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Warner Bros , which nearly 20 years ago released A.I. Artificial Intelligence , is bringing futuristic tech tools into its international operations, enlisting a customized AI platform recently introduced by L.A. tech firm Cinelytic . The companies announced an agreement Wednesday during CES in Las Vegas, where WarnerMedia has a significant presence this year. It is leveraging HBO’s Westworld to plant a flag at the tech confab. Two of its top executives spoke Tuesday about the May launch of streaming service HBO Max. The arrangement is a trial run and only involves the international side of the studio, with the domestic teams not yet connected to Cinelytic. While the official announcement said the system would be used “throughout the content value chain,” studio sources emphasized that distribution data is the focus, not giving studio brass some kind of robot development squad. Related Story Sonantic Brings Artificial Intelligence To New Path For … [Read more...] about Warner Bros International Enlists AI Specialist Cinelytic, Mostly For Distribution Data – CES

HBO Max has released a trailer and key art for The Runaway Bunny , an animated special based on the classic children’s book by Margaret Wise Brown. Tracee Ellis Ross narrates and performs an original lullaby by Brown in the special which premieres March 25 on HBO Max. The special also includes songs performed by Grammy-winning artists Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Rosanne Cash, Ziggy Marley and Kimya Dawson, as well as Grammy nominees Rufus Wainwright and Michael Kiwanuka. Originally published in 1942 by HarperCollins Publishers, the book has sold over 12 million copies and continues to enchant generations of children. The Runaway Bunny, through the use of hand-drawn animation, brings the illustrations of Clement Hurd and the poetry of Brown to animated life for the first time. Featuring a restless little bunny who dreams of leaving home, the film is an exploration of love and childhood. Woven throughout the story are songs that accompany the bunny on his imaginary, magical … [Read more...] about ‘The Runaway Bunny’ Trailer: Tracee Ellis Ross Narrates HBO Max Animated Special Based On Classic Children’s Book

In the Zagar & Evans pop song classic In the Year 2525, the duo sang of a year where “some machine is doing that for you.” Voice-over actors, welcome to the future. A company called Sonantic has created what it claims is the first artificial intelligence voice models that sound genuinely human and capable of expressing “a wide range of complex human emotions, from fear and sadness to joy and surprise.” Gaming producers like Obsidian Entertainment, Splash Damage and 4A Games are  already on board with the technology, which is in use from development through post-production. The concept is similar to CGI for audio. Human, realistic voice tech is in its infancy, but along with this brave new frontier is a new opportunity for voiceover artists – banking their words for future use. Related Story Warner Bros International Enlists AI Specialist Cinelytic, Mostly For Distribution Data - CES Actors interested in creating voice models spend a few hours in the … [Read more...] about Sonantic Brings Artificial Intelligence To New Path For Voice-Overs

Janhvi Kapoor turns 24 today and with an amazing response to her two songs from upcoming film Roohi , that have garnered whopping 55 Million and 37 million views already, she has all the reasons to celebrate. The actress has slowly made her mark in the Hindi Film Industry with just three releases (two films and one anthology) and many interesting films in her kitty, to look forward to. If you follow her on Instagram, you will notice that the young actress has quite a huge traction there too. With a massive number of followers on Instagram, her dance videos have often gone viral. To see her swoon to songs like Panghat and Nadiyon Paar was not a surprise. To celebrate her birthday today, she was joined in Punjab by her father producer Boney Kapoor and sister Khushi Kapoor where Janhvi is shooting for Anand L Rai's Good Luck Jerry. With Roohi already being liked for its songs, we wish her the best on her birthday...Good Luck Janhvi !!! ALSO READ: Happy … [Read more...] about Janhvi Kapoor Hits The Right Chord With Nadiyon Paar And Panghat

It is not a hidden fact that the advent of the pandemic last year had severely affected the theatres and the majority of the movies saw their releases on the OTT streaming platforms. However, many filmmakers are now choosing to release their movies in the theatres with the pandemic scenario normalizing. However, that does not seem to be the case for Farhan Akhtar's upcoming film Toofan which will be releasing on Amazon Prime, skipping a theatrical release. A source close to the film revealed to Bollywood Hungama about the same. It revealed that Toofan was slated to release in September last year. However, the release of the movie was stalled due to the pandemic situation. The source added that it is indeed a surprise that filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has opted to release the film on an OTT platform rather than in the theatres. The source said that it is confirmed that the film will be released directly on Amazon Prime Video. Also Read: Farhan … [Read more...] about Farhan Akhtar’s Toofan To Release On Amazon Prime Skipping Theatrical Release