Lawrence Jordan

Hey everyone, You've probably seen the news: Darren Aronofsky just released "On This Day… 1776," a short-form Revolutionary War series created through his AI studio with Google DeepMind. SAG voice actors, AI visuals. I haven't watched it yet, so I'm not here to tell you it's good or bad. But I AM here to talk about the reaction — because we've seen this exact movie before. And I mean that literally. 1903 — "The Great Train Robbery" comes out. Audiences panic at the image of a gun pointed at the camera. Some people want films banned entirely. Late 1920s — Sound arrives. Silent film purists, including legendary filmmakers, declare it a gimmick that will destroy the art form. Chaplin refuses to make a talkie for years. Then it was color. Television. Home video. CGI. Digital editing. Streaming. The sky has been falling for 120 years. And yet here we are — with more ways to tell stories than at any point in human history. Now it's AI's turn to be the villain. Look, I get it. There are real ethical concerns. We should absolutely have conversations about compensation, attribution, and impact on working artists. Those conversations matter, and I'm not dismissing them. But the instant pile-on? The "AI slop" mockery before most people have even watched it? That's not thoughtful criticism. That's fear wearing the costume of principle. An Academy Award-nominated filmmaker is experimenting publicly. Taking a risk. Whether this project lands or not, he's pushing into territory most of Hollywood is too scared to touch. For those of us in this community — many of you would never have had access to traditional production resources. These tools are giving you a voice. That's not a threat to creativity. That's an expansion of it. So yeah. I'm going to watch Aronofsky's series with an open mind. Maybe it's great. Maybe it's rough around the edges. Either way, I'd rather see someone swinging than an industry paralyzed by the same fears it's had since a train first rolled toward a camera.

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@Sarfaraaz Shaikh Agreed. Can't wait to see the whole thing.

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@Naila Sfeir No problem at all — and it’s a fantastic question. My guess (and this is just my informed crystal-ball take) is that film education will eventually split into two parallel tracks. One track will stay focused on traditional filmmaking: cameras, crews, production, post, the whole studio workflow. That’s not going away anytime soon, especially at the studio and high-end TV level. Schools like NYU, USC, AFI, etc. are still primarily training people for that world, because that’s where most of the paid jobs still are. The second track will be AI-native filmmaking. And that one is still being invented in real time. Right now, there isn’t even a widely agreed-upon “pipeline” yet. No standardized tools, no settled best practices, no clear job roles. Everyone is kind of making it up as they go — experimenting, breaking things, figuring out what actually works. Which is exactly why communities like this exist. We’re basically watching (and participating in) the birth of a new medium. The fundamentals of storytelling will always matter, but the process of how stories get made is being completely rewritten, and there’s no syllabus yet. We’re collectively writing it. And honestly, that’s the part that excites me the most. Creating new workflows is something I’ve always been drawn to. It’s what I’ve spent most of my career doing, just in different technological waves. But this one feels bigger. What really makes this interesting is not me having answers — it’s people like you being here, asking smart questions, experimenting, sharing what works (and what completely fails). That’s how we “write the book”… or at least the first draft. And there will be a lot of drafts. This field is moving so fast it’s almost absurd — new tools, models, techniques showing up every week, sometimes daily. I hate to sound like a kid in a candy store, but that’s genuinely how I feel 😂 I don’t see myself as the expert here. I’m discovering this stuff in real time just like everyone else. I'm just bringing 40 years of filmmaking experience to the experiments. Everyone in this community brings their own background, taste, and perspective, and that collective intelligence is what’s going to shape what these new workflows actually become.

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Welcome to AIography 👋 Read This First 🚨

Before you jump in, there’s one important thing to understand about this community. AIography exists to explore how AI is reshaping filmmaking, storytelling, and creative workflows from script to screen. This is a place for learning, sharing experiments, asking smart questions, and helping each other navigate a rapidly changing creative landscape. To help keep the signal high and reduce spam, posting is unlocked once you reach Level 2. You’ll get there quickly by engaging in discussions, reacting to posts, and participating thoughtfully. What this community is NOT: - A place to pitch “make money” schemes - A place to drop affiliate links, funnels, or cold offers - A place to self-promote unrelated products or services If your first instinct after joining is to sell something, this is not the right room for you. What is encouraged: - Thoughtful discussion around AI tools and workflows - Sharing work in context (what you tried, what worked, what didn’t) - Helping others learn and think more clearly about AI and creativity - Genuine collaboration and curiosity Promotion may be allowed later and in the right context, but it is never the starting point here. Posts or comments that ignore this will be removed. Repeated behavior will result in removal from the community — no drama, no warnings loop. We’re here to build understanding and craft, not noise. If that sounds like your mindset, you’re in exactly the right place. If not, it’s better to know that now. — Larry

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Hey @Matt Streatfield No, but the guy who runs it certainly seems to have serious chops. To me it looks like it would be most appropriate to ad agencies and those with a graphic design background looking to learn the tools to create advertising content.

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@Neal Wiser Yes, some of them really stink.

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This Week's AIography Newsletter: The Mouse Is In The Game 🐭🚀

Hey everyone! 🎬 The new issue of the AIography newsletter just dropped and it's a big one. THE LEAD: Disney invested $1 billion in OpenAI and licensed 200+ characters for Sora. The mouse is officially in the AI game. This is INCREDIBLY HUGE news for every type of creator. I do my best to break down what it means for all of us making stuff in this space. THREE TUTORIALS THIS WEEK: 1. Jay E from RoboNuggets n8n workflow that pumps out broadcast-quality ads for under $3 (full breakdown of the cost structure—this one's a game changer) 2. Tao Prompts 7 AI video prompt styles that actually work: Timestamp prompting, anchor prompts, cut-scene prompting, and more 3. TechHalla's grid prompting technique for multi-character consistency (actually posted this one here for you guys already!) ALSO: Runway dropped 5 world model announcements. They're not just making video anymore—they're building reality simulators. I explain why this matters. VIDEO OF THE WEEK: @nouryyildiz's "Hollywood Selfie Part 2"—running through classic Hollywood sets with Brando, Eastwood, DiCaprio. 2M views. Made with Nano Banana and Kling. Just pure fun. Oh, and I'm committing to at least one tutorial in every issue from now on. The tools are evolving fast—we need to keep up. ONE MORE THING: Still not subscribed? Get on it! It's free and it's the easiest way to stay current in AI filmmaking without drowning in noise. And if I can ask: if you're getting value from this, share it with one person who needs to see it. A fellow editor, a filmmaker friend, that creative who keeps asking you "what tools should I be learning?" This is the answer. https://aiography.beehiiv.com/subscribe Finally, let me know what you think. I value every one of your opinions good or otherwise. Hey, I was an editor for decades, I'm used to people tearing apart my work! 😆✌🏼

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@Princess Imperial 😃

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Somehow My AI Film Turned Into a Platform

For the last seven months I’ve been building Lumarka, a platform that sits between AI video generators and actually making a movie with AI. It’s ambitious. I probably bit off more than I can chew. But the journey taught me something I didn’t expect. I started with n8n. Built two or three dozen workflows. Got pretty good at it. But somewhere along the way I noticed something: most of my workflows were basically code with a visual wrapper. I was writing logic, handling edge cases, debugging errors… just through little boxes instead of text. And at some point I had this very simple thought: why am I adding this extra layer at all? With Claude Code, I can work directly with the source. No translation layer. No dragging nodes around to represent logic I could just write. When something breaks, I’m not debugging a workflow and the code inside it, I’m just debugging code. When I want to change something, I change it. The feedback loop is tighter. The power is more direct. Don’t get me wrong, n8n still has its place. Modular automations, swapping tools in and out, quick experiments… it’s great for that. I still use it. But for building an actual product? Working directly in code with Claude as my partner is just on another level. What really blows my mind is that I’m even able to say this. For most of my career, “code” might as well have been hieroglyphics. I avoided it. It felt like a different species of thinking. I never imagined I’d understand what was going on under the hood, let alone enjoy it. I’m still lost sometimes. But now when I hit a wall, I have a partner who explains what’s happening in plain English, and I push through instead of bouncing off. That alone feels like a small miracle. So what does this have to do with AI filmmaking? At first glance this probably sounds like a nerdy tooling story. But for filmmakers, this shift is actually about something much simpler: creative control and speed. Right now most AI filmmaking workflows are fragile. You bounce between tools, UIs, prompts, formats, and half the time you’re fighting the software instead of shaping the story. Every extra layer adds friction. Every abstraction hides what’s really happening.

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@Chris Pelphrey You're welcome. Thanks for checking it out. Also, I spent most of today setting up my gear for posting videos. So stay tuned for more content coming soon. 🎞️🚀

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@Max Gibson Yes, it certainly is exciting times Max. I'm getting heavily into Clawd/Moltbot now and it is just amazing! 🤯

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@Sarfaraaz Shaikh Great looking images man! What did you generate them with? Are you going to add motion video?

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Film & TV editor, web entrepreneur, creator of AIography.ai & mastertheworkflow.com. I've consulted Apple, Adobe, Avid & others on digital video apps.