By Ian Niles & Guy HarryAs filmmakers, we are always looking for new ways to push creative boundaries, especially when faced with the typical limitations of independent film production. For our latest project, Con Job, we decided to experiment with something that’s still relatively uncharted territory in indie filmmaking: artificial intelligence (AI).Con Job is a dark comedy that follows two greedy, selfish, money-hungry individuals as their scheme spirals out of control. And even more, this film was shot at just two locations, despite taking place at many more. For this production, we integrated AI into one of the most challenging and costly aspects of indie filmmaking: set design and prop creation.While AI is making waves in visual effects and editing, its potential in crafting physical environments and props remains largely untapped. By leveraging AI, we overcame budget constraints, accelerated our creative process, and achieved a level of production design that would have been out of our reach using traditional methods.This article takes you behind the scenes of Con Job to show how we integrated AI into our workflow. You'll see the challenges we faced, the benefits we uncovered, and how AI sparked ideas we might not have considered otherwise. More importantly, we'll explore what this means for the future of indie filmmaking and how it could level the playing field for creators working with limited resources.AI didn't replace our vision—it expanded what was possible. Here's how we did it. - YouTube www.youtube.com The Realities of Indie Set DesignIn independent filmmaking,...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 25 October