The now-infamous (independently produced) Scooby Doo special
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23-year-old Eagan Tilghman made this in Blender, voiced Scooby, and had two unknown/amateur voices in his cast of seven, the other four being AI recreations of actors from the original series (No, he didn't use an AI Grey Delisle voice).
I never really looked into it before when I saw those tweets posted. So you're telling me that voice actors are getting up in arms over a young 20s fan fiction project? That's just sad. They should appreciate the ability for someone to finish and follow through a project at that age, because that alone is becoming an issue for many.
And that's why things are publicly not going their way. It was just a personal project not being monetized, supposed to display his ANIMATION work, and he just wanted a little bit of voice work in line with the old Mystery Inc crew, and he can't afford the current actors. Everyone thinks those people went way too far.
It’s worst than not going their way. He called out Grey for literally used some rando’s art on Pinterest (without credit) for a shitty iTunes single she made. The bitch has been shoved into a box.
The talentless hacks hate this kid because he created his short film on a shoestring budget and it’s better BY FAR than anything they’ve ever done or ever will do with studios giving them unlimited money.
I showed that to friends and family and they were blown away by how good it was. Then I always pause the credits and show them who or what voices who.
It is amazing how well they made it.
I don't care for the faux VHS, but I understand it. Guy has talent, but I'm afraid that doesn't carry people as far as it used to. As to the "AI" voices, it's a fan project nobody should have cared; it's a tool just like Blender. I think this was released at a time where actors and writers are desperately screaming that they're irreplaceable. No one gave a shit about factory workers and miners over the past 40 years; why should we care about voice actors?
For smaller indie projects and non-profit based projects there is little justified reason for anyone to give a fuck.
I will admit though, I would not be so happy about larger companies like Google hoovering up everything about my person and profiting off of it. I mean, they already do with a lot of other data (which I've not been happy about), but hoovering up my thoughts, ideas, method of thinking, personality, writing style, my voice, etc etc. would be... a far greater degree of violation that would enrage me beyond measure.
Especially if they're hoovering this data up without me signing any kind of a contract with their service because they're just pure-data mining the entire Internet completely unrestricted (which again, they have already done with a lot of data for a while, but still, this would be a new level of low).
It's only going to get worse. Big Data powers AI.
They should be paying you for your data, but people still think handing over all of your data is just the price you have to pay for making use of 'free services'.
Oh I'm very much aware. It dawned on me about a decade or so ago that there is an almost certain and inevitability in technological growth at a certain juncture leading straight into authoritative dystopias.
On the flipside, I think there is a potential point of development where such measures can no longer contain and restrict the members of a population entirely. Or more to the point, such control can only be maintained upon members of a population that remain within reasonable range of centralized powers. (Tldr, FTL + independent long distance colonization possibilities = Some degree of breathing room because of basic logistical practicalities. Assuming FTL can be done at all. Guess sleeper ships are still an option but...)
Aye, that's the word I was thinking on when I was writing that last night. Didn't know there was a proper name for the concept.
They'll take your data even if you pay, you have no other alternative so why should they pay you?
"learn to code" - lol
As always…
“NOOOOO NOT LIKE THAT”
Are we sure they didn't create this non-troversy because all of the characters are still their authentic selves (haven't watched it completely) and not wokefied zombies controlled by POC feminists?
It's a fan project Jesus Christ these people need to be brought down several pegs.
The VAs pretending they would have been happy to help out for free are the worst people in this mess.
(While they’re currently on strike for more money.)
Infamous? I never heard of This until now. What's so infamous about this video?
I hadn't heard of this either, but apparently the short version is:
Guy makes fan video for fun, dubbing several voices with AI
Video blows up a lot more than he expected
Daphe's old voice actress freaks out on Twitter and starts working to get the guy functionally blacklisted cause he stole her voice or something with the AI
The Anti-AI hollywood crowd gets involved.
longer version here
Daphne's original voice actress has been dead for years. I think it was "Daphne's" VA from "Velma" who lost her shit.
No, Grey Delisle has nothing to do with THAT garbage heap. She's the current Daphne in the various Mystery Inc series (which "Velma" most certainly is not a part of).
Voice actors tried to raise a lynch mob after even fan projects proved they are eminently replaceable.
It utilises AI voice tech to replicate VAs of the original cast. Some VAs threw a shitfit over it and one, Grey DeLisle, wants to make sure the creator is blacklisted as a result.
Here's the previous thread (that I know of) that was posted in this sub with a little more info.
Wow, I'm impressed. Really strong Santa Claus is Comin' To Town vibes, eh?
This guy ought to be encouraged, not dumped on. Shame, Hollywood, shame. Boo.