73 Degree Use Chat GPT To Make Latest Film – The local filmmakers took on an AI Challenge as part of a new national mental health programme.
An Unlikely Friendship
A new film, written by ChatGPT and produced by 73 Degree Films, tells the story of an unlikely friendship when two people meet by chance in Bellevue Park. Back in 2022, Public Health Wales asked Welsh artists to send creative ideas to support their new mental health programme, ‘Hapus.’ One of the successful artists was Robert Corcoran from 73 Degree Films.
“I applied with an idea to ask people the question, ‘What makes you happy?’. I then used AI to transform the answers into a story we could film in Wrexham. The opportunity to spark a conversation about how technology influences mental health was really exciting.”
Robert gathered 179 answers. To write a script, he fed these into ChatGPT (the AI text generator that made headlines in 2023). The final story features a student befriending an elderly man who teaches her how to play the violin.
A local crew, including Emmy-winner Leighton Cox, shot the film in the bus station and Bellevue Park on 16mm film. Rob then had the physical film developed at the famous Kodak Lab in Pinewood Studios outside London. Finally, editing was completed, including an original score from DAACI, using new AI tools.
An Eventful Process
Now that the project is complete, Rob has released a short documentary covering the eventful process on YouTube.
“The ‘making of’ this project is wild. We filmed in Wrexham on 16mm film. I got to go to Pinewood Studios and met the composition team (DAACI) in Texas while I was there with FOCUS Wales at the SXSW (South by Southwest) festival. I finally ended up in Los Angeles when it was completed, right before the strikes.”
Public Health Wales are holding a workshop at Ty Pawb to support the launch of Hapus on August 7th. Robert will be there to present the film and participate in any resulting conversations, too.
In the meantime, you can watch the final 16mm film written by ChatGPT here and the documentary here.
Cast and Crew: Rebekah Bentley, ChatGPT, Robert Corcoran, Leighton Cox, DAACI, Sasha Duchnowska, Owen Jones, Ben Jones, Sam Jones, Gee Parry, Summer Piscikaite, Tim Rooney, Alex Sitford, Joseph Smith, James Stevens, David Underwood, James Veal, Luiz Zarzo.
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