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Fun with Midjourney, Part 12: Buster Keaton
I tried to get Midjourney to visualize a boxing match between Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, but the program blended Keaton and Chaplin into a single boxer. I got better (though not great) results...
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Fun with Midjourney, Part 13: Oliver Hardy
I needed a test subject for my sojourn in Midjourney. I quickly found that Midjourney liked some subjects better than others. The program loves Oliver Hardy. The program turned out many great images...
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Fun with Midjourney, Part 14: Unfaithful
Did I say before that my book on adultery films was complete? I was wrong. I normally write a book in three drafts, but this latest book was a huge beast that could not be tamed in three drafts. It...
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Fun with Midjourney, Part 15: Mixing Up Film Genres
A fun game on Midjourney is to cross-pollinate film genres. Garzelbarzel wondered what it would have been like if Pulp Fiction had been directed by Wes Anderson. He made it more interesting by...
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Welcome to the Future?: A Film History Study Scripted and Narrated by...
image by MidjourneyToday's video describes rain scenes in popular films. I came up with the topic, but I did not write a single word of the script. That job was assigned to three artificial...
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The Cary Grant Alternate Reality Filmography
image by JonathanKingFor decades, Cary Grant was the go-to leading man for many producers and directors. I believe that, if he could have, Alfred Hitchcock would have featured Grant in every one of...
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More Midjourney Images
These images are the result of my latest excursion on Midjouney. I have been working hard to train the program on creating an accurate likeness of Abbott and Costello. This is the best that I could...
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Buster Keaton Repairs a Joke Machine and Rides a Flying Bicycle on Midjourney
I referenced Buster Keaton in several of my recent prompts on Midjourney. This is Keaton in Pixar style.I asked the program to create new stills for Steamboat Bill, Jr.Buster rides a bicycle through...
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Lovely Midjourney Ladies
I enjoyed these British aristocratic ladies generated on Midjourney by Ale_Tommasi. Neuromancer produced a beautiful variety of redheaded women.
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Midjourney Images
image by chri_regalIn the last few days, the following images stood out to me on Midjourney.image by ajmarketingimage by Gianlucaimage by joejo909image by miklewimage by scibbsimage by TTESimage by...
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The Slapstick Comedy Textbook
Midjourney, the AI image-generator, does not understand slapstick comedy. The idea of funny violence is beyond its comprehension.To start, I asked the program to create an instructional manual on the...
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AI Program Creates British Music Hall Comedians
Midjourney produced an excellent collection of British music hall comedians. I offered a photo of Lloyd Hamilton as a reference source.
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Alternate Universe Movie Casting
There are so many casting-that-might-have-been stories in Hollywood 's history. Midjourney, the AI image-generator, can help us to imagine what it might have been like if a casting choice went as...
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Slaps for May, 2023
Reference sources:Marie Antoinette (1938) Gone With The Wind (1939)Flamingo Road (1949) Detective Story (1951) Rhine Virgin (1953) The Deadly Companions (1961) Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962) The...
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Slap Commentary
I consulted the AI program Writesonic about the use of the slap in films. The program's answer was brief.The program cited Gone with the Wind as an example.
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Rain Slideshow for May, 2023
A Lion is in the Streets (1953) opens with a rainy scene and ends with a rainy scene. But the rain in the first scene helps to express a joyful triumph.The rain in the final scene helps to convey a...
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Snow Scenes in Movies
The script for this video was provided by an AI program called Write Sonic. The narrator's voice was provided by an AI program called Eleven Labs. Writesonic has its glitches, as it has demonstrated...
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The Movie Villain
The script for this video was provided by an AI program called Write Sonic. The narrator's voice was provided by an AI program called Eleven Labs. I was surprised to find that every movie news website...
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