Overview
- Hearst Networks commissioned Straten van Toen (Streets of the Past), a 10-episode short-form series for the History Channel in the Netherlands that premieres in January and digitally places historian Corjan Mol into historical moments.
- Particle6 blends live-action footage and archival imagery with AI-driven reconstructions to deliver sequences that would be prohibitively costly using traditional production alone, with humans directing the process.
- SAG-AFTRA said Tilly Norwood was trained on professional performers’ work without permission or compensation and warned she threatens jobs, while Emily Blunt called the concept “really, really scary.”
- Eline Van der Velden says Tilly is intended as an additive AI performer for AI-centric projects, claims the effort has created jobs, and urges creatives to set the guardrails for this technology.
- Particle6 says it is moving from AI test scenes toward full AI feature films, as industry insiders caution that ultra-realistic synthetic actors could let studios avoid residuals and other union-negotiated terms.