We had to simulate her motions and emotions through one-on-one sessions, such as controlling the speed of her movements, talking through her feelings, and coaching character development and body language.”
She was created from scratch to play the role. Sam Khoze the scriptwriter of “b” says, “In other methods of acting, actors involve their own life experiences in the role, but Erica has no life experiences. Teaching AI Robots the Art of Method ActingĮrica is developed by Japanese scientists Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kohei Ogawa who have trained her to not just to act but learn the aspects and principles of method acting. However, despite lacking a director, the creators have filmed some of Erica’s scenes in Japan. Initially, British director Tony Kaye was set to direct a different film along with Erica but was dropped due to scheduling conflicts. “b’s” producers are yet to finalize a director and actor who would play the role of the human scientist alongside Erica. The plot revolves around how Erica escapes from a lab after her scientist creator discovers that his invention to replicate human DNA is dangerous and realizes that he must help his reel creation AI robot Erica escape from the lab. “b” is the brainchild of visual effects supervisor Eric Pham, Tarek Zohdy, and Sam Khoze, and explores the journey of an artificially intelligent woman, Erica, who is playing herself. The other co-producers financing “b” includes New York’s 10Ten Media and Happy Moon Productions.
In a step ahead, an AI (artificial intelligence) robot Erica is all set to star in a movie titled “b” which began filming in Japan in 2019 and is expected wrap up in Europe by June 2021.Įrica’s, big break “b” is backed by Bondit Capital Media, which produced Loving Vincent and To the Bone. We have often seen Sci-Fi movies powered by computer-simulated reality bring a dystopian future alive to reel life. Can Robots Act? Brace yourself to see AI Robot bring her acting skills to life!