How AI Makes New Movies That Look Old - 1950s Super Panavision 70 Tutorial

[@DogPeopleProductions]

Hey guys! Hope this video answers some of the questions folks have been asking! I gloss over a few things for the sake of brevity in this video, so feel free to ask away of you'd like to know about anything in more detail.

[@jeffreyharris3440]

Nothing to say, except for as an old Gen-Xer, these "could have been, Panavision" trailers are a lot of fun to watch. Seeing the alternate takes on Chewbaca, Yoda, and even Worf (I don't know if you did the Star Trek NG ones), it all brings a smile to my face. How far back does this go? Could you make a "Star Wars alt-trailer" "filmed" in the 30s? What about a "Star Wars" stage production that would have been show in Ford's Theater in Washington DC in April 1865? Or a "Star Wars" stage production that was performed in Ancient Athens as a Greek Tragedy? You know, the Beatles in the late 60s were huge Tolkien/LOTR fans. They wanted to make a LOTR movie, with Paul as Frodo, Ringo as Sam, John as Gollum, and George as Gandalf. But these are all just ideas. What you are making now is a lot of fun to watch.

[@DogPeopleProductions]

@@jeffreyharris3440 Anything's possible! "Time travel" videos are definitely something I plan to explore in the future

[@E_X_H_U_M_E_D_06]

Thanks. This was really cool. 👍

[@troylowe814]

I have an original property that takes place in 1961, could you please contact me so we can see if you can put together a trailer for it? I have permission from the heir of the actor I want used for the main character. I'm producing a comic book series for it, I finished two issues and underway on the third but having one of these gorgeous retro trailers for it will make it so much easier to shop around.

[@PenskeMaterial]

Im using midjourney and im having trouble getting exactly what i want in my pictures. Any tips for what keywords to put in the prompts? Can you give an example, like the Darth Vader image you have for your empire strikes back video, what were the exact prompts you used to get that image?

[@absoloodle37]

Dude, how cool of you to show people how you make these! Thanks for educating us on what's possible with generative AI. You rock, man.

[@romankandel2073]

He's advertising the websites. Nothing is for free.

[@mr.voidout4739]

Came in with no questions. Came out with a galaxy of answers🤯

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

that's what she said

[@Goibniu001]

"...and Debbie Reynolds as Princess Leia." I saw what you did there.👌 Thanks for the crash course!👏

[@willmfrank]

And the trailer is narrated by an AI voice named "Harrison." ...Okay, that was prob'ly just a co-winky-dink, but still...! 😉😁

[@ALLROY240]

That is her Mom.

[@Sal-gh1se]

@@ALLROY240 That was what they saw them do. 😉

[@cyrollan]

Burnt Reynolds daughter. Cool!

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@cyrollan Lol, no, Debbie Reynolds was 4 years older than Burt Reynolds.

[@cheaptalk1353]

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. These old trailers are so impressive. I would definitely watch a whole movie turned 1950s panavision.

[@Raven319s]

These videos are trippy. So familiar, yet the 1950's style aesthetic, props, and everything is just wild. Clearly to me, I can tell it's AI generated but I feel like I could show this to my grandparents and maybe even my parents and trick them into thinking Star Wars was actually a remake of an older film. Good stuff man.

[@fueledbylove]

I would like to see the Jetsons as real humans not a cartoon

[@dominique8620]

"Meet George Jetson."

[@hulkhuggett]

Yeah!!!!!!

[@Americathestupid]

Starring Bill Burr

[@ACROMATIX631]

That would be dope

[@Jason-rn4jk]

Flint stones?

[@brg456]

Thanks so much for taking the time to explain how it's done. All of these AI videos have been cropping up in my KZbin feed, and I always wondered what was actually involved in creating one. Really interesting.

[@jjjjojoba]

Very cool. I'd been watching a ton of Panavision videos and wondered about the process. This was perfect.

[@TrippyOriginals]

Thank you! I've been wondering how people were getting these crazy videos going, and it truly feels like most of these people that do these videos are rather protective of the methods. So it is very appreciated you sharing your knowledge!

[@myringains]

Up until a while ago, I thought these videos were generated by AI as a whole. Now that I realize what hell of a work goes into the making, I have a total new respect for them.

[@adrianpale2342]

Sooner than later, they will be generated as a whole.

[@myringains]

@@adrianpale2342 I know; entire movies as well. Imagine giving an AI this trailer and asking it for the whole movie..! Give it a few years 😀

[@rileyxxxx]

its with everything people create with AI. people think its so easy to create an AI image. indeed yes once you have the software and tools you can click one button. but to get a decent looking one you work on it for hours and hours. just like a real painting.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

This is really the case in most good AI stuff you see. It isn't just push a button and you are done. A lot of work still goes into the good stuff, whether it be video, images, or stories. It is just a different type of work and skill.

[@unionse7en]

its some work, but imagine how much works it saves..compared to doing it all the original way or even a sketching way,

[@infideluxe]

So so fascinating. Beautiful executions! Thanks for sharing these insights and links.

[@distantcomets]

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing the process. There's a lot of understandable concern and even panic out there but this shows how much creative work you still need to do to achieve the vision you are tyring to get across.

[@ThorD4602]

This is not very much work. 20 years ago, this would have required a big team and months of work, and wouldn't look this good.

[@catholicarrows]

You are like the magician who reveals their secrets. This was very kind of you. Thank you.

[@capitalghost]

Great work bro! To be able to prompt scenes that stitch together into a cohesive narrative that is emotive unlike a lot of others I’ve seen speaks a lot to your vision and skillset - including the patience to pull it off is remarkable. You are a true artist.

[@vanderloo1978]

You know what is a better use of this tech. Is to throw old photos of your family in the AI and bring them to life. Make a collage of old family photos moving.

[@DJ-Illuminate]

And making promo videos for social including yourself and famous actors from the 50s. IMagine a TeslaBot video commercial LOL

[@EdCardinal-MindThump]

Thanks for the quick explanation. I've been loving these trailers, and was curious how they were generated. Keep it up!!

[@JasonBrownafewmomentsl8er]

Does ai make movies that look old? I dont think so. They all look like theyre trying to be old but not quite right

[@stuartbrown8309]

That's it, it's a superficial misinterpretation of what it should look like

[@philvfilms]

But your watching because it looks ace 😊

[@VP19470]

@@philvfilmsLooks like hot garbage to me

[@tomghzel]

Indeed, got this recommended, was curious, but it looks really shitty

[@johndo9648]

Buzzkill 😩

[@McGuyveracity]

Debbie Reynolds as Princess Leia - That's a nice touch using Carry Fisher's mom! 😂😂😂

[@DocVonBraunChannel]

That is, by far, the best Star Wars !950's Super Panavision 70 I've seen!

[@TheChrisLouis]

the vinyl sound crackling was a bit much for headphone users but all in all this video was an awesome little breakdown. Ive been seeing so many people post these and figured it was a mixture of midjourney and runway. Great work man!

[@davidswanson5669]

Yeah I’ve been trying to explain to my wife for a while now, that all the ai viral videos she comes across are not what it seems. People believe that you just type in a prompt like “1950s Star Wars trailer” and then the ai produces everything: script, VO, music, and edited video clips. In reality there’s a human spending hours and hours making more and more choices for each element of the finished product. Ai is more like a mindless slave who happens to be creative, but has no ability to do anything close to passable. It only becomes passable when edited together with tiny short clips, and under the guise and novelty of ai. No one would sit back and watch an extended version of ai content. Still fun to see it progress.

[@abraxas1]

i'm old, this reminds me of when handheld calculators came out and people thought it would suppress learning or something. but this will be much better in 2 years and so on. this will get wrapped into larger processes that do larger things.... like it or not.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

The tern, "Want something done, do it yourself" Comes to mind. Telling a computer EXACTLY what you want is kind of impossible with verbal language. Humans will always be necessary to a degree to fine tune the product the machine is trying to replicate from description, the same way humans get it completely wrong first time, from description only.

[@davesmith1588]

This is why AI is not going to replace software developers any time soon. Sure it can spit out code, but you need development experience know what code you want and to to write a suitable prompt. You also need to understand the code it creates in order to know if it's going to do what you wanted.

[@davidswanson5669]

@@davesmith1588 right, but it will make beginner developers obsolete. They won’t be able to get jobs until they’ve become experienced enough to do the higher level things that ai won’t ever be good at. I guess it means that college classes will be harder, or you’ll be forced to do as many years of school as you do in the medical field. Naturally this will decrease the developer job market, since less will want to hop on the 10 year program. So it does actually threaten developers, just not current ones.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

In 1994, artist friends swore me to secrecy that they used Photoshop. Because boomers believed ‘the computer makes your art’ if you used Photoshop. Sound familiar? In 10 years, AI will be standard creative tools.

[@djvids6921]

I like these AI created 50s trailer themes of classic hits from the future. I remember years ago I read that in the future old time actors and actresses could be given new life in just this way now. Good job.

[@KnightmareUSA]

Nice work. It's essentially an AI art collage. If multiple audio AI and video AI engines merged, they could theoretically do everything in almost one click, but arguably the best result and direction could still come down to a person selecting the required elements by hand

[@DogPeopleProductions]

I think a collage is an excellent analogy

[@bronson1392]

Lol don’t try to make it sound complicated 😂😂😂

[@edbuller4435]

This is amazingly generous of you!...Utter mensch!. Your videos are insanely good.

[@draketungsten74]

Debbie Reynolds as Princess Leia 👌

[@Amcor09]

I did wonder if there was a lot of trial and error with this stuff and this confirms it. Thanks for the video.

[@MrGruv1]

Thank you for your tutorial. Enjoyed your formula or insight on how you brought it all together!!

[@simonlaxon9474]

These videos are great. I appreciate you showing how they are created. I love the Debbie Reynolds touch.

[@aaronacero105]

Now I know how WEEZER did the Buddy Holly video!! 🤣

[@FocusKnob]

fun fact: the video is in the Windows 95 disk.

[@VesnaVK]

@@FocusKnob that's where I first saw it! Also the Edie Brickell video "Good Times." Those were the days when computer companies were fun.

[@morenofranco9235]

Great, Patrick. Good to see that it still takesold fashioned spint and polish to get the final RESULT.

[@regisvoiclair]

Thanks a lot for your wonderful explanations!

[@DogPeopleProductions]

You're very welcome! Thanks for your interest!

[@marketeermik]

Holy smokes batman! That was an incredible insight, quick and to the point and INSPIRING for me to try it! Thank you!

[@truelove11.11]

Could you turn it around, and modernize cult Disney classics like 'The Black Hole' and 'The Cat From Outer Space" to look like it is made after 2000? Also, it would be fun to see 50's versions of 'Firestarter', 'Goonies' and 'Weird Science'. Thank you for brightening up YT with inspirational creative content ❤

[@DogPeopleProductions]

I'm sure it's possible!

[@matthewrouge]

Like this idea!

[@boris90]

@@DogPeopleProductions please please, this is an amazing idea! Like, 21st century version of... 'whatever movie' :D

[@truelove11.11]

@@DogPeopleProductions I would be much obliged if you would show us how these ideas can be realised 🙏

[@truelove11.11]

​@@boris90 You have an incredible music talent judging from listening to your YT channel! If you modernize the John Barry soundtrack to the movie 'The Black Hole' to fit the 21st century, then you could send that modernized work to the AI movie creator here on this channel. It should be very easy for Patrick Gibney to build a modernized story and 21st century moving images around the music tracks that you have modernized. You can off course use that way of developing all the movies that you want modernized with AI. I am sure that a lot of (AI) movie creators would love to work with your music talent! Track Listing for The Black Hole 1. Overture 2:24 2. Main Title 1:45 3. The Door Opens 3:35 4. Zero Gravity 5:45 5. Six Robots 1:57 6. Durant is Dead 2:29 7. Start the Countdown 3:46 8. Laser 2:17 9. Into the Hole 4:52 10. End Title

[@MadebyKimKatz]

I’m obsessed with this Darth Vader and how his head wobbles slightly. These are great. Thanks for sharing how to do it.

[@DJ-Illuminate]

I also love the older actors replacing the original actors. I seriously would like to create a new Planet of the Apes staring Heston but with modern images. Imagine spinning new stories from the original using this tech. I would watch a series on Netflix or Hulu about the making of a movie using this tech. I get tired of the Home makeover shows and dull content.

[@StanleyKubick1]

you should not be allowed to consume entertainment anymore

[@RetroFutureArts]

100%. The tech is still too creepy for now, but once it produces acceptable results I would love nothing more than to watch the modern James Bond films (Brosnan and later) but with Roger Moore and the real M. That's the only way I could watch them. Another thing I can't wait to do is adapt scripts from one show to another, or mix them in crossover episodes . So many 60's 70's and 80's shows with multiple seasons, 23 scripts per season, the possibilities are almost endless.

[@carrolbrooks2143]

I want to see a new version of Logan's Run!?!!

[@RetroFutureArts]

@@carrolbrooks2143 It could use an update! I also love the old TV show. It was canceled after the 14th episode and deserves a continuation.

[@slyman3970]

Is there a way to incorporate a likeness of someone’s face ie. photo of someone into the AI character?

[@mikr0bi]

Actually Debbie Reynolds was Carrie Fisher's Mom.

[@DanTheMan-tj8xj]

Danke!

[@SP-ny1fk]

You should make an AI movie about a fictional movie where worlds collide and characters from different universes mingle

[@areyoutheregoditsmedave]

would be huge

[@DogPeopleProductions]

It's a crossover episode!

[@philiprice6961]

@@DogPeopleProductions Star Wars as Monty Python please. Darth Vader doing silly walk!!

[@stevestogsdill5791]

It's called the Rebel Moon Saga

[@orbeuniversity]

Thank you for making this. I have been seeing on my feed lots of suggestions about this Panavision 1950s movie trailers. I never clicked on them thinking that there probably were 1950s versions of modern movies. I decided to watch one of them and I was confused. Thank you for clarifying how these are made.

[@edwardgarbowski7112]

Answers a lot of questions. These are really good...I'd watch them if they were real movies for sure! Thanks!

[@peteroflaherty3353]

Many thanks. Amazing, women like poster women of the 50s, what nostalgia of retro magazine illustration and tease. SUPERB. HUGE THANK YOU

[@Rationalific]

Awesome tutorial and final output!

[@hheelloimyoursweetheeth]

Your video was so engaging! Love how you explore these tools. It’d be great to see you work with Stylar too. It has many unique styles and more advanced effects that could really spice up your tutorials.

[@zakmey6944]

Not a boring movie, well informative.. Thank you Narrator

[@nunyabusiness3666]

I want the full AI generated 50's movies...I'm sold. They are beautiful.

[@andrewkearns5986]

Thank you so much for sharing your creative process with us! As some other people have said below, I feel that this really proves the added value of a human designer who has integrated AI tools into their workflow. I'll be following to keep up with your work, and am definitely interested in any other process videos you would have to share. Cheers!

[@TK42run]

These videos are so fun. Really clever twist! And thanks for the how-to, it all seems like it would be fun to play with.

[@yeeeehaaawbuddy]

I've been seeing these videos and I've literally wondered how they're being made. THANKS for this video explaining. It's exactly what I thought - AI.

[@jamesmoyon3372]

I have been really enjoying your videos. It was fascinating to see the behind-the-scenes.

[@guybaker2876]

Cool, thank you, i have seen a number of these shorts being produced, and just, completely amazed!

[@neildesai8561]

Seriously amazing! You rock for sharing your expertise and educating the masses. Thank you!!

[@kellygrudzinski184]

I've been watching these as well, very cool!

[@Plazman]

Thanks!

[@DogPeopleProductions]

Thanks so much!

[@TastySurrealBowl]

As a film & video editor who did it all the hard way for over thirty years I genuinely appreciate that you gave me a peek behind the scenes of your process. I think of all the countless hours I spent on the head end of a project just listening to voice talents’ sample reels to choose VO talent and how much that part alone cost clients per hour and I can’t help but think I retired at exactly the right time. The days and weeks spent compositing individual scenes… But the fundamental still holds: Keep pushing the tools you have as far as they can go and you’ll never want for work 👍🏼

[@LauraKeyRealtyGoddess]

I truly appreciate this tutuorial. I am new and this explains things very well and at a great pace. Thank you

[@GeoffCanyon]

I love what you do, and I'm looking forward to a year or two down the road when these reimaginings can be the full movie.

[@ArtfromBerwyn-cw5op]

This type of A. I. film making is great new stuff. i think it's the future of film making. Keep em' coming. thanks

[@mrmatt6740]

This "future" will turn dystopian quickly when real creatives are replaced with derivative ai generated stuff.

[@TrippyOriginals]

@@mrmatt6740 if the creatives are so irreplaceable, then the AI wont be able to replace them. Or maybe the creatives will stop being such sticks in the mud and just accept, the cat is out of the bag, and start using the tools that were developed to help not hinder their creative flow.

[@lhammonds]

If you plan on doing a zoom in the video (in or out), make sure the original image is generated as zoomed out as you are going to go...otherwise the animate+zoom out has to randomly generate image based on the edge which will be extremely difficult for it to "get right(ish)"

[@99cya]

keep going with this story. this sounds very promising. good vs evil, always a banger.

[@ChillBuddies]

thanks alot, great stuff. Could it happen that you get in trouble with the film companies??

[@DogPeopleProductions]

Parody is protected in the US under fair use. If I were trying to claim that these were real videos, that'd be a different story

[@chouandsherrie]

think you are just amazing doing these videos!

[@kathleen7849]

I absolutely love them! Well done.

[@MarkfromArizona]

Thank you for taking us through the process. I love the 50s look. Amazing

[@coastofkonkan]

Storytelling is empowered now with AI-generated visuals, audio, editing. Great & Thanks.

[@desktorp]

I predicted years ago that future tech would eventually allow us to just ask for a movie with exactly the cast we want, but it's a long way off from being a practical thing. Having some disjointed looking imagery isn't a movie. Some day, yes.. but not today.

[@scorpion_investor]

I've been wondering for a while how these were made/what apps were used and why so may channels are copying/producing the same type of thing. Thanks so much for the info! I have used Midjourney a lot to make covers, reels and character images for my first sci-fi novel. This will be great!

[@Marinealver]

The Starcraft one was pretty good. I would watch a feature length AI film of Starcraft, even if it looks like a hokey sci fi flick.

[@RYwoodview]

I like. So interesting to see how you make these.

[@corrielebon8216]

This is pretty cool, I really like the outcome!

[@Psychonaut-im3zz]

These panavision AI videos are my favs. Never thought any of this would ever be possible. Try do something similar in style of Storm and Ember if possible. More comic style.

[@CeZero4]

I would like to know is that possible to make longer scenes with more movement? Like: people walking, moving, speaking, dancing? And could be possible to make full speaking scene?

[@MrRobby1]

This is really cool. Thank you for the tutorial and links. I've tried a few AI picture generators and I don't understand what "negative prompts" means. Could you please explain what that means? Thank you.

[@TheFrugalBrit]

Did you manage to find an answer?

[@MrRobby1]

@@TheFrugalBrit hello but no. I was hoping you could explain it to me

[@hirthirthirt1693]

I love these 1950s Panavision-style videos.....its pure art

[@theinterfaithshepherd9075]

Fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Can you share more about how you could make longer than 3 seconds? Or how would you go about creating a fight scene between Vader and ObiWan?

[@1dayatatyme]

I am unable to comprehend how this is possible.

[@GeoffGillDrums]

Great ! I’m looking to build movie ideas as these “AI Storyboards”.

[@smspencer69]

Thank you for sharing how you make these trailers. I'm wonderin how long it takes you to create one of these trailers from start to finish?

[@garychitwood575]

Dude,your a God!!I love your work. I was a kid in the 70’s and I remember movie ads from the 50’s that captured dead on

[@pepegalego]

Fantastic job. They are great. I would love to see someone actually make a movie like this.

[@bradykelso8682]

Stunning work. This is fabulous work!

[@mikkelbreiler8916]

The Harrison voice sounds as cool and calming as if he is narrating Police Squad and everything you see is absolutely normal.

[@VolcanoKing-dj5px]

As someone that makes animatics, I was able to follow along up until about 2:30...I'm lost at this point.

[@Robert08010]

"and Debbie Reynolds as Princess Leah" Too perfect! I think the only thing that looked out of place was the light saber. I am trying to remember how they would have done such a thing in the '50s and what it would have looked like. I'm guessing sticks with florescent paint and blacklights.

[@Jojikiba]

Are there any copyright issues?

[@vanidge]

Man id love to watch a full feature length movie in this art style.

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Fantastic!

[@SweNay]

Is there a service that can remember characters? So let's say you create a variable for "Henry" and attach a portrait of a generated person. I have a feeling that Midjourney might have this feature but I don't know.

[@j.son_01]

Really neat with Debbie's casting. I'm sure Carey cracked a smile at that one.

[@MassDriver]

Besides slowing it down, is there a way to generate a video that's longer than 3 seconds?

[@PopularesVox]

They should make movies in this 50's style, the these trailers look better than some modern versions.

[@simonschole]

So the Pika program is taking the still image created in Promot & animating it based on your prompting yeah?

[@flixfantasy777]

I love these "trailers" and want to make some but I worry about if copyright is going to come and bite people in the butt later on.

[@Daisheng-76]

Fantastic work! How are you not getting sued for copyright infringement?

[@TheShrimpdoctor]

Love your videos - they’re amazing

[@friendofthechannel-i6i]

Love what you do!! What OS do you use & what are your computer specs. Also can you list all the computer equipment you use. Thanks!!

[@jeffpellitteri6730]

Your awesome! I love these flicks. Would love to see a full movie.

[@Moldman]

I am absolutely loving these things !

[@mikeroberts9476]

Very cool, love what you're doing!