BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4. A
presentation of a short film dedicated to the National Hero of
Azerbaijan, Natig Gasimov, created with artificial intelligence
(AI), titled “Alone against the enemy,” was held, Trend reports.
The event was attended by officials from state institutions,
MPs, public figures, family members of Natig Gasimov, members of a
martyr’s family, creative individuals, actors, directors, media and
public representatives.
Opening the event with a speech, Dilara Aliyeva said that this
film is a project created with AI, telling about the heroism of
Natig Gasimov.
“The film didn’t feature a real actor, director, make-up artist
and cameraman, but despite this, the images created are as
realistic as possible. Natig Gasimov worked as a cinema mechanic in
a cinema in Mingachevir and had a special interest in cinema. We
appealed to the Baku Media Center to produce the film. We thank
them for their support in the creation of this film,” she
noted.
The film’s AI expert, Sarvan Huseyn, also said in his speech
that making a film about Natig Qasimov was one of his greatest
dreams.
“I would like to express my gratitude to Natig Qasimov’s brother
and nephew for their support. Some of the shots you will see in the
film were made more realistic using artificial intelligence based
on scenes taken from Khojaly. More than 80 percent of the scenes
are based on real images. Although it’s difficult to fully convey
the feeling with artificial intelligence, I think I have achieved
this to a large extent. I hope that those who watch the film will
feel it too,” he noted.
The film’s project editor Fariz Aliyev gave more detailed
information about the film in his statement to journalists.
“This 23-25-minute film dedicated to the National Hero of
Azerbaijan, Natig Gasimov, created with artificial intelligence, is
of course not enough to fully express his heroism. Here, his fight
against the enemy, his five-day and five-night climb to that temple
and defense are depicted.
There are no real shots in this film. This project is a first in
Azerbaijan. Although AI creates opportunities, it also has a number
of prohibitions. Especially since it’s a war film. But in my
opinion, the AI specialist Sarvan Huseyn coped with the task
adequately in the film.
Since it’s a war film, we also needed important advice. Natig
Gasimov’s family members supported us greatly in this work, told
the story, and this helped us shape the script.
The film is the work of ‘Soy Production’. In the AI film, there
is no real operator, no makeup artist, no actor, everything is on
the table is being made on.
The production of the film isn’ta small amount. Baku Media
Center was with us in financial matters. We express our gratitude
to them.
This film made with artificial intelligence costs four times
less than a real war film of the same size,” he added.
Then the film was shown.
After this, the brother of the national hero delivered a
speech.
Natig Gasimov’s brother, Nofal Gasimov, said in the speech that
today was both a proud and touching day.
He said that when Natig Gasimov worked as a cinema mechanic, he
would take him with him when war films were shown.
“He had been saying, look how many heroic sons there are. I will
also be a hero when I grow up,” the national hero’s brother
recalled.
Nofal Gasimov noted that he had watched many war films, but this
was the first time he had watched such a film without actors and
based on real events. According to him, the film was so moving that
it was impossible to contain his emotions.
