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Join Cameron Woodward, Co-founder at Wrapbook, to discuss the intersection of creativity and commerce, and what the future holds for the production industry in commercial, film, TV, and more.

  1. 1d ago

    Why Craft Still Matters in AI Filmmaking featuring Nik Kleverov

    Cameron sits down with Nik Kleverov, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Native Foreign, to explore what AI actually changes in filmmaking, and what it doesn't. Before moving into AI-native production, Nik spent two decades in traditional filmmaking. He worked his way up from PA to editor and earned an Emmy nomination for designing the opening titles to Narcos. Today, Native Foreign produces commercial campaigns and original films with AI. Its work includes the Toys"R"Us spot Nik describes as the first true AI commercial, and Critterz, an AI animated feature Nik is directing. Nik walks through how production has changed since that first commercial. Back then, getting one usable shot could take a thousand generations. He explains why AI-native projects still rely on teams of about a dozen specialists and timelines close to traditional work. The conversation covers where costs actually come down, from savings of around 20% on commercials to making an animated feature for roughly a tenth of a traditional studio budget. It also covers why world building, character design, storyboarding, and editorial review still depend on human creative judgment. Nik also shares the story behind Critterz. It began as a short film that he believes was the first animated AI short to earn U.S. copyright. He describes building Native Foreign's proprietary workflow, Woven, and what happened when OpenAI discontinued Sora midway through production. Plus, he explains why Native Foreign is bringing artists in on profit share. If you're interested in AI but want to hear from someone who came up through traditional craft, this one's for you. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system, giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials, Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork, reading invoices, flagging issues, and syncing data, so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    Why Craft Still Matters in AI Filmmaking featuring Nik Kleverov

  2. Sep 22

    Houston’s New Film Incentive Era featuring Alfred Cervantes

    Cameron sits down with Alfred Cervantes, Executive Director of the Houston Film Commission, to talk about what a film commission actually does and how Houston is positioning itself within Texas' new incentive era. Alfred is a native Houstonian who has worked in the Texas film industry since 1992. Before joining the Houston Film Commission, he worked as crew on productions including The Chase, Jason's Lyric, Reality Bites, Apollo 13, and Powder, giving him a ground-level understanding of what productions actually need when they arrive in a new market. That on-set background informs everything about how he runs the commission today. In the conversation, Alfred explains how film commissions help productions navigate the practical realities of filmmaking: locations, permits, crew, vendors, municipal coordination, and the countless logistical challenges that determine whether a project succeeds. He also addresses what producers most often misunderstand about what a film commission can and can't do, and why building a relationship with the commission early in the process makes a meaningful difference. The conversation explores the early impact of Texas Senate Bill 22, how Houston's local incentive stacks on top of the state program, and why affordability, infrastructure, and crew depth continue to attract both independent features and larger productions. Alfred also discusses Houston's diverse location palette, from urban downtown corridors to rural landscapes, and why the city's growing crew base is creating new opportunities for filmmakers who haven't previously considered Texas. If you're thinking about filming in Houston or just want to understand what a film commission can do for your production, this episode's for you. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system, giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials, Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork, reading invoices, flagging issues, and syncing data, so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    Houston’s New Film Incentive Era featuring Alfred Cervantes

  3. Sep 8

    The Real Economics of AI Native Production featuring PJ Accetturo

    Cameron sits down with PJ Accetturo, founder and CEO of Genre.ai, to talk about what happens when generative AI moves beyond experimentation and becomes a real production business. Known online as the "viral AI madman," PJ built his reputation with the Kalshi commercial that aired during the NBA Finals, one of the first AI-generated ads to run on broadcast television at scale. Since then, he has led AI-native campaigns for Nike, LVMH, Qatar Airways, Oracle, Popeyes, Ramp, Google, and more, generating hundreds of millions of views across platforms. Through Genre.ai, he has built one of the most active AI-native production studios working in commercial production today. But instead of focusing on prompts and workflows, this conversation digs into the questions that rarely get asked: pricing, margins, creative constraints, failed campaigns, staffing, and what AI actually means for the economics of production. PJ explains how AI-native productions are structured today, why some projects still work better as traditional shoots, and how agencies, production companies, and filmmakers are adapting as the technology rapidly improves. The discussion also explores the changing relationship between AI and traditional craft, from commercials and VFX workflows to narrative filmmaking, virtual production, performance capture, and the emerging hybrid models being tested across the industry. The conversation also touches on the Wonder Project's hybrid approach to narrative production, blending volume stages, performance capture, and AI-generated wide shots as a model for what ambitious mid-budget storytelling could look like going forward. Perhaps most notably, PJ reflects on how his own thinking has evolved. A year ago he was telling Hollywood it was doomed. Today his message is different: the tools are coming regardless, the talent is there to adapt, and what's ahead may look less like a reckoning and more like a golden age of creativity. For producers, creative directors, and anyone trying to understand where AI fits in the production landscape, this is one of the more grounded and honest conversations on the topic you'll find. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system, giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials, Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork, reading invoices, flagging issues, and syncing data, so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    The Real Economics of AI Native Production featuring PJ Accetturo

  4. Aug 25

    Why Production and Festival Strategy Are the Same Job featuring Neil Champagne

    Cameron sits down with Neil Champagne, Head of Development at Tinygiant, to unpack how an independent film moves from a promising script to a major festival and why that strategy starts much earlier than most filmmakers realize. Neil has over a decade of producing experience spanning television and independent film. His TV credits include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBC America), Unspeakable (CBC/Sundance Channel, named a New York Times Best Series of 2019), Fargo (FX), The Girlfriend Experience (Starz), and Blackstone (Netflix). At Tinygiant, he oversees creative workflow across the company's commercial and scripted work, bridging story, capital, and execution. Under his leadership, the company has earned multiple New York Times Critics' Picks and maintains a 98% Rotten Tomatoes average across its film slate. Using Tinygiant's latest feature, She Keeps Me Young, which premiered in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival, as a case study, Neil walks through the realities of producing a low-budget indie with an ensemble cast, finding locations that satisfy both the creative and financial demands of the film, and building a production model nimble enough to make ambitious work at the sub-$2 million level. The conversation then goes deep on festival strategy: why Neil is thinking about a film's festival fit from the moment he reads the script, how timing and programming tendencies shape submissions, why simply submitting to dozens of festivals is rarely enough, and what producers can do to ensure their film actually gets seen. He also breaks down the role of sales agents, publicists, earned media, and relationships with programmers once a film begins moving through the festival ecosystem. Ultimately, Neil makes the case that production and go-to-market strategy shouldn't be treated as separate disciplines. The creative identity of a film, including who directs it, what it's about, and who it's for, should be quietly informing every decision along the way, from scheduling and casting to which publicist you hire and which programmer you're sending your press release to. The festival premiere isn't where that thinking starts. It's where it surfaces. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system, giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials, Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork, reading invoices, flagging issues, and syncing data, so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    Why Production and Festival Strategy Are the Same Job featuring Neil Champagne

  5. Aug 11

    Building a Sustainable Future for Indie Film featuring Jon Reiss & Marjan Safinia

    Cameron sits down with Jon Reiss and Marjan Safinia to examine the structural challenges facing independent filmmaking—and why many of the assumptions that shaped the last two decades no longer hold. Jon is a filmmaker, author, and media strategist whose book Think Outside the Box Office has become a key resource for independent filmmakers thinking seriously about audience building and distribution. Through his company 8 Above, he creates custom audience-building strategies, theatrical experiences, and digital release campaigns for independent features and documentaries—and actively distributes films himself, most recently bringing The Librarians to over 200 theaters. He has consulted with hundreds of filmmakers and organizations worldwide, helped run the IFP/Gotham Filmmaker Lab for a decade, and founded the 8 Above Distribution Lab to teach filmmakers how to distribute and market their work. Marjan is an Iranian documentary filmmaker whose work—including Seeds and But You Speak Such Good English—has played at over 100 international festivals and been broadcast across North America, Europe, and the Arab world. She is the longest-serving president of the International Documentary Association and the only woman of color to have led the organization since its founding in 1982. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Documentary Branch and a Sundance Catalyst Fellow, she is also a board member of Chicken & Egg Pictures and co-hosts The D-Word, a leading online documentary community. Jon is also the co-founder and board president of the Future Film Coalition, formed in 2025 to unite independent film professionals and organizations in building collective power, securing visibility, and shaping public policy that ensures U.S. independent filmmaking continues to flourish. Marjan is an active member of the coalition. In this conversation, Jon and Marjan discuss how financing, distribution, discoverability, and audience behavior have fundamentally shifted—and why the biggest challenge facing independent filmmakers today isn't getting a film made, but building a sustainable path for it to reach an audience. They explore why distribution thinking needs to begin at the development stage, how marketing and audience strategy have become inseparable from production, and why the changing economics of streaming and theatrical exhibition make direct audience relationships more important than ever. Finally, Jon and Marjan discuss the Future Film Coalition's broader advocacy work, including efforts to address media consolidation, strengthen tax credit programs across the country, and make the case to policymakers and regulators that independent film is a significant economic force in communities across the United States. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system—giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials—Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork—reading invoices, flagging issues, syncing data—so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    Building a Sustainable Future for Indie Film featuring Jon Reiss & Marjan Safinia

  6. Jul 28

    What Modern Production Finance Actually Demands featuring Jeff Caruso

    Cameron sits down with Jeff Caruso, Wrapbook's SVP of Studio Sales and Success, for a candid look at where production finance has been—and where it needs to go. Jeff's path to Wrapbook is anything but theoretical. He started in hands-on production roles before moving into production finance at Summit Entertainment, then spent nearly 13 years at Cast & Crew helping studios and streamers manage the business side of their productions at scale. That combination—set experience, finance expertise, and deep familiarity with the tools the industry has relied on—gives him a uniquely clear-eyed view of why those tools have started to fall short. The conversation covers the real cost of fragmented systems and manual workflows: not just inefficiency, but risk that shows up at the worst possible moments. Jeff talks about what modern production finance actually demands, why budget-building that once took weeks is on the verge of taking hours, and what he's seen happen when technology and service fail to move at the speed of production. But the episode doesn't end with technology or trends. Jeff makes the case that no platform replaces the person who picks up the phone, understands the pressure, and says "I'm going to fix this for you." Because at the end of the day, a paycheck isn't just a paycheck—it's someone's car payment, their mortgage, their kid's tuition. The stakes are that real, and the people supporting productions need to treat them that way. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system—giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials—Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork—reading invoices, flagging issues, syncing data—so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    What Modern Production Finance Actually Demands featuring Jeff Caruso

  7. Jul 14

    How AI Is Changing the Green Light Decision featuring Tobias Queisser

    Cameron sits down with Tobias Queisser, CEO and co-founder of The Cinelytic Group, to explore how AI is changing decision-making across the entire content lifecycle from development and packaging to marketing, distribution, and monetization. Tobias brings a unique vantage point to this conversation. Before co-founding The Cinelytic Group, he spent a decade as an investment banker advising on complex international M&A deals, co-founded a global investment fund in London, founded Arctic Pictures Limited as an international film production company, and co-founded Cosmo Media Labs, producing TV shows, games, and Web3-based brand experiences. That cross-industry background—finance, technology, and entertainment—is exactly what drove him to build the tools he felt the industry was missing. While much of the industry conversation around AI focuses on content creation, Tobias argues that some of the biggest opportunities sit on the business side. Drawing on his M&A background, he explains why filmmaking has historically lacked the analytical tools common in other industries, and how forecasting models, audience intelligence, and decision-support systems can help producers better understand risk before costs lock in. Cinelytic's proprietary models have achieved 97% accuracy on early 2026 domestic box office forecasts and are used to track streaming performance, franchise trends, and predictive signals for sequel success across major releases. The conversation covers everything from script evaluation and talent packaging to release strategy, windowing, marketing analytics, and audience sentiment, including a look at SocialSense360, The Cinelytic Group's real-time tool for tracking audience reactions to trailers and campaign content. Tobias also discusses how forecasting models should be used—not as a replacement for creative judgment, but as a way to test assumptions, explore scenarios, and bring more clarity to the business decisions surrounding a project. Please note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely their own and do not reflect the views of Wrapbook, its employees, or affiliates. ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system—giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials—Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork—reading invoices, flagging issues, syncing data—so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    How AI Is Changing the Green Light Decision featuring Tobias Queisser

  8. Jun 30

    How Santa Fe Works as a Production Hub featuring Andrew C. Griego

    Cameron sits down with Andrew C. Griego of the Santa Fe Film Office to unpack how Santa Fe actually functions as a production hub inside New Mexico's highly competitive incentive system. Andrew grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and developed a passion for film and broadcast journalism that started in grade school. He went on to study filmmaking at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with honors in 2013, before returning to New Mexico and building a career in the Locations Department. After joining IATSE Local 480, he worked his way up to Location Manager on large-scale features, television series, commercials, and documentaries, giving him a ground-level understanding of what productions actually need when they arrive in a region. He now calls Santa Fe home and brings that on-set perspective to his work at the Santa Fe Film Office. While the statewide incentive often gets the attention, the conversation focuses on the operational layer producers encounter once a project lands in Santa Fe. From municipal permitting and historic districts to local crew depth, qualified production facilities, and the realities of shooting in a city with a strong architectural and cultural identity. Andrew breaks down how productions structure around the state's incentive uplifts, why Santa Fe works especially well for episodic television and contained features, and what producers often misunderstand about the region beyond the "desert" stereotype. They also discuss the city's production infrastructure, local crew culture, rural filming advantages, and how Santa Fe coordinates with the New Mexico Film Office to keep productions moving efficiently.ABOUT WRAPBOOK Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance. Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system—giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster. Built for features, TV, or commercials—Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork—reading invoices, flagging issues, syncing data—so your team can focus on the work that really matters. But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy. See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at www.wrapbook.com.

    How Santa Fe Works as a Production Hub featuring Andrew C. Griego
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Join Cameron Woodward, Co-founder at Wrapbook, to discuss the intersection of creativity and commerce, and what the future holds for the production industry in commercial, film, TV, and more.

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  • Creator
    Wrapbook
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
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    © Wrapbook
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