works is still needed. New jobs, but probably employing the same people, just in much smaller numbers.

Also keep in mind that these effects still use immense computing power to render what effects artists create. It takes more to do the creative work, granted, but possibly not as much more as you might think.

I’m not a fan of AI generally. I think it should be used sparingly outside STEM. That being said, the way it’s used for effects only, with real actors and locations, is so minor, and so proportionally minuscule, when compared to all the kids playing with it online for fun, it’s a non-issue. It’s more problematic in other applications. this is the least of the crimes committed in the name of training or using AI.

In the opening sequence of episode one (timestamp is around 00:00), when the nice police doctor was on fire. I’ve only watched episode one so far, but I think all the fire is gAI rendered over existing footage. I suspect the subsequent underwater sequences are entirely gAI rendered, too. The perception effects tied to James’s little confrontation with Ken probably are(from about 36:00), as well.

You have a novel and interesting perspective.

I give it a six, where I’m up to. I have just dipped into episode five to check nothing has improved since I watched four. I doubt I’ll finish it, but I quite like Boat, so it seems a pity. It has some comedy value. I think of it as a toasted sandwich, full of cheese, corn, and ham 😆

It has definite comedy value, if you come at it the right way.

I’m not hugely fussed. I’m queer, but GenX, so I grew up without much representation. My only reservation is that I stick to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other non-mainland C-drama, because of treatment of both Uyghurs and Taiwan by the mainland Chinese government piss me off, and they have had agents physically attack Chinese Kiwi protesters against their policies and academics here in Aotearoa/NZ. I’m boycotting mainland content as a result.

Woo! Reasonable writing! This is solid. What else is good on Youku?

Shortime. watching ads.

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It occurs across shows though. Also across production houses. It seems to be a convention in Thai costume.

Well, aren’t you emotional…

Reading what I actually said, instead of making up some fictional world where I’m actually going to keep watching this might help with that. And I’m not a girl.

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It can be used to unsettle someone. Triggering anxiety is a social weapon that can be incredibly effective, and damaging.

or yes/no?

I don’t like little Jane. It makes it hard to immerse myself in the story.

Do you mean the suits? Budgetary constraints tend to mean wardrobe limits, and more people can wear a large suit than a small one. I’d prefer fewer costumes and better fit, myself.

Thanks 🙏