This advanced tutorial guides viewers on how to create lifelike cinematic AI videos featuring consistent talking characters. The video showcases a humorous documentary-style film set in Olympus, where Greek gods navigate corporate dynamics, while also providing a step-by-step workflow for designing characters and producing AI-generated videos.
Techniques include using AI image generation tools for character consistency, training custom models, and applying breathing life into characters through video performance uploads.
Creating realistic characters
The tutorial begins with the design of unique, realistic characters using AI image generation tools like Flux. It emphasizes the importance of creating consistent character models from multiple perspectives to enhance realism in the final videos.
Using AI tools for video creation
It describes a two-part workflow: designing characters in the first part and producing AI videos in the second part with tools like Runway, which offers features app to animate character lip-syncing and actions.
Character customization and training
Viewers learn how to train custom models to generate characters consistently across multiple scenes. This includes upscaling images and applying various styles to achieve a cinematic look.
Animating characters with performances
The tutorial demonstrates how to upload video performances to bring characters to life using tools like Runway's Act One, which allows for facial animation based on the recorded performance.
Utilizing advanced AI techniques
It discusses using advanced techniques for lip-syncing, voice customization, and dynamic scene creation, highlighting the differences in capabilities among different AI platforms like Minx and Runway.
