AI Filmmaking
Happy Oyster Joins Runway and MiniMax in the Race to Build Interactive Worlds
Alibaba's Happy Oyster joins Runway and MiniMax in the interactive world model race, taking a genuinely different technical path than either.
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freelance
How to Price Your Freelance Video Work
Pricing freelance video work is where filmmakers most consistently undercharge — and where the consequences compound. Here's how to set rates that are actually sustainable.
Post-Production
Why DaVinci Resolve Can Feel Slow Right Out of the Box, and How to Fix It
DaVinci Resolve's default settings are built for pro environments, not your laptop. Here's what to change before your next project.
Camera Gear
The Best Lenses for Fujifilm's GFX Eterna 55
The Eterna 55's massive sensor makes lens choice complicated. Here's the one purpose-built cine lens, plus native and adapted options.
AI Filmmaking
The Tech Behind fal's Infinite Livestream Is Now an API Anyone Can Use
fal released H3 Max Director, turning the tech behind its infinite AI livestream into an API anyone can build with.
AI Filmmaking
How to Use AI to Find and Research Filming Locations
AI compresses the research phase of location scouting significantly — here's how to use it for concept generation, permit research, light analysis, and building a virtual scout package.
AI Filmmaking
What Is Hugging Face? A Plain-Language Explainer for Filmmakers
Hugging Face is where most open-weight AI models and LoRAs actually get hosted and shared. Here's what the platform does and why it matters.
Camera Gear
Is the Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 Medium Format or Large Format? Both, Sort Of.
The Eterna 55 gets called medium format and large format, and both are technically correct. Here's why the terminology genuinely conflicts.
ai tools
Nvidia Just Bought Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion. Here's What That Platform Actually Does
Nvidia just confirmed a $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face. Here's what the platform actually does, and why it matters to AI filmmaking.
business & industry
Markiplier Invests in Strada, Backing an Alternative to Cloud Storage
Markiplier invested in Strada, a cloud-free remote editing platform, continuing a pattern of backing accessible production infrastructure.
AI Filmmaking
Runway's Next World Model Can Be Directed Like a Film, or Played Like a Game
Runway's GWM Worlds 2 generates real-time interactive worlds that can be scripted like a film or played like a game, using the same underlying model.
commercial directing
How Director Aidan Cullen Shot a Cosmos Commercial on Film — and Built a $100M Crew Platform on the Side
Director Aidan Cullen breaks down the Cosmos commercial shot on film with Odessa A'zion — and the $100M freelance crew platform he built alongside his directing career.