The Algorithmic Lens: AI in the Film, Television, and Theater Industry
Artificial intelligence is colliding with the art of filmmaking, presenting a new variable in storytelling. Ted Mandell, associate teaching professor of film production at Notre Dame, sits down with The New AI team to explore AI not just as a tool, but as a creative partner and an ethical challenge, examining how this technology is fundamentally reshaping the future of the entertainment industry.
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Artificial intelligence is colliding with the art of filmmaking, presenting a new variable in storytelling. Ted Mandell, associate teaching professor of film production at Notre Dame, sits down with The New AI team to explore AI not just as a tool, but as a creative partner and an ethical challenge, examining how this technology is fundamentally reshaping the future of the entertainment industry.
The New AI is sponsored on ThinkND by the Technology and Digital Studies Program in the College of Arts & Letters. This program collaborates with the Computer Science and Engineering Department and other departments around the University to offer the Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, the Minor in Data Science, and the Idzik Computing & Digital Technologies Minor.
MoreMeet the Faculty: Ted Mandell '86
Ted Mandell has taught film and television production at Notre Dame for the past 36 years. Specializing in documentary filmmaking, and past producer/director of numerous features on Notre Dame Athletics, Ted is co-director of the documentary 88 and 1 (ESPN), the award winning documentary Okuyamba, and producer of the documentary series First Time Fans. Ted is also in charge of the annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, faculty advisor for the student producer program at Notre Dame Studios, and director of two Summer Scholars programs for high school students (Film Production and Under The Influence: Teens and Screens). Besides production courses, he also teaches the undergraduate course, Drunk on Film: The Psychology of Storytelling with Alcohol and Its Effects on Alcohol Consumption (co-taught with professor Anré Venter). In addition, Ted has penned numerous national op-ed columns on media and popular culture, and is the author of the multimedia book Heart Stoppers and Hail Marys: The Greatest College Football Finishes (Since 1970).