Disney Animator REACTS to AI Animation!

Watch as director & animator, Aaron Blaise watches the new AI Animation video from the @CorridorCrew and shares his thoughts on this exciting new process!

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About Aaron Blaise:
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Aaron Blaise is an animation feature film director and wildlife artist.

For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on "The Rescuers Down Under", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more.

In 2003 he was co-director of "Brother Bear" for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.

[Corridor]

Amazing insights, wisdom, and guidance. We’re honored you took the time to watch what we made, and it’s quite meaningful to us that you found it worthwhile to make this video and share your thoughts.

Thank you!
-Niko

[onemusic]

"Bad story is a bigger threat than the AI. "...
LOVE IT

[paulJkiely]

The more exposure to AI created content the more easier it becomes to spot or recognise… in that regard as a consequence think it raises the value of the work by human creators who are at the top of their industry…

[samdoesarts]

Great levelheaded take on this Aaron, love your attitude and optimism and you've touched on some key issues here really effectively!

[zacharygroysman]

The one thing we can all share a laugh at is the absolutely horror that is AI generated hands

[AaronBlaiseArt]

So happy to see that whatever you think of this AI stuff that the discourse in these comments has by and large been a productive one.

[dude.dans_]

This is great! I love your perspective!

[CorridorCrew]

Great video! We'd love to have you on our show. Let's connect!

[kitsper]

Your calmness and interest as you approached the topic is so refreshing. Thank you for putting this video out there without the immediate air of negativity that so many people have brought, while still agreeing that AI taking from other people's art and work is wrong.

Your take, and approach, and overall attitude towards the topic is so refreshing and honestly relieving. Thank you, sir.

[NelsonStJames]

I know people of equal talent can have different opinions on the same thing, but it's really interesting to see a veteran craftsman whose work I actually know, be so secure in their own skills and be open and curious about new technologies and ways of doing things.

That last thing about "bad movies and bad management" is the real threat that I think more artists need to be concerned with, because while it's said that nobody sets out to make a bad film, we're seeing a lot of people putting a lot of effort into art that could be better.

[xaGe__]

Coming from an animation industry veteran such as yourself, it is nice to see a based take on this current set of tools developing. Totally agree, it is the bad stories and bad management that does greater harm to animators and the industry as a whole than any new tools being introduced. Thanks for your thoughts!

[alter]

I'm preparing to graduate from Texas A&M as an animator this semester and this has honestly given me some peace of mind. There's so much doomsaying out there it's hard to get a clean take, but hearing an even-handed answer from someone with years of industry experience does a lot. Thank you for your time putting this together, this was really insightful.

[teravega]

As an animator, I’m really happy you made a video about it. Hearing your perspective is comforting.

[MissArtsy]

I am so glad you decided to make this video ❤ AI has worried so many artists including myself and hearing your thoughts from experience in 2D animation is very VERY comforting ❤
Thank you my hero
And I agree we need to put more effort and love into our stories!

[morganemalville]

Aaron, I want to tell you that your work is inspiring me for many years now, as a 3D character artist all the references that you gather and the knowledge that you share is such a good material and references. Please never stop to do what you do, you and your team's work is so valuable for us and the generations to come.
I really hope that as artists, we will keep have fun doing what we love to do, working our fundamentals, and making good pieces made by human hands, with meaning.

[SamAbdelHamid]

It's easy to take for granted the amount of time, skill, and effort that goes into hand-drawn animation. Watching Aaron Blaise's reaction video really highlights the painstaking work that goes into every frame, and the talent and dedication of the artists who create these works of art. And I think it's important to appreciate the human touch that goes into these creations, and the emotional resonance that comes from knowing that they were made by real people with real passion.

[tombystander]

I love your point of using one's own style in the AI. It could be used in such a wonderful way for animators to help them save time. With great power comes great responsibility

[proftrees]

I appreciated your take on this, you didn't come at this with hostility, mentioned the ethical concerns, and acknowledged that Corridor are artists. So many artists didn't engage with the making of, minimized Corridor's efforts, and then bashed the video. I'll definitely point people to your video as an example of a balanced perspective of ai usage within the arts.

[andremg]

Wow! I always knew that you are at the top end of your profession, talent-wise, Aaron but I’ve now acquired a new appreciation for your intelligence and your understanding of the ongoing evolution of the field of Animation. I think that your assessment of the ongoing crisis caused by the booming AI development and its threatening effect on 2D/3D animators is spot on. Great feedback from a highly qualified professional. Much respect sir! 🤟🏻

[RobinSteiner]

I would like to see AI only be used to HELP actual artists and animators. Help with inbetweening and other time consuming processes. This could help ease the workload on traditional artists and allow for the creation of great art. Sort of like Photoshop did. Photoshop did eliminate many traditional jobs and streamlined the process more, but it ultimately helped artists make better art. That is how I want AI to progress, not to replace artists with a machine. I am admittedly quite naive and perhaps super idealist about this, though, but imagine if AI can help traditional animation to a cost-effective point where traditional animation experiences a renaissance. I would love for that to happen.