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AI-Powered Oceans: FTV’s High-Fidelity Marine Documentary Sets New Benchmark

This article showcases how Korea’s public-interest broadcasters are adopting advanced AI production pipelines—

from restoration to storyboarding—to elevate ecological documentaries, signaling new opportunities

for global buyers seeking high-quality, tech-enhanced factual content.

♦  AI-Enhanced Public Documentary Premieres Nov 22

      • FTV airs “Sea Defense Battle: Invaders Will Not Survive” at 9 PM Nov 22, produced through KCA’s

          AI/digital-based program support

      • Documentary investigates harmful marine species surge from ocean warming and ecosystem’s natural

          defense mechanisms scientifically

♦  On-Site Investigation Across Korea and Japan

      • Production team visited Tongyeong, Pohang, Jeju waters and Japanese research institutes,

          scientifically analyzing ecological disruptions

      • Features dozens of field experts including haenyeo divers, fishermen, researchers presenting

          multidimensional crisis account

♦  Full-Stack AI Production Automates Post-Work

      • FTV combined underwater drones with AI video generation, automating largescale tasks including

          4K+ upscaling, color correction, noise removal

      • Latest AI engines restored murky underwater footage achieving high-quality visuals rarely seen in

          ecological documentaries

♦  AI Scenario Visualization Accelerates Production

      • “AI-based scenario visualization solution” analyzes text scripts, automatically converting them into

          scene images and videos

      • System advanced virtual storyboard and concept image creation, rapidly processing complex

          visualization tasks to boost production efficiency

Source

Yonhap News Agency. (2025.11.20)

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20251120074400017?section=entertainment/all