Filmmaker Herman Huang's framework for using AI video tools without it looking like AI: start from real footage, keep AI shots short, and never put AI near a human face that needs to perform.
Free AI tools for filmmakers usually fall into two camps: genuinely useful, and a marketing funnel in disguise. Here's what's actually free and actually worth using in 2026.
Panasonic posted its best quarter since 1985, driven by AI data centers, while LUMIX sits in the one division that shrank.
A distribution deal gives a company the rights to release your film — but the terms vary enormously. Here's what to look for and what to watch out for before you sign.
Most Runway users use Gen-4.5, Motion Brush, and the basic editor. Here's what else is in the platform — Act-Two, Aleph, Inpainting, Lip Sync, Workflows — and when each one is actually worth using.
Insta360 confirmed two mirrorless ILCs are in development, built around making interchangeable lens cameras easier for beginners.
MiniMax H3 is an open-weight video model getting a different kind of buzz. Here's what it is, how it works, and how AI video got here.
Used camera prices are climbing in Japan, and discontinued DSLRs and mirrorless bodies are leading the increases.
Fal launched a LoRA trainer for MiniMax H3 and released an open-source photorealism LoRA to show what it can do.
A developer built h3.c, a free Metal engine that finally runs MiniMax H3 natively on Apple Silicon.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is closing in on $1 billion domestic, and Sony's 5-year sequel gap may be why it's outperforming the churn-out-content model.
Higgsfield's Global Film Festival puts up $1 million across 14 winners, judged by an Oscar-winning jury, for 3-to-5-minute AI shorts.