AI Filmmaking
The First Major AI-Native Documentary Never Filmed Its Subject Once
"Be Brave" premieres at Venice without a single filmed frame of its subject. AI recreated him entirely, and the festival is defending the choice.
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cinema lenses
The Tilta Nucleus AF Adapter Lets You Autofocus PL Lenses on Sony — If You Can Get Through the Setup
The Tilta Nucleus AF Adapter puts Sony autofocus on PL cinema lenses. The results are genuinely good. The setup process is genuinely painful. Here's the honest breakdown.
Camera Gear
Building a Rig for GoPro's Mission 1 Pro ILS
GoPro built the Mission 1 Pro ILS around its own mount ecosystem. Here's what to actually buy to rig it out properly.
business & industry
What Runway's Pivot Into Operating Systems Says About Its Video Tools
Runway's new Solaris interface generator reveals a bigger strategic pivot, away from video tools and toward general world simulation.
business & industry
Markiplier Just Became GoPro's Largest Shareholder, Betting on the Mission 1 Pro ILS
Markiplier acquired an 8.5% stake in GoPro, betting on the Mission 1 Pro ILS, but didn't disclose the investment in his own promo video for the camera.
Camera Gear
What Card Speed You Actually Need for the Mission 1 Pro ILS's 8K Modes
GoPro's official V30 minimum for the Mission 1 Pro ILS isn't enough for its 8K modes. Here's what to actually buy by resolution.
business & industry
Tim Cook Turned the iPhone Into a Cinema Camera. His Successor Inherits an AI Problem
Tim Cook's Apple turned the iPhone into a real filmmaking tool. John Ternus inherits that legacy, and a real AI gap he's called "a marathon, not a sprint."
ai
How to Use AI to Write a Filmmaker Grant Application
AI handles the structural and drafting work of grant applications effectively — here's how to use it while keeping the authentic voice that reviewers respond to.
AI Filmmaking
What Is a LoRA? The AI Fine-Tuning Trick Filmmakers Keep Running Into
LoRA stands for Low-Rank Adaptation, a way to customize an AI model's output without retraining it. Here's what that means for filmmakers.
Camera Gear
The Complete Sony FX5 Guide: Specs, Buying Guide, and How It Stacks Up
Everything you need to decide on the Sony FX5: full specs, what to budget for, and how it actually compares to its closest competitors.
AI Filmmaking
An Indie Filmmaker's Actual Workflow for an AI-Assisted Short Film
An indie filmmaker's real AI production workflow: script first, visual style second, generation last. Here's how it actually worked.
Camera Gear
7K vs. 5K: Comparing the Canon C50 and Sony FX5
Canon's 7K C50 and Sony's 5K FX5 solve the same problem differently. Here's how sensor, autofocus, and price actually compare.