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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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.
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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.
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.
AI Filmmaking
MiniMax H3 Can Now Be Steered Like a Game, Using Barely Any New Training
H3-World turns MiniMax H3 into a keyboard-controlled simulator by retraining just 0.199% of its parameters.
AI Filmmaking
Meet Atlas: World Labs' New Model Beats MiniMax H3 and Reframes Real Footage
World Labs' new Atlas model beats MiniMax H3 on camera control and can reframe real footage into camera angles that were never filmed.
AI Filmmaking
How to Use AI to Break Down a Script for Production
AI can parse a screenplay and generate a production breakdown in minutes — here's how to use it effectively and what still requires a human production manager's eye.
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Gemini Can Now Search Through Video Instead of Just Watching It
Gemini's new agentic video understanding scans only what's relevant to a query instead of every frame, cutting costs while improving accuracy.
AI Filmmaking
What Is fal? The Platform Powering Half of AI Video's Biggest Launches
fal is the infrastructure platform behind many of AI video's fastest launches. Here's what the company actually does and why its name keeps showing up.
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Higgsfield's Genjutsu Tries to Transfer an Entire Performance, Not Just Motion
Higgsfield's new Genjutsu tool recasts an entire shot, camera, timing, and world, not just facial motion onto a new character.