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NEW BLOG: a deep dive into Human Centred Generative AI video production

The Prototyping team discuss their research, workflows and introduce Berti - the greatest actor of all time

Posted: 10 December 2025
A man applying makeup with a brush, white powder on his forehead and cheeks, sporting a mustache and goatee, wearing a light gray sleeveless shirt.A man applying makeup with a brush, white powder on his forehead and cheeks, sporting a mustache and goatee, wearing a light gray sleeveless shirt.A man applying makeup with a brush, white powder on his forehead and cheeks, sporting a mustache and goatee, wearing a light gray sleeveless shirt.

Against a backdrop of rapidly accelerating interest in generative AI for video and performance production, the CoSTAR National Lab’s Prototyping team talks about their latest research into alternative forms of image and motion capture.

By using bespoke emerging generative AI techniques, they set out to create a high-fidelity digital avatar of a real person whose movements are driven by another actor in a lightweight and democratised fashion.

Follow the link to read about the team’s tools and workflow, including the use of fine-tuned LoRA (Low-Rank Adaption) and access our ComfyUI-based open-sourced AI workflows on GitHub.

A mime performer in a striped shirt with red suspenders and white gloves entertains a crowd at a packed soccer stadium, with fans taking photos and Hungarian flags visible in the background.

You can also watch “Berti - The Greatest Actor Of All Time”, a 4 minute HD film the team made with specialist motion-capture actor Maggie Bain and Anna Arthur to test pipelines and challenges, and go behind the scenes with senior technologist Johnny Johnson.

Finally the blog explores the ongoing ethical and legal challenges of Generative AI and its impact on talent and IP in the creative industries.

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