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Coming up, you step onto a working film set, but you're not there to watch your favorite star because you're the star.
For a modest fee, visitors can suit up, follow a director's lead, and walk away with their own short film.
It feels like a quirky day out, but something deeper may be going on.
With AI churning out dramas faster and cheaper, the industry is asking what makes a human performance irreplaceable.
This tourist experience might just be part of the answer.
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Imagine visiting a film and television city, not just to tour a movie set,
but to become the star of your own short drama.
For a very reasonable fee, visitors in China can put on a costume,
work with a director and a camera crew, and walk away with their own short video.