FREE Chicago 1893 Documentary Film Made With Artificial Intelligence

CHICAGO - Jan. 10, 2024 - PRLog -- 1893 Chicago's Columbian Exposition, the documentary film, explores the World's Fair through a collection of artificial intelligence-enhanced clips created from historical photos taken during the event as well as the words and modern photography of filmmaker Michael Finney. The project began in 2018 starting first on social media networks, then expanding with the release of a paperback book as well as accompanying ebook and audiobook versions, plus a line of merchandise including apparel.

Finney remarked, "Artificial intelligence has been explosively altering the processes for many creative industries. Unfortunately, there is no footage from the event in 1893, however, thanks to the advances in generative video technology we can create clips from the photography work of Official Fair Photographer Charles Dudley Arnold."

The short AI cut of the documentary film is now available for free via YouTube.

This project started when the author acquired The Dream City, a book of official photographs published in 1893 to document the first Chicago World's Fair. After creating a thread of images and commentary on Twitter, Finney decided to gather up the entries and attempt to craft a narrative from the individual posts. "Delving into this history has been an organic process that I just sort of fell backward into without the foresight of where it would take me or how far it could go. It's been amazing to see the results while exploring this event over the last five years", he remarked.

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Watch the full documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JCPFJ54

About Michael Finney

Michael Finney is a full-spectrum content producer from the Midwest. He has explored music, audio, video, photography, and writing over a twenty-year career that has taken him across the United States as well as overseas. Michael has provided the skills required for media production to a wide range of clients in many industries as an independent contractor and business owner. Additionally, he has a deep interest in technology and has worked within the telecommunications industry in a variety of roles.

Connect with him at: http://michael-finney.com