Private Island Mixes Media and Messages in New Short Film “Meme, Myself and AI” – Motion design [Video]

Somehow both manic and thoughtful, the latest short from director Chris Boyle and Private Island playfully fuses live-action, VFX, and generative images into a peek at the fun to be had when AI questions its relationship to humans.

Chris Boyle: “Meme, Myself and AI stands as a true mixed-media production that integrates machine learning into our standard post-production and VFX pipeline. Our workflow relied on the Adobe Suite for editing, sound, and compositing, alongside Cinema 4D and Blender for 3D modelling and additional motion graphics elements.

“Our in-house Comfy UI setup was integrated into this, initially utilizing SD 1.5 and later transitioning to Flux for still images and motion, in conjunction with tools like Runway and Dream Machine.

“Before the shoot, we used Midjourney for initial mood boarding and pre-visualization to establish the lighting setups. Subsequently, we trained LORAs on the cast and imported them into Comfy. 

“What we learned in making this film is that …