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Date Published
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Hugo Rayne
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530
Language
English
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Summary

Pickford, in collaboration with ElevenLabs, is pioneering a new form of interactive cinema where audiences actively shape the narrative, as demonstrated in their latest project, "Whispers," which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. In this unique experience, audiences collectively influence the storyline by advising the film's lead detective in real-time, affecting dialogue, interrogations, and the ultimate outcome. This innovative approach is made possible through ElevenLabs' advanced Text to Speech technology, which provides emotionally authentic and dynamically generated dialogue that adapts to audience input without delay. Moreover, "Whispers" was developed under SAG-AFTRA's new framework for AI collaboration, ensuring ethical participation and compensation for actors, setting a precedent for future AI and human talent integration in the entertainment industry. Pickford envisions this as the dawn of a new medium, where audience interaction fundamentally changes storytelling and cinematic experiences.