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. 3d ago

    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 happenedhttps://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!)

    52 min
  2. May 7

    The Alan Smithee Round Table (“NAB-More Acquisitions & Software Updates”)

    Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang have just returned from NAB and have lots of stories to share with us. They also discuss the latest updates from Davinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere, AVID’s partnership with Gemini, several key acquisitions and a whole lot more. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about!  Show notes: Sony Pictures Entertainment to Lay Off Hundreds in Reorganization Across TV, Film and  - Corporate   - https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sony-entertainment-layoffs-tv-film-1236710554/ Quixote Cuts Most of Its L.A. Soundstage Business, Leaves Georgia and New Mexico Entirely - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/quixote-hudson-pacific-atlanta-1236578946/ Netflix buying Radford Studios https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-los-angeles-radford-1236571301/ FSI / Atomos https://www.atomos.com/2026/04/07/flanders-scientific-aquisition/ Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman. John Ternus to become Apple CEO. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/ Apple reports second quarter results https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/apple-reports-second-quarter-results/ Marvel layoffs https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2026/04/14/disney-layoffs-hit-marvel-studios-hard/ NAB: https://www.nabshow.com/press-release/the-2026-nab-show-wraps-with-proof-the-future-of-media-and-entertainment-is-expanding-beyond-broadcasting/ https://www.provideocoalition.com/arri-enters-new-era-with-riedel-sale/ https://www.provideocoalition.com/aja-to-acquire-comprimatos-portfolio-of-software-solutions/ https://www.provideocoalition.com/nab-2026-avid-is-opening-up-and-gemini-might-help/ Digital Glue / Creative.Space: CSI Tencent was the most interesting https://multimedia.tencent.com/zh/products/video-codec-engines/ (h.266)https://www.tencentcloud.com/document/product/647/60034 (streaming) The AI editing assistants (as was my one cool thing): https://www.provideocoalition.com/nab-2026-eddie-ai-quickture-selects-the-ai-editing-assistants/ One Cool Thing: Katie: met some of the robots at Incheon Airport https://webjium.com/icn-wac/14.Panel4-1_Eunjeoung%20Seo.pdf Michael: Hermes: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/ Scott:  The whole music video for that viral boarding school thing that’s been going around the socials GENER8ION - STORM              https://youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?si=EJgsqOhXHFBBCqyU

    1h 15m
  3. Apr 2

    The Alan Smithee Round Table (“Acquisitions & Soaring Prices”)

    Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! There’s been a lot going on for the gang to discuss. Open AI’s shock decision to discontinue Sora just weeks after Disney’s multi-billion-dollar investment, Apple’s recent acquisition of Motion VFX, the soaring prices and scarcity of SSD drives and much, much more. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about!  Show Notes Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/ Apple acquires MotionVFX:  https://www.provideocoalition.com/apple-acquires-motionvfx/ Resilio was acquired by Nasuni https://www.nasuni.com/nasuni-acquires-resilio/ Foundry acquired Griptape https://www.foundry.com/news-and-awards/foundry-acquires-griptape-ai From the DOJ: Adobe Agrees to $150 Million Settlement and Injunction to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act: https://www.provideocoalition.com/from-the-doj-adobe-agrees-to-150-million-settlement-and-injunction-to-resolve-alleged-violations-of-the-restore-online-shoppers-confidence-act/ Adobe UK consumer protection enforcement case: https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/adobe-consumer-protection-enforcement-case OpenAI shutters short-form video app Sora as company reels in costs: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/24/openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs.html Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood: https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/ And more: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/902368/openai-sora-dead-ai-video-generation-competition One Cool Thing: Katie: Multimedia from Wagner to Virtual Reality (Randall Packer and Ken Jordan) https://www.amazon.com/Multimedia-Wagner-Virtual-Reality-Expanded/dp/0393323757https://archive.org/details/multimediafromwa00kenj Michael: https://voicebox.sh/ and https://github.com/nikopueringer/CorridorKey Scott: https://www.careportal.org/

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