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In Focus: AI and the Moving Image

JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies · Mihaela Mihailova · Sep 2024

Key points

  1. Mihailova edits and introduces an In Focus dossier on AI and the moving image in JCMS 64.1 (Fall 2024).
  2. It frames 2023 as an inflection point for mainstream AI adoption and public awareness of generative tools.
  3. It notes AI now reaches every production stage, from previsualization through editing and post-production.

Summary

Mihaela Mihailova, an animation and cinema scholar, edits and introduces a peer-reviewed In Focus dossier in the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies that frames AI as a moving-image problem, drawing animation and cinema studies into debates more often led by computer science and policy. The introduction positions 2023 as an inflection point in public awareness and notes AI's spread across the whole production pipeline. The dossier collects short companion essays on AI across fiction, documentary, and animation, giving educators a compact entry into the critical literature.

Source

Source: JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies ↗ (Research)

Cite this item

Mihaela Mihailova (2024). ‘In Focus: AI and the Moving Image’, JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies. Available at: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/images/64.1_InFocus.pdf

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