AI Cinematic Realism (AICR) proposes a new framework for the post-camera era, shifting cinema's guiding question from "Is this real?" to "Is this true?" Grounded in embodied cognition and a lineage of realist movements, AICR defines synthetic truth through the Ideational Frame, Three-Strata Model, and accountable authorship.
AI Cinematic Realism (AICR) – Explained
AI Cinematic Realism (AICR) is a framework that redefines cinematic truth in the age of generative AI — shifting the central question from "is this real?" to "is this true?" It covers the theory, practice, and ethics of synthetic cinema as a new, honest artistic medium.