The definitive overview of AI Cinematic Realism (Second Edition), from its author: the Ideational Frame, the three strata, the craft grammar, the four pillars of conscious assembly, the forty-point rubric, and intentional seeing — a complete working language for synthetic cinema.
A 40-Point Rubric for Evaluating AI Cinematic Realism: A Practical Instrument for Critics, Scholars, Filmmakers, and Educators in the Post-Camera Era
A 40-point rubric for evaluating AI-generated cinema across eight criteria — from perceptual realism to ethical accountability. Built for critics, scholars, and filmmakers who need a shared, repeatable vocabulary for assessing synthetic cinema beyond impressionistic judgment.
AI Cinematic Realism (AICR): A New Language for Cinema — Video Guide & Slide Deck
AI Cinematic Realism (AICR) reframes the central question of synthetic images — from "is it real?" to "is it true?" This video guide and slide deck walk through the framework: the three strata of realism, the manifesto, and a practical field guide for making AI-generated cinema that feels true.
AI Cinematic Realism (AICR): A 12-Part Visual Framework for the Post-Camera Era
AI Cinematic Realism reframes the central question of AI-generated images — from "Is it real?" to "Is it true?" This article presents 12 typographic cards distilling the AICR framework: its three strata, manifesto principles, and commitment to emotional plausibility and accountable authorship in the post-camera era.
From Lebenswelt to Emotional Plausibility: A Research Arc Toward AI Cinematic Realism
This article traces a research arc from analogue investigations of the Lebenswelt to the emergence of AI Cinematic Realism. It shows how Kracauerian tropes migrate across media, shifting realism from indexical redemption of physical reality to synthetic emotional plausibility while preserving phenomenology as the core method and evaluative standard.
Realism Without a Trace — an excerpt from AI Cinematic Realism
This essay traces the historical link between cinematic realism and the photographic trace—from the Lumière brothers to Kracauer and Bazin—then examines how AI-generated images rupture that foundation. It argues that AI cinema replaces indexical truth with plausibility, reshaping how realism and trust are understood.