Art of the Frame

Art of the Frame

Conversations With The Top Film & TV Creators Of Today. Catch new episodes each week wherever you listen to podcasts

  1. Oct 30

    The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“Post in Transition: Automation, AI, and Mixing Light”)

    Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! This week the gang discuss NAB New York, the latest industry news including the tension between vertical and horizontal video and,  Instagram’s move toward long-form TV viewing. The highlight of the podcast is their interview with  Patrick Inhofer about suspending Mixing Light and the changing state of professional color-grading education. And of course there’s a handful of very cool things or us post-production people to get excited about. Show Notes Women Without Boundaries award for Katie Instagram Tests 90-Minute Horizontal Videos in Major Play for Podcasters and Creators Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos MotionVFX coming to Apple Creator Studio in November  Blackmagic offers up discounts for DaVinci Resolve Studio and Resolve products - until November 20 - but also HW price increases New York Poised to Overtake California as Top State for Movie and TV Production Netflix initiated layoffs affecting approximately 6% of its workforce. Skydance started employee buyouts aka voluntary redundancy  VN.ai’s report found that every AI model generated at least one copyright-protected character, even when a character’s name was not referenced in a text prompt. One Cool Thing Katie: In NY I met some really amazing women, Ayana Partee blew my mind. She’s a lawyer with a million amazing side hustles. Among other things she’s currently leading https://www.akuakromdp.com/ Akuakrom Development Project, a sustainable city in Ghana, and Haiti Housing Collaborative Initiative to develop disaster-resilient, low-cost housing.  Michael:  Bitfocus Buttons (and Companion) + StreamDecks Scott: Freedom (https://freedom.to)

  2. Sep 23

    The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“AI, Vertical Video & the Future of Filmmaking”)

    Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! This week the gang explore the different ways DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and other’s are using AI to reshape film making. There’s some good news for California film makers with the announcement of the 2027 post production tax credits. Two special guests, Kasey Esser and Vanessa von Schwarz join the conversation to share their experiences with vertical micro dramas. And of course there’s a handful of very cool things or us post-production people to get excited about. Show notes: AMC Theatres Launches Indie Distribution Label Leawood Films ‘American Idol’ Moving Production To Georgia As ABC Series Becomes Latest To Leave California Paramount is looking for Nashville office space as it weighs leaving LA CA post production tax credit is law: goes into effect Jan 2027 IBC: Resolve 21 is a huge update Resolve native integration with Codex and Claude https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/20260908-03 Adobe’s IBC release for Premiere and After Effects Adobe’s IBC release for Premiere and After Effects Battle of the NLE AI Assistants https://www.avid.com/press-room/2026/09/avid-and-google-cloud-deliver-browser-based-media-composer-and-agentic-workflows Avid and FilmLight announce Baselight-powered color coming natively to Media Composer https://www.provideocoalition.com/provideo-coalitions-best-in-show-winners-from-ibc-2026/ One Cool Thing Katie: I met a VFX editor named Corinne Pickett who lives on a boat. She showed me pics of her at home setup, where she does VFX editing and online editing, ON A BOAT. https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinne-pickett-56b1b820/ Michael: Alan Smithee on YouTube - Resolve Studio with scripting and workflow extensions Scott: ‘The Odyssey’ Was Shot on Real Film. This Is the Only Place Left Making It. (NY Times gift article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/arts/kodak-film-the-odyssey.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ClE.Pc0N.RqlLsjWbAs6g&smid=url-share)

  3. Sep 1

    The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“What We Did Last Summer”)

    Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang is back, refreshed from a summer break with lots to talk about: Hollywood’s hopeful rebound, post-production tech updates, acquisitions in both tech and media, the latest AI news, and of course, some very cool things for us post-production people to get excited about.  Show Notes Katie: https://www.dailyspecialstudios.com Michael: Harnesses: Claude Dispatch, Hermes, OpenClaw Scott: EditSwitch: Training and consulting for the migrating video editor    https://www.editswitch.com Paramount / Warner Brothers merger https://www.axios.com/2026/08/11/david-ellison-paramount-california https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2026/08/paramount-eyes-georgia-other-states-for-hq-move-amid-antitrust-case/ 2026 Box Office https://gower.st/articles/keeping-momentum-2026-sees-highest-grossing-june-quarter-first-half-this-decade-international-domestic-box-office/ https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/hollywoods-hit-parade-is-becoming-sideshow-2026-08-27/ California Tax Credits https://film.ca.gov/lights-camera-action-41-new-film-projects-to-receive-californias-film-first-year-of-expanded-program-projected-to-bring-6-6-billion-in-economic-impact/ https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/california-film-tv-tax-incentive-program-state-budget-issue-provision-sb-1122/ YouTube to Indies https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddeal/2026/06/10/obsession-and-backrooms-prove-youtubes-a-powerful-pipeline-for-filmmakers/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/01/youtube-gen-z-filmmakers Avid changes to third-party storage: https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/knowledge/shared-project-workflows-with-third-party-storage https://www.provideocoalition.com/avid-media-composer-2026-8-will-bring-changes-to-third-party-storage/ https://hedge.co/blog/avid-bin-locking-enterprise Disney and TikTok have a deal Adobe acquired Topaz  New Macs including Mac Studio M5 Ultra One Cool Thing Katie: Allosphere at UCSB https://allosphere.ucsb.edu/ Michael:  Harnesses: Claude Dispatch, Hermes, OpenClaw.  https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/ https://openclaw.ai/ Explainer: https://blueflame.ai/blog/ai-harnesses-explained Scott: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (Listen)

  4. Jun 9

    The Alan Smithee Round Table: (“Winners & Losers in Tech & AI”)

    Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang wrapped up their fourth season with an engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of the film and post-production industries, particularly in light of recent advancements in tech, software updates, and the economic challenges facing us all. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about!  Show notes: Television Academy Endorses Post-Production Tax Credit Bill as Assemblyman Nick Schultz Rallies Support in Burbank: ‘We Should Have Done This a Decade Ago’: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/television-academy-post-production-tax-credit-nick-schultz-1236742365/?brid=YWdncwFmYWtlZHVtbXkxNmJ5dGVz&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e231_tv2_tp1_a1demonzwuzsgr Entertainment Commission Scrapped in Nashville Mayor's Proposed Budget: https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/entertainment-commission-scrapped-budget/article_ae4d509f-470f-401f-a252-2d757d805919.html AI On the Lot happened https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gareth-edwards-excited-ai-filmmaking-1236608376/ Amazon announced 3 AI created animation films using their AI tool. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-orders-three-animated-series-generative-ai-1236606219/ https://www.fastcompany.com/91549877/animation-using-ai-jorge-r-gutierrez-book-of-life-amazon-mgm-studios-genai-creators-fund https://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/3965/amazon-prime-video-ai-animated-series One Cool Thing: Katie- music video Time Machine https://youtube.com/shorts/u5pVLODN5z4?si=SFG6QkmesO0d65yZ https://unnecessaryinventions.com/ Michael- Bitfocus Companion + Streamdeck or similar - automate all of the things. https://bitfocus.io/ Scott- https://raindrop.io (finally a bookmark manager I love!)

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