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How a scene gets made. Workflow, shot lists, continuity, and the craft decisions that separate a scene from a set of clips.

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The OpenAI movie premieres this month, and still has no distributor

Luca Guadagnino made a film about Sam Altman for Amazon MGM. It world-premieres at the New York Film Festival. Where it goes after that is unclear.

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A24 took $75 million from Google, and its audience revolted

Not an IP deal, not a training deal, no obligation to put a generated frame on screen. The reaction happened anyway, and that's the part worth reading.

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Glossary: AI video and short drama terms

Forty terms you'll meet making AI video, each defined from the source that actually defines it.

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The EU AI Act for US creators: what Article 50 requires

Whether it applies to you turns on a scope test most coverage skips — and fiction gets a lighter obligation than you'd expect.

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Why a scripted series is the safest AI format on YouTube right now

YouTube's own description of what it demonetizes is, read backwards, a specification for short drama.

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How to disclose AI use in a paid brand deal

Two disclosures, two different reasons, and neither satisfies the other. One is federal law applied; the other is one state's statute.

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Can you still monetize AI video on YouTube? What the July 2026 rules say

YouTube split its inauthentic content policy into three named categories in July 2026, and its own trust and safety lead says the policy didn't change.

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What to lock before you start generating

Six decisions. Three of them can't be changed later at all, and one of those surprises almost everyone.

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Can AI video be copyright protected?

Owning your output and holding copyright in it are two different things, and your platform can only give you the first.

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Vertical drama economics: what the numbers say and don't

The category numbers are solid and widely misquoted. The production numbers barely exist. Knowing which is which is the whole skill.

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Why your AI scenes don't match shot to shot: the coverage problem

Your shots look good individually and wrong together. That's a coverage problem, and film has solved it for a century.

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Do you have to label your AI video? Disclosure rules for US creators

Three platforms, one EU regulation and the FTC all want something different, and your generation tool probably provides none of it.

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