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Eric, Admar, and Liesl continue their discussions with Assistant Professor Jay Hubert of the Digital Film track at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in this third episode in the series.

Some topics include: Digital filmmaking and the impact movies have on our lives. Gaming and game design. MST3K, The 48-hr. Film Project, automotive industry, advertising, noteworthy directors and actors, a cow named "Peppermint," and AI deepfakes.

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References were made to the following so if you are interested, be sure to check them out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031010886/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Dogs_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000 https://mst3k.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_worst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w58PsaFWbjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOBibhv7Q_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmNZwJTp9nM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Paxton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Scott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_(1985_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3822596/ https://www.shortfilmwire.com/en/embedded/film/200048671/Peppermint https://www.npr.org/2024/12/21/nx-s1-5220301/deepfakes-memes-artificial-intelligence-elections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta1aSVk95HE https://youtu.be/86k8N4YsA7c?si=npmfCFwzxWVN1CXY https://youtu.be/RzkD_rTEBYs?si=D4FKBI2wPQ2cUV_U https://youtu.be/0bnxF9YfyFI?si=RGImUDZP5iRKMm0u https://youtu.be/VSxMZBp-2Zs?si=QjVWZkR7TKCB0ucK https://youtu.be/gGib6vIuVds?si=b7o-U0xzVN2YHWEs https://youtu.be/D0B_4QVEIvU?si=QAy-gWDZa955w6kF

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