Breaking the Caste System of Independent Cinema
On status, legitimacy, and the “demo” accusation in the age of machine-made film Independent cinema presents itself as a meritocracy. It is not. This is not a complaint; it is
The Pivot
(From “Post-Scarcity Cinema: Essays in AI Film Theory” Volume 2 of The New Machine Cinema) The inevitable moment approaches when institutional resistance to AI filmmaki
The Moral Argument
(An Essay from “The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory”) The supposed moral crisis around AI cinema reveals itself not in reasoned debate but in
The Living, Breathing Cinema
(An Essay from “The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory”) I truly believe we are moving into a world where audiences are no longer able to weaponi
Speed of the Mind
(Essay from “The New Machine Cinema: Foundational Essays in AI Film Theory”) The nature of AI filmmaking is too explosive to bottle up, but early in the space, we are a
