Oliver Conway

And this is part of the game.

It is to make the movies as quick as possible, as cheap as possible.

And the company is saying that they're going to get there using the AI.

I arrived in Gangnam, a central business district of Seoul.

This is where South Korea's number one contender in the microdrama business, Big Lu, has its office.

And now we finally get to see the edit of the episode we saw being filmed.

It's very dramatic with all the music and the sound effects.

And in between, there are drone shots of a seagull flying across the sea and a lineup of jet fighters and luxury cars driving across Seoul.

I mean, none of this would be possible without an AI.

I mean, the cost of making such video would be astronomical.

We moved over to one corner where Vigloo is making fully AI-generated films.

The actors, their voices, and the castle where they're fighting, none of it is real.

Just two workers can make the 30-minute film in a couple months using a screenplay alone.

We can cut the time and cost of making shows down to 10% or less.

This is Viglu's CEO, Neil Choi, telling us that they have two films on their app that are entirely AI-generated, but nearly all of their films are using AI to varying degrees.

Back at the film set, the main actress, Ahn Chae-hee, tells us that she is of course afraid of the AI taking her job.

I still hope that AI won't be able to give you that X factor that only humans can give.

It makes me work harder to be a better actor.

But at least for now, she loves the chance to play the main role and laugh at the silliness of playing the lover of a secret billionaire.

That report from South Korea by Jake Kwon.