"Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings" made vertical films using AI

TikTok user Chris Bell decided experiment with the function generative fill Photoshop by expanding famous footage from The Lord of the Rings. So the usual widescreen video was turned into a vertical one - ideal for viewing on a smartphone.

Don't forget to turn on the sound.

Stills: Chris Bell (@kooptrot) / TikTok

AI did not change or remove anything from the original, but only added to the top and bottom of the frame, filling in the dark areas. With such a fill, the most epic scenes became even more epic, and shots with natural landscapes sparkled with completely new colors.

Here's an even cooler one published Later.

Footage: @chrsanf1 / TikTok

This interesting idea was picked up by other users, and just a couple of days later on Reddit appeared the same video, but on "Harry Potter". He allowed to look at the "Prisoner of Azkaban" in a new way.

Frames: jonbristow / Reddit

Another variation from @chrsanf1 of TikTok.

Footage: @chrsanf1 / TikTok

Star Wars was not left without attention, where there are many iconic scenes with a static background. TikTok user @scoundrelmedia collected the best shots and also made a cool vertical video.

Footage: @scoundrelmedia / TikTok

This video quickly became popular on the Web, so the user then released the second video for the Star Wars prequels.

Footage: @scoundrelmedia / TikTok

The trend was picked up by the user @jayvisualz69, having done a vertical video of Blade Runner 2049, which also has plenty of epic footage with a static background.

Footage: @jayvizualz69 / TikTok

It looks like this is a new online trend that may soon affect many other cult films and series. So far, errors and rough details can be noticed in such finishing, but with the development of generative fill technology, the quality of such videos will only improve. Neural networks are progressing too fast. Do you agree?