AI in Film Production: What Works, What Doesn't, What's at Stake | Fred Grinstein & Minh Do

AI is already in your favorite movies, you just don't see it in the credits yet. Juan Faisal sits down with Fred Grinstein and Minh Do, co-founders of Machine Cinema, a community for creators figuring out how to work with new AI tools. Fred brings decades of film and TV experience from Anonymous Content, Viceland, and A&E. Minh comes from the intersection of media, technology, and education. They're building some of the actual AI in film production workflows and helping creators navigate what's working and what isn't.What's at stake? Hollywood is quietly adopting AI video generator tools while dodging hard questions about ownership and labor. We discuss:What's working when you move from AI experiments to real productionWho owns creative work when AI is your co-creator?Will AI replace Hollywood workers in the film and media industries, or just devalue their work? Fred and Minh are in the trenches, helping creators figure out what the future of cinema looks like when the tools change overnight. If you're a filmmaker or want to understand how the industry is changing, you need to watch this one.🤖 You’ll learn - What AI can actually do in a real production pipeline - How artists are getting cut out of the credits - Why “creative access” doesn’t mean creative control - What it takes to make work without selling out your role🤖 Guests: Fred Grinstein and Minh Do Co-Founders, Machine Cinema - Website: https://machinecinema.ai - Fred: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-grinstein - Minh: https://minhdo.com🤖 Host: Juan Faisal - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akajuanfaisal - Newsletter: https://juanfaisal.substack.com - Website: https://juanfaisal.com🤖 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:41 What is Machine Cinema really doing 01:28 How Hollywood uses AI and hides it 05:12 What to do when you don’t have studio backing 10:51 When AI makes your process worse 12:49 IP, ethics, and who gets left out 18:41 Building an AI film with no blueprint 22:42 What producing means when the tools keep changing 27:26 Where new voices might actually come from 32:46 How to connect with Machine Cinema