Sometimes innovation starts with somebody flaking on you.

When the animator hired to transform Young Grandmaster Choi into a series of animated dubs suddenly disappeared mid-project, I had two choices: miss my deadline or figure out how to do it myself.

I chose the latter.

What started as a desperate search for a solution became an unexpected crash course in AI filmmaking. Using emerging AI tools, I learned to animate my original comic book artwork, build a digital voice cast, and ultimately transform an entire chapter of Young Grandmaster Choi into a nine-minute animated experience.

The experiment opened up an entirely new way of thinking for me about what independent filmmakers and creators can accomplish with limited budgets, small teams, and a willingness to learn new technology.

Read how one missing animator accidentally turned me into a one-woman animation studio.

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