AI Anthology
From climate catastrophe and a scary Halloween, to the mysterious moments of a film noir, and children's delight in magical Easter bunnies, ''AI Anthology'' brings these stories to life combining human writing and illustration with generative AI.
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Geoffrey de ValoisDirectorThe Girl From Provence, Computer Dreams, Computer Visions, Computer Animation Magic
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Geoffrey de ValoisWriterThe Girl From Provence, Computer Dreams, Computer Visions, Computer Animation Magic
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Geoffrey de ValoisProducerThe Girl From Provence, Computer Dreams, Computer Visions, Follow Me Home, Computer Animation Magic
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Other
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Genres:Film noir, sci-fi, climate change, Easter, Halloween
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Runtime:9 minutes 54 seconds
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Completion Date:January 21, 2024
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Production Budget:100 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Generative AI
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Geoffrey de Valois is an award-winning American director/writer/editor with over 25 years experience directing indie films, and creating compelling content for clients including ABC, Disney, Fox, IBM, Sony, and PBS. Since 2022 he's created over 30 short films using generative AI, culminating in his 2024 film ''AI Anthology''.
He’s written, produced, directed, shot, and edited over 500 television programs, commercials, films, promos, business videos, documentaries, and computer animation sequences. In 2019 he completed directing his 5th feature film “The Girl From Provence", a psychological thriller set in Los Angeles and Provence, France. It was the opening night film at the 16th Annual Other Venice Film Festival.
In 2019 he re-released his updated documentary "Decom - Decommissioning Our Nuclear Future with Ralph Nader". And he created the pro immigration short dance film “No Entry". His new art photography book "LA Woman" is available on blurb and amazon. His fashion and makeup "how-to" videos now have over 3 million views on youtube. The 2008 release of the public television docu-drama “Love Has The Right To Choose - The Emma B. Freeman Story” is now available on vimeo. His films “Computer Visions” and “Computer Dreams” were the top selling non-fiction laserdiscs in Japan in 1991. They have been updated and expanded and released again in 2008 as part of: “The History of Computer Animation”.
He holds a B.A. in psychology, and an M.A. in film production with additional studies in art, poetry, and journalism. His background includes staff positions at Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic in visual effects on Star Wars, Star Trek, and Indiana Jones; and as a television writer/producer/director/editor at IBM. His academic career includes 10 years teaching film and television production at San Francisco State, San Jose State, Cal Poly Humboldt, and Cal State Los Angeles.
He was the keynote speaker at Video Expo LA in 1990, and was a judge and keynote speaker at FIFOM – the 1990 and 1992 Montreal International Computer Graphics Film Festivals. His programs have been shown in over 70 countries, and have won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at both the Mill Valley Film Festival and San Jose "Joey" Awards, 3 Cine Golden Eagles, 2 Houston International Film Festival Gold Awards, 2 US Film Festival Gold Awards, and several CINDY and TELLY Awards. His 1994 “Stud” was the first Mandarin/English language hip-hop music video, and was widely played across China along with his NightFire video “Jump It”. The 1995 16mm cult black comedy “The Vampire Conspiracy” which debuted at the Cannes Film Market, was the first full length feature film to be streamed on the internet.
Ever since I got one of the first original 1984 Macintosh computers when I was working at Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic I've been a proponent and user of computers as an artistic tool; exemplified by my 1986 film "Computer Animation Magic".
From climate catastrophe and a scary Halloween, to the mysterious moments of a film noir, and children's delight in magical Easter bunnies, "AI Anthology" brings these stories to life combining human writing and illustration with generative AI.
While some may say that a film made with mostly still images instead of filmic motion isn't a film, may I point to Chris Marker's award-winning stills film "La Jetée". The British Film Institute named it the 50th greatest film of all time. And what is film technically, but a series of still images?