🎙️ Episode 016: Express Yourself – From Performance to Animation with AI

Podcast: AI for the Creative Mind

Hosted by: Steve Albanese with co-host Nova Sage

What if you could act out your ideas, animate a character, and create professional content—all from your living room?

In this episode, Nova and Steve explore how AI tools are redefining self-expression for creatives of all kinds. Building on the companion newsletter article, they break down the full performance-to-animation pipeline—from capturing motion and voice to designing avatars and syncing it all together into a seamless, expressive final piece. This is more than automation—it’s imagination in motion.

Nova brings curiosity and high-energy questions, while Steve walks through real techniques, tools, and workflow tips that make the magic happen. Whether you’re a digital storyteller, educator, performer, or just curious about avatar animation and voice design, this episode will open doors and spark ideas.

🔎 In this episode:

🎥 How to record portrait or full-body motion for AI-driven performance capture

🧍‍♂️ Steve’s workflow for creating expressive avatars using tools like MidJourney and Leonardo

🧠 Why prompt clarity matters when building animation-ready characters

🛠️ Tools featured: Hedra, RunwayML Act-One, VIGGLE, CapCut, ElevenLabs, Topaz Video AI

🗣️ How AI voice changers can match tone, emotion, and even language

🎬 Tips for syncing and compositing footage for high-quality output

🌟 Why performance is now accessible to anyone with a story to tell

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Amazon Music.

📰 Read the full article on LinkedIn: Express Yourself: From Performance to Animation with AI

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🔁 Are you experimenting with AI-powered performance? Tag us in your projects—we’d love to see what you create.

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