Recently, Google showcased a demo version of their virtual assistant.

Recently, Google showcased a demo version of their virtual assistant. Check it out here:

Looks cool? You bet! I decided to imagine how such an assistant could be useful on a film set. I assume the owner of the assistant will use it with glasses.

So, let's say you are a production designer, chaos has erupted on set, and you lost a couple of photo frames for the main character's desk. You ask the assistant in your glasses, "Where are the photo frames?" and it responds, "They're in your hands," or gives you another location.

Or, for instance, if you're the second director. It gets tiresome constantly checking which scene has been shot and if the schedule is on track. You ask the glasses, "Hey, which scene are we shooting?" and the assistant says, "Scene 13. We should have finished shooting it 30 minutes ago."

Let’s simulate a more complex scenario: a novice gaffer working on a pro-bono project doesn’t know where to place the lights to achieve the director of photography's brilliant vision. He shows a reference to the assistant, and our virtual intelligence schematically shows the gaffer in the glasses where to carry and place the lights.

Share your ideas in the comments on how a virtual assistant could help on set.

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