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AI-generated Western
2024 · Western · 1 min 48 sec
A compact student Western developed from a screenplay generated with Bard. Paul McKinney directed and edited the film for an Applied Aesthetics course, turning an AI-written script into a finished short and exploring the role of generated writing in a human-led production.
- Creator
- Paul McKinney
- Release date
- October 24, 2024
- Runtime
- 1 min 48 sec
- Genre
- Western
- Genre context
- Official film title identifies the Western format.
- Viewing source
- Paul McKinney on Vimeo ↗
- Format
- AI-generated / AI-assisted film
- AI production
- Meaningfully AI-assisted rather than wholly AI-generated: the official creator explains that students prompted Bard to generate the screenplay, then worked from that script to make the film. Paul McKinney directed and edited it.
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