Artificial Intelligence for Making Films
Recent advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence have the potential to disrupt many aspects of the traditional filmmaking process both for life action and for animation productions. At Disney Research Studios (DRS) more than 50 researchers are rethinking the film production and distribution pipeline with the help of AI in order to increase production efficiency and to support the creativity of our storytellers. To fulfill its mission, DRS closely aligns its portfolio with the technology innovation needs of the 6 major film studios of the company and continuously injects novel inventions into Disney’s film production. In this talk, Markus will take you through the Walt Disney Studios technology innovation process and show how machine learning is already being used in film production. Examples include digital humans, virtual production technologies, rendering and animation, image quality enhancement, and much more.
Markus Gross is the Chief Scientist of the Walt Disney Studios and a professor of Computer Science at ETH Zürich. He is one of the leading authorities in Visual Computing, Computer Animation, Digital Humans, Virtual Reality, and AI. In his role at Disney, he leads the Studio segment’s research and development unit where he and his team are pushing the forefront of technology innovation in service of the filmmaking process. Gross has published over 700 scientific papers and holds over 100 patents. His work and achievements have been recognized widely including two Academy Awards and the ACM SIGGRAPH Steven Anson Coons Award. Gross is a member of multiple academies of sciences and of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
https://studios.disneyresearch.com/people/markus-gross/
This event is hosted by the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television and UCLA DataX.