Video Interviews

Three students, Renata Sasková, Beáta Petrásková, and Natálie Sochorová, meet with conference speakers—filmmakers, theorists, representatives of institutions, and other experts in the field of documentary film—in a series of video interviews. They explore current ethical challenges, their transformations and developments, and offer insights into how filmmakers approach ethics.

Student reflection on the conference


Andrea Lăcătuș: AI tools are biased towards certain communities and accents	Dominic Lee: The authenticity of documentary films may be threatened by the use of artificial intelligence
According to Lăcătuș, AI should not be used to reproduce the voices of living people who still face the impact of possible misinformation. She also talks about the biased nature of the AI tools she encountered while trying to supplement missing audio material for her project in Sri Lanka. AI was unable to mimic accents that deviated from the language norms typical of white communities and Europe. The consent of the person represented, the face, the voice, is key.	Lee argues that authenticity is very important in documentary filmmaking. The use of generative artificial intelligence in the media disrupts the relationship between authors and viewers if it is not used with consent. This also applies to the use of generated photographs or texts in the media. Lee perceives a great interest among British and Czech students in topics related to AI.


Szilvia Ruszev: AI is a tool, not a creator	Student survey
In her work, she strives to combine AI-generated and non-generated images and find a position between real and unreal images in dialogue. In her editorial practice, she focuses on how to use AI tools to connect the shots she imagines without giving AI full creative control.	The use of AI tools in audiovisual creation from the perspective of students. Negative attitudes prevail, but the conference enriched them with positive ways of using AI. They are more interested in the impact of working with AI, with concerns about replacing original creators and the environmental context.

Autors:

Renata Sasková

My greatest passion is learning new things and finding out information – which is why I am studying journalism at Masaryk University. I focus on video and television production. I enjoy the diversity of activities involved – from research to filming and editing. In my free time, I like to watch the news, model, travel, and engage in random debates over coffee.

Beáta Petrásková

I come from Pardubice and decided to attend Masaryk University in Brno. I study both journalism and international relations, and I would like to combine them in my future work as a journalist. I have had a connection to art since I was a child, and I love photography and writing. I like to combine these hobbies with traveling around the world. I try to travel low-cost and get to know the local culture deeply. I also enjoy sports, especially tennis and dancing.

Natálie Sochorová

I am a second-year student of Media Studies and Journalism and Combined Arts Studies at MUNI. I come from Pelhřimov and in my free time I like to take photos, go to concerts, create and read.