Pink Floyd recognized Damian Gorm for his outstanding work in the field of AI.
A panel of judges, including the classic rock band's drummer Nick Mason, selected the Argentinian-Australian 3D artist as one of 10 winners of the animated music video competition to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. the dark side off the moon. The move sparked a huge controversy online as Gaume used generative artificial intelligence in his “Any Color You Like” video.
Gaume explained his process in a behind-the-scenes video on the band's YouTube channel. “The technology used to create the animation is AI,” he revealed. “As a 3D artist myself, I wanted to try something new and in a completely different way. So instead of using it online, I used Stable Diffusion installed locally. I created my own model. I trained the AI, created some trigger images using Blender, and was able to get some fresh ideas from the AI. I used prompts. It was so much fun that I'm now even more into it. We’re creating more and more AI content.”
Representatives for Gaume and Pink Floyd did not immediately respond to EW's requests for comment.
of dark side of the moon The contest selected one winner for every 10 songs on the album. “We received over 900 applications and are overwhelmed by the response,” Mason said in the video. “Each entry was carefully reviewed and nine jurors were chosen to make their selections. The films came from all over the world and covered nearly every genre of animation. Throughout The skill and time taken was very impressive and on behalf of the band I would like to thank everyone who took part.”
Online viewers expressed disappointment that Gaume's entry won thanks to the use of AI, while many other entries were created by hand. However, Gaume was not among the top three winners of the prize money.
Watch Gaume's full video for “Any Color You Like” above.
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