Research projects
r&d lab
The aim of this focus area is to involve students in their fourth and fifth years of the 3D Animation/VFX Film programme in innovative, practical projects based on real-world case studies in order to meet the needs of the industry.
Each project, carried out by a group of students, is co-supervised by a professional and an ISART teacher to ensure its successful completion. The various topics (non-exhaustive list) covered within this area are:
The main theme addressed and developed in 2023-2024 concerns generative AI for creating artistic direction (AD) based on a pitching bible (description of characters and universe). This project was carried out by a group of M1 students in collaboration with the school’s teaching team and animation studios such as Dada! Animation.
The students experimented with different AI tools to compare and analyse their performance with Img2Imag or Text2Imag prompts. The AI tools used were Krea.AI, RunWay, Kaiber and Scenario.
Various aspects were tested and investigated, in particular:
The transition from one AI to another (Runway & Krea.AI) was tested to try to accentuate a particular artistic direction.