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(2023) a short experimental animated film, created with the assistance of artificial intelligence

(2023) kratki eksperimentalni animirani film, ustvarjen z asistenco umetne inteligence

The award-winning film, considered the first short AI film in Slovenia, takes place in the year 2057. In a polluted city, a permaculture garden flourishes on the roof of a skyscraper, tended by a robot gardener and an elderly botanist. Appealing to all ages, the film speculates on the degraded state of the environment, nature, and the ecosystem in the future, but at the same time presents a utopian solarpunk vision and solutions to the environmental crisis. It also brings into the equation a question of the impact artificial intelligence will have on our society, our daily lives, and our environment.

When animating, the filmmaker Nejc Trampuž explored the capabilities of the rapidly evolving tools of generative artificial intelligence. Those are shaking up the social and artistic realms and entering the field of film production and gaming. The AI tools were used to generate elements of animation and sound, as well as to write the story, script, and visual design of characters and scenes. Nejc Trampuž worked with artist and sound designer Tim Kropivšek to create the audio while Blaž Šef, an actor and interpreter, provided the voice. The film toured internationally, being selected for around 20 film festivals in Europe and beyond.

Dogajanje dvakrat nagrajenega filma, ki velja za prvi kratki film v Sloveniji, narejen z umetno inteligenco, je postavljeno v leto 2057. V onesnaženem mestu se na strehi enega od nebotičnikov bohoti permakulturni vrt, zanj pa skrbi robotski vrtnar skupaj z ostarelo botaničarko. Film, ki je primeren za vse generacije, špekulira o degradiranem stanju okolja, narave in ekosistema v prihodnosti, vendar istočasno predstavi utopično vizijo solarpunka in rešitve za okoljsko krizo. V enačbo vključi še vprašanje vpliva umetne inteligence na našo družbo, vsakdan ter okolje.

Pri praktični izvedbi filma je avtor Nejc Trampuž raziskoval zmogljivosti hitro razvijajočih orodij generativne umetne inteligence, ki dodobra pretresajo družbeno in tudi umetniško sfero ter vstopajo na področje filmske produkcije in igričarstva. Uporabljena so bila orodja za generiranje elementov animacije in zvoka, kot tudi za pisanje zgodbe, scenarija in vizualne zasnove likov in scen. Pri ustvarjanju zvoka je sodeloval z umetnikom in oblikovalcem zvoka Timom Kropivškom, glas pa je posodil igralec ter interpret Blaž Šef. Film je bil na svoji mednarodni festivalski turneji izbran na približno 20 filmskih festivalov po Evropi in širše.