We are very happy to announce A.I. Chapter 3

 A new chapter of our episodic event on the evolution of machine learning tools for visual effects !

In this we have :
Ben Lock (moderator – Producer and Chair of the VES Education Committee)
Mateusz Malinowski (Co-founder and chief scientific officer at Moonvalley)
Paul Trillo (Director and video artist)
Ben Michel (Head of Generative Animation and a Founding Partner at Asteria Film)

Topics include:

Clean Data, Real Results: Building AI You Can Trust
Production teams need more than just powerful models—they need reliable ones. Mateusz Malinowski explains why clean, consented data is essential to training vision models that can actually be used in high-end content pipelines. This session unpacks the technical and legal risks of messy data, and how MoonValley is approaching model development with transparency and integrity.

AI Tools in Filmmaking: Creative Enhancement or Threat?
With AI rapidly becoming part of the filmmaker’s toolkit, where does it genuinely support the creative process—and where does it risk undermining it? Paul Trillo explores how AI can be used to accelerate experimentation, generate new visual concepts, and remove technical friction, while still preserving the filmmaker’s artistic voice.

Adding AI into a VFX Workflow
Integrating AI into a VFX pipeline requires more than just plugging in a tool—it demands rethinking process, roles, and quality control. Ben Michel shares practical insights from Asteria Film, where AI is built into the studio’s foundation. He’ll cover the realities of building a pipeline that blends traditional methods with generative tools.

Understanding AI’s Limitations – and Why Humans Still Matter
Despite rapid progress, out-of-the-box AI has significant limitations—from hallucinated outputs to challenges in consistency, control, and collaboration. This session looks at how to work around the technology’s shortfalls, and why human creative judgment, production experience, and storytelling instincts remain essential to achieving professional results.

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