AI HEAD REPLACEMENT
Autodesk Flow Studio
LOOK DEVELOPMENT
AI HEAD REPLACEMENT
How we combined the two videos with AI
Utilizing a combination of Autodesk Flow Studio and a few enterprise AI video platforms, we pulled reference from the dinosaurs as looks. Then, Flow with AI analyzed, modeled, animated, and tracked the dinosaur heads over the real actors’ heads. The workflow took us a little bit to figure out, but the actual execution and processing were fast.
THE CHALLENGE
After the 4th of July movie release weekend, the inner tech geeks in us couldn’t stop asking a ridiculous question: What if you mashed two blockbuster trailers together? Could AI take that absurdity even further and make something hilariously unwatchable—but also completely mesmerizing? And the other curiosity was, we wanted to try out some new 3d character tools.
THE SOLUTION
Enter Autodesk Flow Studio (formerly Wonder Dynamics), an AI-powered tool for character modeling, tracking, and animation. Our mischievous experiment: slap dinosaur heads onto talking humans. The result? Instant chaos, uncontrollable laughter, and a new playground for testing cutting-edge AI tech. What started as a prank quickly became a proof of concept—showing how new tools can bend traditional production methods into unexpected forms of entertainment
The first step of this little caper was pulling stills from the Head of State trailer we thought would be a little easier to track. Less motion blur, relatively light camera movement. A little chit chat. Anything not horribly complicated, we could work on. Running stills from it through some of our favorite AI tools, we quickly got to a few great look references of where this could go.
WHAT IS AUTODESK FLOW STUDIO
AI, 3D tracking, modeling, skeleton generation and more.
Autodesk Flow Studio (formerly Wonder Studio) is a cloud-based, AI-powered 3D toolset that transforms live-action footage into editable CG scenes — no complex setup required. Tell the stories you’ve always imagined with AI that’s fast, accessible, and fully in your control.
Create at the speed of your ideas with AI tools that accelerate your workflow without compromising creativity.
Stay in control with exportable, editable elements you can fine-tune frame by frame.
Finish in the tools you know with seamless integration into Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, and USD.
*From the Autodesk website.