AI is here. Future-proof your motion design career w/ Curious Refuge
Jun 6, 2024
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Caleb and Shelby Ward of Curious Refuge discuss how AI can impact motion design careers, the tools to use, and how to future-proof against AI. They share their viral AI project, copyright concerns, and the importance of integrating AI into workflows for success.
AI can enhance motion design workflows by amplifying creativity and opening new opportunities for experimentation with tools like Mid-Journey 5 and ChatGPT 4.
Motion designers should future-proof their careers by embracing AI as a complementary resource, staying open-minded, and continuously learning to adapt to the evolving creative landscape.
Deep dives
Using AI to Transform Your Career as a Motion Designer
Exploring the transformative impact of AI on motion design careers, the episode highlights how Caleb and Shelby from Curious Refuge gained millions of views and shifted their career trajectory overnight by creating a viral fake trailer using AI. It emphasizes the importance of testing AI tools to optimize creative workflows and discusses the increasing role of AI as a standard tool in motion design projects in the coming years. The episode underlines leveraging AI to enhance existing workflows and the significance of staying curious and open-minded.
Key Role of AI Tools in Motion Design Projects
The episode delves into the process of creating an AI-generated project that unexpectedly gained widespread attention and explores the tools like Mid-Journey 5 and ChatGPT 4 used in the project. It emphasizes the role of AI in supplementing and refining motion design workflows, encouraging experimentation with readily available AI tools to unlock creative possibilities. The conversation stresses the need for motion designers to adapt and embrace AI as a complementary resource.
Impact and Challenges of AI in the Creative Industry
Discussing the evolving landscape of AI in creative industries, the episode addresses concerns about AI potentially replacing traditional roles and the need for creators to adapt to new workflows. It highlights the creative potential amplification through AI tools by integrating existing skills and taste, thereby dispelling fears of job displacement. The conversation emphasizes creative exploration, human input, and the iterative nature of AI-generated content in enhancing artistic expression.
Navigating Copyright Issues and Future-Proofing as a Motion Designer
The episode delves into the copyright implications of AI tools that scrape internet content for training and the evolving legal landscape surrounding AI-generated works. It advocates for proactive engagement with AI tools, participation in AI communities, and lifelong learning to future-proof creative careers. The conversation encourages embracing the transitional phase of AI integration, leveraging taste, creative direction, and continuing education to unlock new opportunities in motion design.
Caleb and Shelby Ward founded Curious Refuge after going viral for using AI to create a fake Wes Anderson x Star Wars movie trailer. In this episode, I ask Caleb and Shelby how motion designers can realistically utilise AI in their workflows, the best AI tools to use and how we can future-proof our careers against the rise of AI.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How Caleb and Shelby went viral with their AI project
How they formed Curious Refuge
Will AI make roles in animation redundant?
What AI tools should motion designers be using?
How can you implement AI into your pipeline?
How can you future-proof your motion design career against AI?