Differentiable Rendering and automation in art

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Btw, there was this thread right here ON BA, some time back :

Procedurally generated animated films

I had an interesting idea a while ago. I figure others might have thought of it, though I’m not aware of someone actually attempting it yet. I’d like to know whether anyone actually has, or to what extent you think this could be done. So as we all know, every animation and film in existence qualifies as a fixed product: Everything that goes on is decided before the film is being produced, and set in stone once the film is finished. Each time you watch the end product, you see the same character…