Higgsfield AI Releases 110-Minute AI Feature Film With Licensed Real Cast
The release shows generative AI moving into full-length feature production, with a licensed real cast and open-sourced assets, signaling a shift in how films can be made.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Higgsfield AI released "The Cully Hill Boys," a 110-minute AI-generated feature film, on August 10. The production cost about $2 million, with roughly half going to AI compute. The film uses licensed likenesses and voices of real people, and all prompts and assets are public on Higgsfield.
The film was made using Seedance 2.5 on Higgsfield, with a 28-person team spending about four weeks to prepare over 100 locations and roughly 1,000 production assets. Higgsfield says it obtained high-resolution photos and audio from the actors, with contracts covering compensation, usage scope, and script approval before recreating them digitally.
The movie is free to watch on YouTube, and the prompts, character sheets, assets, and production logs are available on Higgsfield. While direct comparison with traditional filmmaking is difficult, the project demonstrates that generative AI is beginning to change the production process for long-form video.
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