A lot of talk has been swirling around throughout all large industries regarding the potential uses of artificial intelligence. Within the film business, there has been a lot of conjecture regarding just how much AI can be used and for what. Already, the leading AI-assisted moviemaking companies have developed solutions to help with a range of data-related tasks such as actor selection, gross earnings predictions, and finding the right distributor for a project. These state-of-the-art tools have already shown incredible degrees of accuracy, up to 86% in some cases, and are already being used by film professionals to improve their movies. Well, this is a huge topic so we will focus on one area today, that is, can artificial intelligence decide on the perfect camera shot?

The number of settings on a high-end DSLR or mirrorless camera can be truly overwhelming, even for experienced photographers. That's why Montana-based software developer Ryan Stout created the Arsenal. It's an electronic module that gets plugged into your camera, where it uses artificial intelligence to create the "perfect" shot. Once it's mounted on the hot shoe, plugged in, and wirelessly fired up via an iOS/Android app, the Arsenal assesses the camera's current shot. It does this by comparing it to a database of thousands of other photos in which the camera settings are known, looking for shots that are most similar to the present one.