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The Heist follows a thief on the run driving a green muscle car through an urban hellscape trying to evade the cops, and it stoked a lot of passionate conversation from the millions who saw it. Unlike the movies whose run times are pushing three hours, though, The Heistclocks in at 1:56 — as in one minute, 56 seconds.
The short is shockingly good. It’s dynamic, fast-paced — and yes, made with AI. Three things make The Heist worthy of deeper consideration: It was made with Google’s Veo 2 generative video model, an unheralded entrant into the AI video wars that debuted on Dec. 16. It was created by Jason Zada, a veteran Hollywood filmmaker who directed the 2016 horror film The Forest, which grossed almost $41 million globally. Zada is now the founder of an AI film studio called Secret Level. And the film has a level of polish that should make Hollywood take notice. ...
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Watch The Heist here: https://www.instagram.com/jasonzada/reel/DD5hBbZS6B8/?hl=en