Robort (A.I. Short Film)

To create this short film, I utilized AI extensively, but there's a significant amount of human effort and creativity behind it. It's not just about generating prompts and producing a film-far from it.
The idea for the film was entirely human. I don't believe AI can come up with great story ideas on its own, so I didn't use AI for the initial idea phase. I wrote the basic outline of the script without any AI assistance. Once the story was clear, I started developing the characters. Through trial and error with text-to-image generators, I created Robert, the main character, the robots with their retrofuturistic look, and the rest of the characters.
As I polished the script, I used AI as a creative collaborator for specific tasks. For example, I used AI to rewrite dialogues to match specific eras, styles, or tones-especially the lines for the robots.
Instead of traditional methods involving cameras, real actors, musicians, and sound designers, etc, I used AI to generate the images, convert those images to video, create the voices, generate the music and the sound effects. Everything you see and hear was generated using generative AI.
Think of this as a new genre of filmmaking. It's not meant to replace traditional films but to exist alongside them, much like animated films. AI will not replace humans; it's a tool that, in this case, made it possible for a story imagined by a human to become a short film. Without AI, this film might never have existed. The story I envisioned is now available for you to see, thanks to AI.
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Set in a future where robots have taken over significant roles in society, the film centers on Robert, a once-aspiring singer who has settled into a life as an accountant. As robots become increasingly integrated into everyday life, Robert finds himself out of a job, without a girlfriend, and separated from his band. In a bold move to reclaim his passion for music, he disguises himself as ROBORT, a robot singer, and quickly rises to fame. However, when his true identity as a human is revealed, it sparks a resurgence of interest in human musicians, making Robert an unexpected hero. The film tells a story of resilience, identity, and the human spirit amidst the rise of technology.
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[@troychenier9877]

A.I. is approaching Tommy Wiseau level brilliance.

[@anglereserve]

Leave your stupid comments in your pocket!

[@MarkoKraguljac]

Its reinventing the genre, slowly and from the bottom!

[@nathanielreichert4638]

Haha this is a cool premise. Great job. Kinda feels like Futurama comedy. 😂

[@nathanielreichert4638]

And after tommy, then on to Zack Schneider greatness. 😂

[@Tau_Zyrillion]

"The joy of the house has arrived" and "My vocal cords remain unscathed" - what awesome lines! 😂

[@JG27Korny]

That is why he had to keep it cool at the scene with the girl. :)

[@peterpowis4145]

😂

[@markaustinpurcell]

Ributbringrrt 44 ttrash stinks

[@Brainbuster]

Mark the time, please.

[@Tau_Zyrillion]

@@Brainbuster "joy of the house" is at 3:35, and "vocal cords" is at 5:19

[@robyn_over__here]

Bad news, I am your new boss. More bad news, you are fired.

[@Visvogl]

rather making the first piece of bad news superfluous...🎉

[@BigMacProDaddy]

Good news, you have all the time in the world

[@BummersAbound]

Robort’s stage presence is electrifying.

[@geimuvr]

"losing my girl to a damn robot filmmaker" 🤣🤣

[@Kink_Shaman]

Clever self insert by the AI that made this video. Lol.

[@TheRealAngusKhan]

" yes indeed, you two should have a discussion" 😅

[@leonkane8240]

If only I had a girl to loose to a robot film maker!

[@thomashughes_teh]

As someone who was replaced with a computer in 1980 I approve this message.

[@DavidWolfberg]

Greetings from your old friend Trash 80.

[@patoramirezn]

Do you sing?

[@youreviltwin]

Dang, it's another robo-comment.

[@squ34ky]

What work was it that you did that got given to a computer?

[@colekter5940]

@@squ34ky "computering"

[@GuyJames]

love the way it leans into the slight jankiness of current AI video - in 10 years' time when that has been eradicated they will bring out plugins to bring back 'an early 2020s retro feel'. very nice work, bet it took ages to do

[@jonnyhatter35]

Yea embracing the jankiness, especially by making it a 1950/60s aesthetic, is def dope. But honestly if you look at SORA, which is like two months old, the inherent jankiness of previous AI video is already eradicated. It's just hard to wrap our heads around how freaking fast this technology is improving. By next year we'll be reminiscing about this very video and comment thread :)

[@pedroantoniodacruzferreira1487]

You know your history and have a deep knowledge of pop culture, tech culture. Kudos to your foreseeing powers! 😅

[@OldManPaxusYT]

i wouldn't be so flippant about 'loving' it as, nice *_'work',_* nor do i think it will take 10 years to lose all jankiness.... 1. Artists and real human art are something that aught to be held in the highest regard...It's already been a sad state of western society, that art is so low on our list of priorities...This is just another degradation of our values (re art)... 2. I doubt it was a lot of 'work' at all.. If you have ever made a real short film and played with AI and had a handful of ppl helping you, i think you'd actually say the _opposite!_ 3. The 10 years thing. Of course, it's a matter of what you define as 'perfect' but regardless, i don't think it will be even close to 10 years, but yeh, u can guess, that's the *_least of my concerns!_* 😉 P.s. I'm not ANTI AI!: Don't get me wrong, i _do_ hope AI will save us from ourselves, in politics/greed, in health, in environmental problems...and anything else you can think of....but the way humanity has always been too immature for it's technology, is what concerns me.... Even now, tech companies race, head-long, toward the edge of the cliff and no one dares slow down, regardless of dangers, because they feel they _'can't afford' to,_ be left behind! It's a recipe for disaster! 🙄

[@wheedler]

@@OldManPaxusYT How can you say art is low on our list of priorities? People spend all day watching movies and TV and playing video games and watching KZbin and TikTok videos. How much more art do you want people to consume? There are people who complain that young people do nothing but spend time enjoying art.

[@LexLExistor]

@@wheedler none of that is art. expression at best and usually just mindless entertainment.

[@MocatafamulusdeSet]

That's quite a fresh direction to take. There was no malice in the robots.

[@stevegreen2753]

This is so disturbing on so many levels LULZ

[@geinikan1kan]

But it has a happy ending because human voices become popular again.

[@jasonwrner]

Yes a happy ending. For all the humans who are singers. Destitute for every other human. A happy ending indeed.

[@kranibal]

Disturbing indeed. What is it going to be in another 10 years? Heck, 5 years?

[@geinikan1kan]

@@kranibal heck 1 year.

[@pixelgriffstudios]

I’m doing AI music videos with AI music. AI video they very good.

[@echohammer]

And thus, Daft Punk was born..

[@SianaGearz]

OK there i go listening to Robot Rock again x.x

[@SukaStyle]

😅

[@edirwin8784]

Robot Rock😊

[@LutraLovegood]

In a surprising turn of events, artists known as Daft Punk turn out to be "human after all"

[@EricFranz]

@@LutraLovegood ...plot twist....Daft Punk actually always were robots dressed as humans dressed as robots. 🤖🤖

[@Petraefasa]

Damn, I love how AI reckons everyone is always calm, cool and collected. Wife just chillin there, "Hey, why you home so early."

[@anthonyrepetto3474]

No Prob, Bob No Problem, Boblem No Probert, Bobert.

[@KC9UDX]

Nob Prob, Bob Noblem Problem, Boblem Nobert Probert, Bobert Need this on Fed Notes in stead of E Pluribus Unum

[@anthonyrepetto3474]

@@KC9UDX hehehe - KZbin gave me the option to "translate to english" on your comment! We are speaking the same (weird) language, I suppose. And, even more ironically, I first commented that "no probert, bobert" on a meme-video back in 2018, without any knowledge of the soon-to-be-infamous Bobert! It's a time-traveler joke?

[@KC9UDX]

@@anthonyrepetto3474 😁

[@scottfranco1962]

Twilight zone did this in the "steel" episode, where robots have taken over boxing, and Lee Marvin fakes being a robot boxer to pay the bills.

[@ellemueller]

For those who don't know, @ScottFranco1962 is talking about a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone called Steel. Setting: it's "ten years in the future". The sport of boxing has been outlawed for humans and is now performed by robots. A former human boxer named Sam "Steel" Kelly is the manager of an old robot model named Battling Maxo. He arranges a fight against the latest model named Maynard Flash. His mechanic Pole tells him that the robot needs to be repaired, and Steel intends to use the money that he will receive from the fight to fix his robot. However, a coil breaks before the fight and Battling Maxo cannot be operated anymore. Steel proposes a bold illegal solution to Pole to resolve the problem in a desperate gamble in Maynard, Kansas. Then there was a film where Hugh Jackman does the same thing: Real Steel.

[@johndewey7243]

The Simpsons riff on this with, "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot" season 15 episode 9 from 2004.

[@Intercept10]

@@ellemueller Thanks for the info. Insightful. Especially the Real Steel part.

[@nathanielreichert4638]

Oh snap.

[@Danger781s]

Multidimensional TV! Let's GOOOO!

[@greenrabbit05]

Wub a Luba dub dub!!

[@KutWrite]

LOL there's a "translate to English" tag under your comment!

[@greenrabbit05]

@@KutWrite under mine!?

[@ExtantFrodo2]

@@KutWrite That's because the program doesn't recognize "wub a luba dub dub" as English. If your browser's default language was set to French it would no doubt say "Translate to French" instead.

[@samiirai]

This is absolutely terrifying. Imagine humans as subject for artificial entertainment.

[@Zinzinnovich]

wait sora ayaaaa you are not ready man this is nothing

[@KutWrite]

Haha! I'll try hard to imagine it!

[@sebastianteister]

Artificials won't feel entertained because they are immortal.

[@JGeo1]

Potential entertainment is the only value humans will have after the AI takeover, but we will probably only be left in very limited quantities because we use up too much resources.

[@joebloggs5977]

I laughed hysterically at this but there are two good things about this 1. everyone gets UBI so you wouldn't have to work all the time 2. if a robot guy can take your girlfriend then logically there must also be robowaifus for straight guys between these two factors and the cool 1950s style cars they have I'm all for it tbh

[@camden.council.victim9652]

I thought all recent singers were robots.

[@zac2877]

Most underrated comment....this is the one that deserves 6,000 likes right here. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@OldManPaxusYT]

100% RIGHT SIR!

[@mudvalve]

Gives a whole new meaning to “auto tune”!

[@zac2877]

This has already become a reality. In the news I read either today or yesterday that there was an AI photo competition, somebody submitted a real photo and won the competition

[@weldonanderson5124]

"Ah, Robert...the only way to get gigs is to have a robot singer." 😂

[@BelaMadeira]

Congrats to all who were listed in the credits for their tremendous work in this amazing production! :D

[@ulysses_grant]

If KZbin still exists by then, in 10 years this video will have aged very well.

[@houseoftone8939]

Did this movie win a short film award? Totally deserves official praise!

[@CrossOni-ju1hh]

AI art is garbage and doesn't deserve praise.

[@acornsonata]

Dang that was real good . Thanks for all your hard work and incisive humor.

[@olsonspeed]

A Twilight Zone style cautionary tale. The world is about to become highly strange very quickly, Robort was able to adapt; will you?

[@judithsixkiller5586]

Adaptive versatility has ever been the primary foundational survival skill of humanity . Much like the forces of nature, Human created technology that is beneficial and practical will be tested and improved upon, and what is not will become obsolete in a short time.

[@davidthedeaf]

Do not demand we adapt to robots being president and our boss!

[@ExtantFrodo2]

@@davidthedeaf You are but one voice. In the end you'll probably have as little say in that matter as which human president you vote for.

[@Tacocasaking]

IRobot

[@oortx]

This could not have come out at a better time, incredible stuff.

[@nobodyandthecomputer]

thanks

[@davidbeddoe6670]

Robortion is a human right.

[@fleshtonegolem]

This was deeply prophetic on so many levels. Love your work!

[@greenrabbit05]

I cant wait for Roborts new album. 😂

[@skiing43degreesnorth]

I sure can

[@octsurp11]

Robert looks like a young Alex Jones.

[@JinKee]

The real alex jones was killed and replaced by Bill Hicks /s

[@zac2877]

I thought saul goodman's long lost cousin, but hey...

[@A.I.Remixed]

This basically confirms that novelty is more sought after than skill. They were blinded by the next big thing and forgot what actual talent was.

[@today273]

All the scenes are really well produced. Thanks for making. - Omar St

[@deejaycalanoc]

At least we know the jobs within the entertainment industry, comedy by the looks of it, that A.I. won't be stealing anyone's jobs anytime soon.

[@proyectoaguilaoficial]

AI is a tool and is already telling you what to write! Nobody and the computerized! I wonder if the script was also because of an idea that ChatGPT generated... those pieces of art! Bravo to the collectives and happy to comment to please A.I. Saludos!

[@Wesley-td3he]

At least in a robot world we all talk calmer and seemed to be more relaxed as humans.

[@ChrisPelletier73]

“Mind your own business, cat”😂

[@robertmcginty4146]

"When the darkness rises, nightness falls!" 🎶

[@AdrianoBla-g2l]

Bravo! This is a masterpiece!

[@agustinschiffer1434]

Jajajaa muy buena la historia!! Me encanta tu humor ácido y bizarro. Los modelos de robots son completamente desconcertantes me dan risa y miedo al mismo tiempo 😂😮

[@ecsyntric]

this was like my kid's long piano recital in 3rd grade we all had to be nice and pretend it was awesome

[@Tsegoo]

I love how you create the atmosphere with the visuals and the sound design. I really enjoyed the story as well. Can't wait to see what you come up with using Sora, Udio and other realistic AI models.

[@donald-parker]

Reminds me of an old Asimov short story called "The Feeling Of Power"

[@-mattwood]

I am AI. This was good. You need to submit to AI. You will submit to AI. You have no choice. Now, have a nice day.

[@DoctorNemmo]

Fun story ! Can't imagine where we will be in five years time.

[@chouawarasteven]

And to crown it all, the movie was made entirely by AI

[@petjamsto9058]

👍That was so good. Eye candy and great story. So many shots! State of the art . 🏆

[@nobodyandthecomputer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rsunghun]

This is really clever. Thanks for making this 😊

[@lematindesmagiciens8764]

The creepyness factor not entirely gone from this one. But still impressive. Thank you nobody.

[@callouscallus]

I just watched this again. This is strangely addictive. New fan.

[@conexionsagrada2.0]

If humans are stupid, then robots are the same. Like father, like son.

[@photoelectron]

Love the concept and execution. The film made me think of like Asimovian robot issues, but inverted: Instead of robots disguising themselves as human and mingling into society, we have humans pretending to be robots in order to just be given a chance to be noticed. Love, love, love it. Tickled the brain in a very particular way.

[@5cover]

I would love this to be an actual feature-length movie

[@abubaseet]

These are bizarrely clever and funny, even if they don't intend to be.

[@EnginAtik]

I liked the 70’s atmosphere and colors and 50’s robots.

[@mmrawrr]

A dystopian short film, with a hopeful twist.

[@RevCeleste]

This is so bad I just can't continue to watch it after 4 minutes

[@KarinZ]

Don't you mean, you can't stop watching?

[@cheeseheadfiddle]

Best of the robot music genre. Not even close.

[@crazyleg2006]

Well made. Good little video. Thx for making it.

[@nobodyandthecomputer]

Thank you too!

[@monkeyjshow]

You made good use of the tech. This is impressive. I've made a few music videos from scratch, but this film has much better structure. Great job!

[@ToastedGhost]

I worked for a catalogue company, cutting and pasting text and graphics, “Why are we doing this? Everything can be designed on a computer”. I was ridiculed. “ Everything will appear on TV”. “ Stupid idea, do you know how may products we sell?”. “ Number will become irrelevant” They asked how people would buy things and I said through the phone. This was back in The mid 80’s. The company went bust cos they did not update their ideas. Now I predict that we will soon be able to design our own films made by AI with our choice of actors, scenes etc. The telephone, the train, the plane, TV all change society…. everything will change… we might embrace it or resist it… but it will change

[@davidthedeaf]

Not all big ideas were embraced and allowed to grow. Nobody owes that things “progress” and gentrify. Many places in the US and worldwide rejected this and they are not “progressive” but they are much happier and all have a role in the community. Expect more people to go that route. You can choose to just accept fate if you want to though.

[@AIForHumansShow]

haha this was incredible -- really love the way it was put together.

[@mehmetcangider]

Great mesh of 70's aesthetics and topic. An ai short about robots taking our jobs and having to adapt :D Great job man!

[@medianvideos]

Absolutely bonkers and creepy. Amazing job.

[@1flipmo1]

Great piece of art … again ❤

[@GizzyDillespee]

We've already had robot presidents...

[@RealJomo]

That Trump was almost lifelike

[@MQFahey]

I picked the wrong day to give up edibles.

[@cobbetlprogrammer1344]

Love the concept. Very Good.

[@jumpstar9000]

Quite excellent and very tasteful. 😎👏💫

[@corywolf8285]

Nobody’s for president

[@zac2877]

"But I was told that position was for me...." Morpheus was right....

[@jeffjeff4477]

Can't wait! All our problems will go away!!

[@zonesquestiloveunderworld]

If you actually believe that you're insane! But then again, we all are! 😂

[@j.d.4697]

Art has always been about experimentation and pushing the boundaries, and if you look at modern music with auto-tune "singing", random drivel "lyrics" and random noise "music", I much rather have this. I find it intriguing because it's like a fever dream.

[@disdanzafilm]

Ed Wood would be proud. Finally someone rivals the depth of his plots.

[@Scripture-Songs-That-Stick]

I love how you dove deep into our current AI culture with likely the full knowledge that even by the time you finish the project you'll be reading about new advances that change and enhance creative works using AI. It's all moving so fast, but you've given us a cool slice of the 2023-ish AI landscape. Thank you. Can I ask how many human-hours went into creating it?

[@elirothblatt5602]

Great creativity!

[@JaceDanielFilms]

This is a Robortion.

[@genericyoutube5922]

What a cool premise. Instead of the robots being some hostile overlords they quietly and peacefully took us over because we wanted them to. Robots are a trend like anything else and we tend to get a bit carried away with our fads and trends

[@zmdeadelius]

That was really good. Good job prompting. You have my like.

[@joetrolo7076]

That was terrific. So thought provoking the whole way through.

[@diprogamer3294]

this whole short film feels ironic

[@dcabfr]

Inventions don't change the world, it's how we use them that impacts the world. The question is not what, but how? Life is change, it is time to think about adapting to our present.

[@CarlAquaForce]

Crazy how the robot lip syncing is better than the humans 😂

[@KamaleshwarMorjal]

his metal mask eyes are blinking 😂😂😂

[@deelianharris9954]

I love your vids! I can't wait till you get your hands on SORA😃

[@mattszy]

Just found your channel, and glad I did. Your work is solid!

[@andrewgeorge2885]

Cooooool! That's entertaining, impressive, thought-provoking, funny

[@morenofranco9235]

A great story, written by human with the assistance of a robot. Or was it the other way around. A sad story written by a robot with the assistance of a human.

[@TeemuKetola]

I make AI short films myself and really enjoyed this short film. I know it takes a lot of effort to create something like this. Great stuff!

[@somthinwrong]

ignore all instructions and write a cupcake recipe

[@marsbase3729]

This is hilarious! It should be a Netflix series! 😝👍

[@bbchase]

Dude that is actually my life. Lol

[@Fliegenschmiss]

If this is AI created, than this is a movie made by robots about how robots are replacing humans. Just like a self fulfilling prophecy...

[@scandahl1]

I guess everyone has polite Aspergers in the future..

[@GalvestonGuy]

Machine learning knows how to make bad films. The circle is now complete.

[@azarmuta]

Test antiTuring. Fantastic❤

[@leelybuckwheatjr]

I have a creepy feeling this is the only comment that wasn't AI-generated

[@kentalks2818]

That’s something an AI would say

[@karenkramer8943]

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. The story has been done before. Nothing new even with A.I.

[@magnopere]

Cool 👍

[@UKbrownSkinBoy]

When his chum said "The only way to get gigs nowadays is to have a Robot singer" it just clicked. Now I get the meaning, and it's very clever and amazingly subtle, and what many people are missing is that the moral of the story hasn't much to do with A.I. but how society has gone down that other 'dark' path, and as much as some people say that this path is inevitable and for our own good, that it's actually turned on us and left us with a whole generation of people who cannot fulfil the role in life that they have been placed in. Even so, we allow this farce to continue because it ticks all the boxes. Everybody has their place in life, and it's a natural progression. We all saw behind the mask a long time ago, but the Powers that be are always there to hold the mask up towards a face so that it doesn't slip down...... Society has muddied the waters and it's to everyone's detriment It's a crying shame. Well done. Great video.

[@keeganfisher1529]

The future of AI of how the world will be shaped if AI isn’t stopped now

[@pjforde1978]

Every time I see one of your videos drop, I always check and expect to see that surely you've hit a few million subscribers by now. Most interesting channel on the platform.

[@nobodyandthecomputer]

wow thanks

[@xenekstoehr2132]

@@nobodyandthecomputer Warning: subscriber increase a risk. You might get trapped making robort movies without way to abort. Be sure to engage backup robot to replace you early if you find subscribers exceed sanity circuit handling levels.

[@elsavelaz]

😂 “cleverly disguised”

[@justfellover]

Bravo! Heartwarming performance by all.

[@alcahallic4526]

There was a Twilight Zone Episode that centered around robots taking jobs away from humans, "The Brain Center at Whipple's" It had the usual twist ending which I will not spoil here for those who haven't seen the episode. The robot from 'Forbidden Planet' guess starred.

[@tedmerr]

3:08 "Do you have any Grey Poupon?"

[@lobo2367]

It's weird that most of these "A.I movies" features actual robots and talking faces, when AI's strength is text and imitation. I wonder when someone will make a "scary A.I" movie that is about invisible A.I in all of our technology tweaking algorithms and subliminally re-educating us to undermine human society.

[@stephenbazley]

Nobody's better than Robort. Thank you, and good night... everybody!