Runway Video to Video Gen AI Experiment

I experimented with Runway's video-to-video feature, testing its various creative outputs. 

I uploaded a simple clip and applied different visual styles like Lego, Stop Motion, and Yarn. While each had its own unique feel, the Yarn output was particularly striking.

It introduced a melancholic tone, a sadness that wasn’t present in the original footage—almost as if a little girl were trapped in a yarn-like world. This was an unexpected and intriguing result, a "happy accident" courtesy of generative AI.

Generative AI, while often criticized for producing unusable, “hallucinated” outputs, can sometimes surprise us with unintended yet powerful creative moments. 

It makes me wonder—are we witnessing the early stages of autonomous creativity from machines? The potential is exciting, but also a bit unsettling.

Watch the video below. 

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Posted: 2024-09-20