AI Cinematic Realism reframes synthetic video beyond “looks real” or “deepfake” anxiety, asking instead whether an AI image feels true: coherent, intentional, ethical, and emotionally plausible. This reader’s map condenses the book’s framework, craft grammar, rubric, and pedagogy into a practical guide for makers, critics, and educators.
Intentional Seeing: AI Cinematic Realism as a Pedagogy for the Post-Camera Era
AI Cinematic Realism began as a way to evaluate synthetic cinema. But its three strata describe something larger: a pedagogy of intentional seeing that trains the very faculties — attention, coherence, and authorship — that generative AI puts at risk of atrophy.