“We decided to use AI very early on,” producer Ryan Kavanaugh told The Wrap.
“We budgeted out what it would be to do it practically, and it was over $300 million,” he said. “We realized we could bring down the cost by utilizing some of the AI tools out there.”
The film was shot inside a former car showroom that they wrapped in a gray screen, earning it the moniker “the gray box.” Inside the box—as seen in behind-the-scenes set photos at The Wrap—the settings and lighting were produced with AI, but the performances were all the work of real actors, without alteration.
“The performance is captured in a very unique way using our AI protocols,” Kavanaugh told the publication. “So when the scene is generated, the AI is taking the performance and building everything within the performance frame.”
“Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” is expected to be shopped to potential buyers at the Cannes International Film Festival next week, according to the report.
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