Ryan becomes an AI animation... Kakao and Open AI ‘Still, Ryan’ released

Kakao announced on the 10th that it will present Ryan's first AI short animation 'Still, Ryan', produced through technological collaboration with OpenAI.

This work, based on the webtoon of the same name, is a short animation of about 5 minutes and attempts a new production method that combines generative AI technology with the human creative process such as planning and directing.

Director Ji-won Han, who directed the Netflix animation 'Necessary for This Star', and AI supervisor Young-jun Kim participated in the production.

Based on scene sketches and elaborate prompts, a draft was created using OpenAI's 'ChatGPT Image' function, and then the level of completeness was improved through manual correction and correction by experts.

The production team put in about 1,500 prompts for just one scene to specify the desired direction and emotion.

Previously, Kakao held a special pre-screening event and a conversation with the audience (GV) at Movie Land in Seongsu-dong, Seoul on the 8th.

At the site, a behind-the-scenes exhibition was held along with the main film screening, and GV tickets were sold out within one day of opening.

Director Han Ji-won said in GV, “I put a lot of effort into directing so that Ryan’s feelings can be conveyed without words or big facial expressions, and the audience can discover their own stories.”

Supervisor Kim Young-jun explained, “If the AI ​​result did not match the emotional line, the process of re-working was repeated,” and “The creator’s judgment and touch determined the final level of completion.”