Welcome to Crash Zoom! Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists.

We have a NEW FORMAT. Instead of covering 4-5 topics per episode we are now doing two episodes a week each covering one topic. It's leaner, meaner, but with the same hard-hitting context and analysis you've come to expect.

On this episode we discuss:

How AI is being taught in film school and the way students are pushing back (Ankler)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

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Welcome to Crash Zoom! Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists.

We have a NEW FORMAT. Instead of covering 4-5 topics per episode we are now doing two episodes a week each covering one topic. It's leaner, meaner, but with the same hard-hitting context and analysis you've come to expect.

On this episode we discuss:

Korean Media Conglomerate CJ ENM announcing their new AI Kid's Show 'Cat Biggie' (Variety)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom! Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Will Theatres Last 20 Years? (Stephen Follows)

Elio Flops (CNBC)

AI Wins in Court (Variety)

Denis Does Bond (The Insneider)

NYT 100 Greatest Films of the Last 25 Years Reactions (NYTimes)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom! Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Steaming Overtakes Linear (Nielson)

NEON invests in Crowdfunded film 'Shelby Oaks' (Indiewire)

Emmy Submissions Drop...but Is it Really that Bad? (The Wrap)

WBD Cuts David Zaslav's Salary (Gizmodo)

NYTimes Top 10s

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Sammie is on Vacation! So today, filmmaker Aaron Strand is joined with SPECIAL GUEST, actress, writer, producer Imani Vaughn-Jones. Together they discuss:

Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney (The Wrap)

Meta is replacing Ads with AI (Reuters)

Met buys Scale AI (CNBC)

Is Apple's 'F1 The Movie' Hot or Not? (Variety)

Are Depictions of Wealth Ruining TV (Atlantic)

You can check out Imani's work:

IG: @Imanivaughnjones

Tiktok: @imanivaughnjones

www.imanivaughnjones.com

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom! Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

WBD Splits in Two (Hollywood Reporter)

Lionsgate's plan to use Runway AI (Variety)

Natasha Lyonne and Husband Bryan Mooser's AI Party (Vulture)

Casting Directors are NOT Ok (Vulture)

Stolen copy of 'The Day the Clown Cried' (Huff Post)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Netflix Saves Sesame Street (MSNBC)

Google is making AI Propaganda (Film Stories)

Is MAGA-TV a Thing? (Wired)

Adult Cartoons Are Thriving (The Wrap)

Matt Wolf on his Pee Wee Doc (Vulture)

David Lynch Estate Auction (Juliens)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Memorial Day Box Office (The Wrap)

The Slow Death of Cartoon Network (Bloomberg)

The Rise of MUBI (Variety)

LA Mayor Applies Band-Aid to Flesh Wound (Indiewire)

Lionsgate selling Tickets through Tiktok (Indiewire)

Matt Belloni (Puck)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Trump Tariffs (CNN )

Jon Voight's Plan to Make Hollywood Great Again (Indiewire)

We're talking about Fin-Syn!?! (Ankler)

The death of Industry Arts and the Screenplay Exploitation Machine (Indiewire)

Upfronts (The Dailies)

Together Copyright Lawsuit (Indiewire)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we speak with writer/director Arfat Sheikh about his debut feature 'Saffron Kingdom

Arfat on IG: @arfat_a_sheikh

Saffron Kingdom on IG: @saffronkingdomfilm

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Get tickets to Withdrawal HERE

Email us: [email protected]

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

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