Art of the Frame

Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang wrapped up their fourth season with an engaging discussion on the evolving landscape of the film and post-production industries, particularly in light of recent advancements in tech, software updates, and the economic challenges facing us all. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about! Show notes:Television Academy Endorses Post-Production Tax Credit Bill as Assemblyman Nick Schultz Rallies Support in Burbank: ‘We Should Have Done This a Decade Ago’: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/television-academy-post-production-tax-credit-nick-schultz-1236742365/?brid=YWdncwFmYWtlZHVtbXkxNmJ5dGVz&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e231_tv2_tp1_a1demonzwuzsgrEntertainment Commission Scrapped in Nashville Mayor's Proposed Budget: https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/entertainment-commission-scrapped-budget/article_ae4d509f-470f-401f-a252-2d757d805919.htmlAI On the Lot happenedhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gareth-edwards-excited-ai-filmmaking-1236608376/Amazon announced 3 AI created animation films using their AI tool. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-orders-three-animated-series-generative-ai-1236606219/https://www.fastcompany.com/91549877/animation-using-ai-jorge-r-gutierrez-book-of-life-amazon-mgm-studios-genai-creators-fundhttps://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/3965/amazon-prime-video-ai-animated-seriesOne Cool Thing:Katie- music video Time Machine https://youtube.com/shorts/u5pVLODN5z4?si=SFG6QkmesO0d65yZhttps://unnecessaryinventions.com/Michael- Bitfocus Companion + Streamdeck or similar - automate all of the things. https://bitfocus.io/Scott- https://raindrop.io (finally a bookmark manager I love!)

This week, Glenn is joined by James Seddon-Brown, who has edited Love Island UK, Britain's Got Talent, The Circle, Big Brother UK, and Traitors Season 3 for which he was nominated for the Eddie and won the Primetime Emmy. David Moon, who has edited Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Undercover Boss, Married at First Sight UK, Celebrity Race Across the World UK, for which he won the BAFTA for Factual Entertainment, and Gogglebox UK, for which he won the BAFTA for Best Reality and Constructed Factual. And Matthew Pratt, who has edited The Greatest Dancer, The Masked Dancer UK, Revenge TV and Britain's Got Talent. Now they have brought their excellent skills to Season 4 of the exciting reality show, The Traitors. Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.Thanks to Peacock for sponsoring this podcast.Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.The Art of the Frame podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and many more platforms. If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes and, please leave a review so more people can find our show!

Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! The gang have just returned from NAB and have lots of stories to share with us. They also discuss the latest updates from Davinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere, AVID’s partnership with Gemini, several key acquisitions and a whole lot more. And as always, there are some really cool things to get excited about! Show notes:Sony Pictures Entertainment to Lay Off Hundreds in Reorganization Across TV, Film and - Corporate - https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sony-entertainment-layoffs-tv-film-1236710554/Quixote Cuts Most of Its L.A. Soundstage Business, Leaves Georgia and New Mexico Entirely - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/quixote-hudson-pacific-atlanta-1236578946/Netflix buying Radford Studios https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-los-angeles-radford-1236571301/FSI / Atomos https://www.atomos.com/2026/04/07/flanders-scientific-aquisition/Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman. John Ternus to become Apple CEO. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/Apple reports second quarter results https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/apple-reports-second-quarter-results/Marvel layoffs https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2026/04/14/disney-layoffs-hit-marvel-studios-hard/NAB:https://www.nabshow.com/press-release/the-2026-nab-show-wraps-with-proof-the-future-of-media-and-entertainment-is-expanding-beyond-broadcasting/https://www.provideocoalition.com/arri-enters-new-era-with-riedel-sale/https://www.provideocoalition.com/aja-to-acquire-comprimatos-portfolio-of-software-solutions/https://www.provideocoalition.com/nab-2026-avid-is-opening-up-and-gemini-might-help/Digital Glue / Creative.Space: CSITencent was the most interesting https://multimedia.tencent.com/zh/products/video-codec-engines/ (h.266)https://www.tencentcloud.com/document/product/647/60034 (streaming)The AI editing assistants (as was my one cool thing): https://www.provideocoalition.com/nab-2026-eddie-ai-quickture-selects-the-ai-editing-assistants/One Cool Thing:Katie: met some of the robots at Incheon Airport https://webjium.com/icn-wac/14.Panel4-1_Eunjeoung%20Seo.pdfMichael: Hermes: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/Scott: The whole music video for that viral boarding school thing that’s been going around the socials GENER8ION - STORM https://youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?si=EJgsqOhXHFBBCqyU

In this episode of Editors on Editing, Glenn is joined by Pamela Martin. Pam has edited such excellent projects as Little Miss Sunshine, for which she was nominated for the Eddie, The Fighter, for which she was nominated for the Eddie and Oscar. Hitchcock, Free State of Jones, Seberg, King Richard, for which she was nominated for the Oscar and won the Eddie and Bob Marley: One Love. Now she's crafted the exceptional film, Springsteen: Deliver Me From NowhereThanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.Thanks also to 20th Century Studios and Deliver Me From Nowhere for helping to make this podcast happen.Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.The Art of the Frame podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and many more platforms. If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes and, please leave a review so more people can find our show!

Hey everyone, welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast! This week, Scott Simmons, Katie Hinsen, and Michael Kammes are diving into the latest buzz in the production, post-production, entertainment, tech, and beyond. The main topic of discussion is the shocking news of Light Iron’s closure, a well-known high-end post-production boutique recently acquired by Panavision. Is this just another unfortunate trend, or is there more to it? Not to fear, it’s not all doom and gloom; as usual, there are some really cool things to get excited about. Show Notes:Adobe Max: https://www.provideocoalition.com/tag/adobe-max/2025 MAX Sneaks: https://www.youtube.com/live/_SBn0Iu3K-U?si=awVtbAT2RflglSLu https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2025/10/30/adobe-max-2025-sneaks-where-ai-creativity-play-collidePremiere projects saved in v25.6.0 cannot be opened in other v25.x versionsThe Associated Press (AP) Switches to DaVinci Resolve StudioNetflix AI use guide: https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/43393929218323-Using-Generative-AI-in-Content-ProductionOne Cool ThingKatie: https://www.youtube.com/@FrontOfficeCo Ken Sakata’s videos on design https://www.instagram.com/frontoffice.co James Cameron's 2 part interview on The Town: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0igvjcmgw4wYhAWvPzBauqMichael: Premiere Pro External Preferences (Site-wide)https://community.adobe.com/t5/enterprise-teams-discussions/deploying-and-enforcing-custom-preferences-in-adobe-premiere-pro/m-p/10348403Scott:We Call it Imagineering:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZuKWjoQGMP5LFHVnDn-sxggnJCZi3d9Hhttps://youtu.be/NyIgV84fudM?si=RL56ni5vbaQFtUJI

In this episode of Editors on Editing, Glenn is joined by Michael P. Shawver an accomplished film editor known for his work on A Quiet Place 2, Abigail and his collaborations with director Ryan Coogler on projects including Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther and most recently, Sinners.Thanks again to ACE for partnering with us on this podcast, check out their website for more.Want to see more interviews from Glenn? Check out "Editors on Editing" here.The Art of the Frame podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and many more platforms. If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes and, please leave a review so more people can find our show!

Welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast in which hosts Scott Simmons, Katie Hinsen & Michael Kammes talk about the latest news in production, post production, entertainment, tech and beyond. In this episode the gang discuss NAB New York, how using AI in production is helping some companies create jobs, the pending sale of Warner Bros and, the ramifications of user generated content. And of course, there’s a bunch of really cool things to get excited about. Show Notes:One Cool Thing:Katie: Halloween in your neighborhood!Michael: Boris FX Crumple Pop Voice Enhance: https://borisfx.com/products/voice-enhance/Scott: https://bloomapp.club/ and https://cocoatech.io/Sora: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/openais-sora-soars-to-no-1-on-the-u-s-app-store/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkjgrvg6z4oKeycode Media chat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTCtHlSo4whttps://www.provideocoalition.com/new-m5-chip-in-updated-vision-pro-macbook-pro-and-ipad-pro/corto.aihttps://www.reddit.com/r/AgentsOfAI/comments/1msk1ac/pepsi_turned_57m_ads_campaigns_into_9_with/https://www.showrunner.xyz/Exit Valley show: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQZcGjQ-SvyJQDvDWguxHs47_ZKt8edj0

Welcome to the Alan Smithee Podcast in which hosts Scott Simmons, Katie Hinsen & Michael Kammes talk about the latest news in production, post production, entertainment, tech and beyond. In this episode the gang’s conversation centers around the annual Science and Technical (Sci-Tech) Emmys, significant innovations presented at the IBC trade show, and emerging guidelines around AI use in media production. The discussion also examines the Television Academy’s AI task force, which has introduced broad ethical guidelines for AI use in production. And of course, there’s a bunch of really cool things to get excited about. Show Notes:Sci Tech emmys: https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/awards-news/2025-engineering-250902TV Academy AI Guidelines: https://deadline.com/2025/09/tv-academy-ai-guidelines-members-1236528315/IBC 2025https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/tv-tech-unveils-best-of-show-winners-at-ibc-2025Blackmagic Resolve 20.2Blackmagic ProDock for iPhone 17 AnnouncedBlackmagic Design Brings ProRes RAW to DaVinci Resolve and Pocket 4KASUS ProArt Display OLED PA27USD Monitor Introduced - A Dedicated Filmmaking Monitor90 new, modern effects, transitions and animations, all included in your plan. These tools are powered by Adobe’s recent acquisition of Film Impact, whose high-value library is now seamlessly built into Premiere Pro.Avid Content Core and more: https://www.avid.com/press-room/2025/09/avid-unveils-new-ai-and-automation-breakthroughs-to-accelerate-storytelling-ibc2025Nikon ZR (R3d) https://www.provideocoalition.com/introducing-the-nikon-zr-cinema-camera/Kyno update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! iPhone 17Blackmagic Camera ProDock: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/20250910-01Review 17 Pro: https://www.provideocoalition.com/review-iphone-17-pro-max/Photographers review: https://youtu.be/KIwKEIMjBLM?si=awqppgG-sW_kR9YxOne Cool ThingKatie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-beat-impostor-syndrome/id1677016372?i=1000726844767Michael: Personal setup upgrade: https://prompterpeople.com/flex-plus-16-9-15-rgb-ips-3g-sdi-hdmi-teleprompter/Scott: CineMath for iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cinemath/id6742495949?uo=2