No Dumb Questions 168 - What Happens When the Robots Do the Editing?
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Oct 31, 2023 The podcast explores the integration of AI editing methods and the potential impact on writing. They discuss the use of AI in podcast and video editing, highlighting its limitations. They also delve into the transformation of a church's art due to cultural shifts. The chapter emphasizes the challenges and frustrations of editing content with AI, and the spread of misleading AI-generated content.
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AI Picks Literal, Anachronistic Images
- Whitman shows AI editors often pick literal keyword images, e.g., showing modern Israel or Netanyahu for Old Testament scenes.
- These choices reveal the AI’s lack of thematic understanding and produce jarring anachronisms.
Edit Timing To Guide The Viewer
- Time visuals to speech: decide whether to lead, follow, or sync with the viewer's expectation.
- Use on-screen text and motion to pre-position viewers for complex words or ideas.
Let The Dove Finish Its Flight
- Whitman recounts a drone shot where cutting before a dove finished flight ruined the emotional payoff.
- A simple timing fix (letting the dove finish) saved the edit and made the video resonate.