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Apr 11, 2026 55 min

02 - AI Isn’t the Problem, Your Budget Is

from Directing Dread: A Horror Filmmaking Podcast Hosted by Justin Harding

AI is already in the filmmaking pipeline. The question is how you use it. In this episode of Directing Dread, working director Justin Harding and up and coming filmmaker Jacob Phair break down the real role of AI in filmmaking today, and where it is actually heading. We dig into the recent deal between Ben Affleck’s company Interpositive and Netflix as a signal of how the industry is starting to adopt AI at a higher level. From there, we get practical. How AI is being used right now inside real film pipelines. Where it actually saves time and money. Where it falls apart. And how filmmakers can use it as a tool to elevate their work, not replace it. This is not about generating slop or shortcuts. It is about using new tools to bring your vision to life in ways that were not possible even a year ago. If you want to understand how AI fits into modern filmmaking without the hype, this episode breaks it down. Follow and subscribe to us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@DirectingDread

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