Percipient thought-pieces and opinions from some
of
the world’s most respected industry leaders.
LOBO Managing Director Luis Ribeiro examines why human vision remains essential as AI reshapes animation.
Artificial intelligence can definitely be our friend but, says Steph Hobart, MD at Brothers & Sisters Sports Club & AI Production Studio, it isn't a magician, so we should stop treating it like one. If we don't, the thing that will suffer is creativity.
While ads still play an important role in game launches, Mike Petricevic, Co-Founder and Creative Partner at Waste Creative argues that they’ve become just one part of a bigger strategy. He explores how marketing has evolved and what studios need to do to turn viewers into devoted players.
Natalie Dickens, founder of Felt Music, reflects on curating entertainment for creative professionals – and why trust, timing and instinct matter more than hype.
Stephen Barnes, Founder of technical and creative agency Collective, observes that while artificial intelligence is at the heart of the latest existential crisis to agitate the movie industry, AI-powered digital twins are reshaping advertising film production.
In 1995 Toy Story burst onto cinema screens, apparently heralding the end of stop-motion as an art form. That proved not to be the case, and Not to Scale director Anthony Farquhar-Smith examines the ongoing appeal and artistic merit of stop-motion animation.
After burning out, director Jon Bregel rediscovered what really mattered to him: filming honest, human stories with care. He shares why trust, conviction, and small crews matter when tackling heavy topics like grief and trauma, and how to create work that moves people without feeling fake or forced.
While cinema audiences have traditionally skewed male, things are changing. With a series of more female-focussed releases, and with women more cinematically engaged, Clare Turner, Chief Commercial Officer at Pearl & Dean, looks at how and why advertisers need to take advantage of the big screen.
Creativity is steadily being siphoned off. It's created by the few and attended by the few, with the creative industries completely shutting out the working classes. Cannes, says shots Culture Editor Amy Kean, is a perfect example.
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