
In early 2022, when AI-generated video was still in its infancy, I started exploring its creative potential through a short video series titled “I&AI” where I combined AI with my skills in filming, rotoscoping, visual effects, animation, sound design, and performance. AI was just another tool—used like a visual effect to manipulate parts of the image turning them into painterly distortions or surreal abstractions.
What fascinated me most were the imperfections—the glitches, inconsistencies, and randomness that felt visually raw and unexpected, like a new kind of digital aesthetic. Ironically, my interest in AI faded as the technology became more refined, fast, and accessible. The unpredictability I once enjoyed started to disappear, making the process feel less exciting and leaving little room for surprises.
I continued the series without AI, crafting a new chapter of self-portrait videos relying on only editing, VFX, and practical effects and I called the whole experiment “Yours Truly,”.
Looking back, the most fulfilling part of the journey wasn’t the technology itself, but the creative process it inspired.
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