Let’s Produce

Animation

With AI

We are [AI]lluminate

The Deliverable

Deliver three animation clips of the story of Pangu, 20 seconds each.

The Goal

Exploring three different AI approaches, to test out how AI could aid the animation production pipeline, and the variety of visuals that can be achieved.


Exploring How AI Could Help


Exploring How AI Could Help

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Approaches to Render the Same Animation Sequence

To test out how AI could aid the animation production pipeline

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Main Aspects in Animation Production Pipeline to Test AI

Including Pre-production(concept), Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering

AIlluminate is an ETC project that is producing animation with the aid of AI.

The purpose of the project is to integrate AI generative tools into the traditional 3D animation studio pipeline and explore the pros and cons of using AI tools.

The team will isolate and test three different approaches to using AI, creating three versions of a film about the creation myth of Pangu, each in a different style.

Along the way they will document the process at each stage of development.

Three Different Pipelines We Use

1. PlayBlast + AI as renderer

2. Al model + AI texture + UE

3. Hand model + AI texture + UE

Showcase AI Generated Concept Arts

Some concept arts our artists generated with Midjourney.

Generated with Midjourney

Environment Concept Art – Porcelain Style

Generated with Midjourney

Environment Concept Art – Woodcut Painting

Generated with Midjourney

Environment Concept Art – Chinese Ink Painting