Which underrated tools are being used in our industry to great success? Host Peter Frelik talks to Kevin Obrien, Ian Fursa and Mike Kozlenko around the "campfire" on some classic tools they use even more so now than before. Note: some will surprise you.

Featured Guest - Kevin Obrien (Commercial Director at Diamond View)

Website: Tell A Story

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Featured Guest - Ian Fursa (Virtual Production Supervisor, CEO at VP Toolkit)

Website: VP Toolkit

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Featured Guest - Mike Kozlenko (Director of Photography)

Website: Demo Reel

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We didn't have to wait long until we touched on the hottest topic in our industry! On day 2 of summer camp, host Peter Frelik talks to Matthew Skurow, Guillaume Hurbault and Jagger Waters on whether they love or hate AI in Hollywood.

Featured Guest - Matthew Skurow (Partner & Executive Producer at Miraculi Entertainment)

Website: Miraculi Entertainment

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Featured Guest - Guillaume Hurbault (AI Filmmaker & Co-Founder at Solo Twins Studios)

Website: Guillaume H

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Featured Guest - Jagger Waters (AI Writer, Producer & Storyteller)

Website: Glamorous Reptile

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On the first day of summer camp, host Peter Frelik talks to Gabe Michael and Chris Barnett on which tech tools have become their new go-to.

Featured Guest - Gabe Michael (Vice President, Executive Producer - AI at Edelman)

Website: Gabe Michael AI

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Featured Guest - Chris Barnett (Senior Manager at Christie Digital Systems, Co-Founder at Immersive Dimension)

Website: Immersive Dimension

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Conrad Curtis joins Peter Frelik to walk us through the process of capturing digital twins (03:09).

Then they explore the relationship the creator and the financier can have if photo-realistic digital assets can be utilized for pre-visualization (54:10).

Finally, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies to discuss how they feel about Netflix leaning into AI tools (01:10:50).

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We pull back the curtain on the Blackmagic Design 3D Cine Immersive Camera for the Apple Vision Pro.

Host Peter Frelik is joined by Bob Caniglia from Blackmagic to reveal fascinating details on the development process, features like the dual 8K lenses and single-file capture (03:07).

Then they break down how exactly the 3D filmmaking workflow in Davinci Resolve may just be the secret to winning the NLE wars and finally achieving a comprehensive production and post-production pipeline under one platform (13:08).

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The rising budgets and obstacles to putting together a short film or video production leaves many filmmakers waking up each day not actually telling any stories. It's just too involved to do it on any old story. It has to be worth it. But that thinking has prevented a lot of voices from not being heard. But we are now in a point in time where tech-driven tools are removing all those obstacles for filmmakers.

Host Peter Frelik meets up with the first professional YouTuber Cory Williams as they explore how he has been able to express himself in short stories using only Unreal Engine and a Motion Capture suit. He shares his insights and his production pipeline for any aspiring filmmakers wanting to give this method a chance (02:31).

Then Cory breaks down what can make you stand out in this category, how to think about movement in story and understanding the way to use this tech to produce truly authentic work (26:35).

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Peter Frelik connects with AJ Wedding from Orbital Studios to list out who you should talk to if you are a director looking to add virtual production to your skillset (2:19).

Then they familiarize themselves with all the latest situations that creatives are using virtual production to "push the tech" (12:10).

And lastly, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies to discuss the viability of getting a job in advertising using AI (26:10).

We discuss the AI commercial created for Toys 'R' Us.

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It's the start of summer! But like spring, will this season also have a lot less work for us because of the strikes and AI? (00:00)

Peter Frelik sits down with 3-time Oscar-winning VFX legend Rob Legato to share how he has been able to continue to reinvent new ways to tell stories after every decade's technological innovation (02:52).

Next, they unpack what are the secrets to keeping our creative integrity intact as everything else in the industry changes around us (12:48).

Finally, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies to lay out the strategies behind the launch of Luma AI's Dream Machine and Runway Gen 3 within days of each other. Get to know all the factors in the upcoming AI arms race! (20:48)

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Peter Frelik talks to Philip Galler, the Virtual Production Supervisor of The Mandalorian, House of the Dragon and founder of Lux Machina Consulting. They list all the different ways the audience is watching our stories. Hint: It's not just movie theaters anymore (02:26).

Then they talk about how the process would work in this world of robust transmedia delivery potential. They get to the bottom of what turning films into video games will really look like (10:56).

Finally, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies to share their thoughts on the new SHOWRUNNER app, an AITV application allowing the audience to use "Text-to-Episode" prompts to create additional episodes of various cartoons (32:21).

SHOWRUNNER

SHOW-1 White Paper on how they're doing it

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When looking at the new way people watch TV, streamers like YouTube are garnering such a large share of the eyeballs that even legacy companies are starting to strategize how to add more User Generated Content to their programming. But if UGC is going to be the "Next TV", then two specific A.I. issues may have a huge impact on content creators (00:00).

First, Peter Frelik is joined by UC-Berkeley lecturer Peter Bittner to go under the hood on how content credentialing works for generative A.I. features (ie. Adobe), and what lucrative opportunities can creators look into (2:18).

Then they break down the outcomes that the personalization of content by A.I. can have on creators and how it will reckon with our identity as storytellers (28:30).

Finally, on the Toast, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallek from Vū and A.I. Filmmaker/Stand-up Comic Jagger Waters to get the download on how Jagger and other storytellers have participated in very unique A.I. FIlm competitions at NAB and Cinema Synthetica at A.I. On The Lot (42:27).

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