Talking AI Filmmaking in REEL TALK Magazine
REEL TALK Feature: AI Filmmaking, Process and What’s Next
After Feels surREAL won Best Greek AI Film at the Larissa Lumina AI Short Film Festival in 2024, I sat down a few months later with REEL TALK, the festival’s magazine, for a long-form interview. We talked about how the film was made, the real challenges of working with AI, and where I think this medium is heading.
Highlights from the interview
I generated 433 images in Midjourney and curated what served the story.
Animation came through Pika, Runway and Kling AI.
The score was composed in Suno AI.
Final assembly in CapCut with layering, practical sound effects and subtle VFX to carry emotion, not just style.
Intent: create something that could not exist without AI yet remains deeply human.
- AI delivers striking shots but not narrative cohesion.
- Continuity, rhythm and emotional flow are still crafted by the filmmaker.
- Early tools made style consistency tougher, so heavy direction and post work were essential.
- Audience perception can be skeptical. For me, the point is impact and meaning, not perfect “realism.”
- AI already expands access to high‑quality production and experimentation.
- In Greece there is hesitation, which also means opportunity for early adopters.
- Cinema evolves through technology. AI will not replace film. It will extend its language.
- AI already expands access to high‑quality production and experimentation.
- In Greece there is hesitation, which also means opportunity for early adopters.
- Cinema evolves through technology. AI will not replace film. It will extend its language.
This conversation was a chance to step back from the tool talk and focus on the craft: what we choose, what we cut, and how we shape AI material into something that moves people.
You can read the full interview here in its original language (Greek) — I’ve included the magazine pages below.
