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Feb 10 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 6 min read
With #midjourney V4 supporting aspect ratios up to "2:1", here's how you can use them effectively in your #AICinema storytelling. πŸŽ₯πŸ”₯

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Besides being technical requirements for screen sizes, ratios can also be used to create an aesthetic backdrop for your stories. 🎬

E.g. 4:3 (or "1.33:1" in cinema slang) is the "classic ratio" of TV monitors & perfect for scenes that are meant to evoke an "analog TV" vibe
"11:8" ("1.375:1" in cinema slang) also called "Academy ratio" is a standard introduced in 1932.

It's outdated, but still in use as an aesthetic tool. E.g. Wes Anderson used it to differentiate timelines in "Grand Budapest Hotel":
Here's an "11:8" image put on a "16:9" screen. Perfect for flashbacks (not only to the 30s) and #AIArt

Prompt: "film still, astronaut in the desert, style by 1930s sci-fi movie, 8k --ar 11:8"
16:9 aka Standard Widescreen, most people nowadays are very well conditioned to experience 16:9 as a β€œcinematic format”.

Prompt: "film still, astronaut in the desert --ar 16:9"
1.85:1 aka The US Widescreen Cinema Standard
Hollywood's 1950s invention to combat home TV with the β€œ1.85:1” film experience.

Midjourney only allows integer values for ratios, so instead of β€œ1.85:1” we can use β€œ37:20” or β€œ185:100”.

Has a slightly more cinematic vibe than 16:9.
"14:9" is mainly used to broadcast widescreen material (e.g. 16:9) to analog TV screens (4:3).

Try projecting "14:9" on a "4:3" for a cozy cinematic TV vibe.

Also a nice passe-partout effect for #AIArtwork #aiartcommunity
Midjourney's current max ratio of "2:1" is actually a proposal for a new universal standard for cinema & digital media by Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

("2:1" approx. the mathematical average of cinema widescreen "2.2:1" and TV widescreen "16:9")
πŸŽ₯🎬 Note that there's this convention among film people to set "1" as the value for the height of an image. So you will see stuff like "1.85" as aspect ratio, short for "1.85:1"... equivalent to 37:20. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
Some pretty cool widescreen ratios are not supported by #MidjourneyV4 yet, e.g. "2.2:1" cinema widescreen or "2.39:1" Bollywood movie standard etc.

Here's hope it will be added in the future. Meanwhile, V3 does render Bollywood style πŸ˜ŠπŸ’ƒ
I am putting together a couple of tutorials about #midjourney & #cinematography over at @Medium, would be happy if you check them out and let me know if they're helpful! πŸ™

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Dec 2, 2022
#AIArt is about to revolutionize #screenwriting! 🀯 As AI tools become more intuitive and easy to use, some think production companies might prioritize profit over storytelling & we'll be binging stunningly beautiful visuals paired with incredibly boring plots.. πŸ€”

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1) We could be in for a wild ride here:
As with all technology, there is a risk of it being used in a way that strictly prioritizes profit. AI material might be used to create visually appealing stories that lack depth and originality
2) Yet AI will likely revolutionize screenwriting in a similar way it's currently enhancing visual expression and #AIArt!
Training models with dramaturgical data and narrative finesse is key. And it's already underway πŸ’ͺ E.g. Dramatron, check @korymath's ImageImage
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Here's a technique for movie concept creation I currently experiment with:

Using #screenwriting devices to prompt #GPT3 for basic story ideas & plots and then using those to generate #midjourney #aiart images depicting key scenes, characters & settings...
Not only is this a huge time saver for #writers when brainstorming or trying out different dramatic scenarios, but you also get images that further spark your imagination...
... and this inspiration goes both ways: images create new approaches to dramaturgical twists or character development, and storytelling devices literally create new perspectives on the story 🀯
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Using AI image tools like @midjourney + @OpenAI for idea generation and plot/character inspiration is a real game-changer for #writers!

The possibilities are immense!
🧡 for the #writerscommunity
First: Goodbye #writersblock! AI image & text generation let us come up with creative solutions to problems we may have been stuck on for days!

They help us generate new perspectives on

- characters
- ensemble
- plot
- story structure & dramaturgy
- dialogue
- setting
There are plenty of AI text-generation tools out there but they won't magically create stories for you. πŸͺ„πŸ–Š

They are awesome for copy & marketing content, but their fictional stories are often basic, repetitive, sometimes contradicting & most importantly lacking YOUR style!
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