The Pinnacle Contact
The new cinema will move backward in time by moving forward. The cinema of the future will not be a static artifact but a living entity, changing with each viewing, shaped by its o
Grotesque Pleasures
(From Post-Scarcity Cinema: Essays in AI Film Theory, Volume 2 of the New Machine Cinema) What happens when optimization leads to something humans find repulsive, but the machine d
The AI Restoration of ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’
(From “Post-Scarcity Cinema: Essays in AI Film Theory” Volume 2 of The New Machine Cinema) Hooroo Jackson presents the ultimate concept for AI cinema restoration, the most famo
The Pivot
(From “Post-Scarcity Cinema: Essays in AI Film Theory” Volume 2 of The New Machine Cinema) The inevitable moment approaches when institutional resistance to AI filmmaki
The Living, Breathing Cinema
(An Essay from “The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory”) I truly believe we are moving into a world where audiences are no longer able to weaponi
Speed of the Mind
(Essay from “The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory”) The nature of AI filmmaking is too explosive to bottle up, but early in the space, we are a
The New Machine Cinema
(Essay from “The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory”) Hooroo Jackson tempts the new machine cinema artform, and calls for the AI film revolution.
