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Special Guest for Episode 10 is John Gaeta youtube.com/watch?v=3yKCDA…

I would agree, a 10-minute narrative short film with AI is exponentially harder than a 2-minute AI "concept trailer" — and a 30-minute pilot is exponentially harder than that. We analyze why with AI Filmmaker @ryanwpatterson on our podcast today, learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=qz3kU-…

Spent about $1000 in credits on Seedance 2.0 over the last few weeks,and here are a few thoughts: First, the main thing that strikes me using a state-of-the-art model from this new generation is how hard it still is to scale beyond short form. Getting great animation is fast. Getting multi-cut sequences that make sense is possible. Consistency with Omnireference is actually very good. But the moment you move into real narrative work, things change. Multi-character exchanges, long sequences, maintaining visual continuity across shots, keeping tone, pacing, and staging consistent… it’s not impossible, but it is still a lot of work. And with generation costing somewhere between $2 and $7 per ~15 seconds, it adds up very quickly. As models improve, producing good looking short content is becoming trivial. Building something that holds together as a story is still not. Continue Video in Seedance is clearly trying to address part of this, but in my case it has been broken for the last couple of weeks, so none of my longer attempts would go through. In theory, you could imagine a small team of 5–10 people generating all day from the same storyboard, using a shared visual reference as a single source of truth. That alone shows how close we are to something that starts looking like a real production pipeline. But we are not fully there yet. Right now it still feels like we can touch the future with the tip of our fingers, while at the same time struggling to precisely steer a model using mostly words, references, and iterations when the narrative becomes complex. Short clips are easy. Worldbuilding is not. And storytelling is still the hardest part.

Want to see what a cutting-edge AI Short Film looks like in 2026? Check out a sneak preview from one of the best doing it, @ryanwpatterson of Queen One Studios 👇

Top-rated AI Filmmaker and Director @ryanwpatterson joins the show. youtu.be/qz3kU-4dxH8 Tune in March 15th chat 🔔

Yikes! Glad we filed our patent already, Netflix + Ben Affleck will make a formidable team in the AI Tools for Filmmakers space 😅 We've seen Lionsgate + Runway, Blumhouse + Meta, Primordial Soup + Google, now InterPositive + Netflix. (Or Netflix + Artists Equity / LivePlanet / Pearl Street Films) What's next, Saga + AGBO? 😉

Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's stealthy AI studio and tools startup InterPositive — and we at @WriteOnSaga want to welcome Ben and Netflix to the game. variety.com/2026/film/news… As a AI Filmmaking Start-Up that also builds AI tools for filmmakers (including our own AI Studio), we welcome Ben's wise perspective on AI and what he'll bring to Netflix and their new tools org. Influencers, time to take down those "Ben Affleck rips AI on Rogan's podcast" posts 😂 I think he's all-in on AI filmmaking.

@CuriousRefuge @seedanceai @Kling_ai @FlowbyGoogle We've had Veo 3.1 in Saga for years Try it free writeonsaga.com

Ran tests between @seedanceai 2.0, @Kling_ai 3.0, and @FlowbyGoogle VEO 3.1 to assess how they hold up across lip sync, audio, camera movement, and transitions. Overall, lip sync still leans slightly robotic across the board, but Seedance 2.0 feels smoother than VEO 3.1, with Kling exhibiting the most inconsistencies. When it comes to performance, Seedance and Kling capture a bit more emotional nuance than VEO 3.1. I have to also mention that Seedance 2.0 and Kling 3.0 handle multi-shot generation and continuity impressively. Let's see if VEO 4 brings similar capabilities.

@oFaleco well said

The existence of bad AI films does not make all AI films bad. Thank you.

Acclaimed LA-based AI Filmmaker & Director @Kavanthekid Cardoza is joining us on the Brothers' Saga podcast this Saturday. The Phantom X co-founder and next month's WAIFF Cannes speaker has delivered some of the most talked-about AI film projects — from his original short Echo Hunter to the new @freepik TV Series The Chronicles of Bone. Learn more about the man, the legend, the kid, at kavanthekid.com 🧢 Stay tuned — and save the playlist 👇 youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Most AI founders are building features. The winners are building reliability. 👇 That's the insight that hit me hardest at our multimodal AI event last week. We brought together 3 founders who've actually shipped production AI in 2026. Here's what's working: Visual agents > text prompts Text commands are dead. The next wave? Agents that see, browse, and act on visual input. Dr. Xiao Zhang (@xiaozhg23) (@collov_ai) calls it "automation → autonomy." AI filmmaking ≠ one-button movies Russell Palmer (@RussellSAPalmer)(@CyberFilmAI) destroyed the hype: "You can't make a blockbuster for $200." Real AI cinema needs human pilots who understand story, pacing, emotion. Tools should amplify creativity, not replace it. We're at 6/10 for video reliability The gap between "cool demo" and "production-ready" is massive. Companies that win? Consistency + control > flashy one-shots. Your moat isn't the model—it's domain expertise Jing Conan Wang (@jingconan) (@DeepVistaAI): "Stay closer to your industry than Big Tech can." Proprietary data + human feedback loops + custom UI = how startups survive. The takeaway? Stop chasing shiny models. Build workflows people can depend on. What's your edge? 👇

Yes it's State but I'm asking Mayor Lurie to champion this cause 📽️ More people in SF making movies is a good thing! With AI and iPhones, San Franciscans and Californians alike can tell our stories through cinema.

Let’s say: You shoot a $10M film in the city, offering a 30% tax credit. $8M qualifies as eligible local spend. You could receive: 30% of $8M = $2.4M back That dramatically lowers your net production cost 📽️ #HollywoodNorth #NorCal #California @CAgovernor

Let’s go 🚀 San Fran-cisco! 🌉 The home of AI filmmaking. Open AI, Luma AI, CyberFilm AI. Bring on film production tax credits @DanielLurie — and let’s re-shore animation and indie film to America. A new Hollywood North in the Bay Area.

Let's go! 💪 Your new short film or TV show could start today: curiousrefuge.com/courses Enrollment is now open for @CuriousRefuge 🥳 We especially liked the new AI Screenwriting course by @justintwinters — highly recommend ✔️

LAUNCH FESTIVAL is back… March 16 & 17 in San Francisco This is the demo-or-die format I created for TechCrunch50 back in the day. 3 minutes to pitch your vision to a panel of investors and founders Always free for early-stage founders.. unlike other competitions — and you can’t buy your way on stage like other events We’re going to focus on OpenClaw & agent startups (mostly) for these two days — please apply at the website (link in reply tweet) We have 400 seats…

This was once us, we pitched @Jason live on @twistartups and won $25K on the spot. A week and one demo later, we had another $100K and a spot in his Accelerator. It can happen to you! AI Agents and things like OpenClaw aren't just buzzy, they're ripe for innovation and product-building.

Wow, SUPER HONORED GUYS!!! I was nominated for three @escapeaimedia award’s this year!! 🙌❤️ These are direct nominations from the community and my peers and that is the biggest honor and love I could get, that I care about anyway. Much of what I do is based around helping other creatives and our industry, and I slip some work in there when I get a chance 🫣🤣❤️ but this means the world to me, thank you so so much! I was nominated for the VENTURER, ARTISAN, and PIONEER awards! You can vote here until March 13th! escape.ai/event/awards20…

Music Video I made for @SnoopDogg Slid Off Official music video. All in AI. Used Seedance 2.0 for some shots

@CyberFilmAI is excited to be participating this April in Digital Hollywood’s AI + Branding Experience 2026, a conference exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming storytelling, media, and brand experiences. Our CEO, @RussellSAPalmer, will be speaking on the panel: Branding, Storytelling & Virtual Production: A World of Tools and Technology — "Layers of Innovation" The discussion will focus on how modern AI toolchains are reshaping creative workflows — from concept and script to visualization and final video — and what this transformation means for studios, agencies, brands, and creators. Digital Hollywood brings together leaders across entertainment and technology to explore the future of Hollywood, including cinematic AI, virtual production, and emerging media platforms. Topics will include: • AI filmmaking • Brand storytelling • Virtual production • Creative AI tools • The future of content creation 📅 April 14–15, 2026 (Virtual) Register for free: digitalhollywood.com/ai--branding-e… We look forward to sharing what we’ve learned building Saga V4 the last few months — and connecting with others shaping the future of AI-driven storytelling. 🎬🤖🚀