Are Super Bowl Ads Creative Anymore? Plus, a New Film Camera!

If you’re anything like us, we only watch the Super Bowl for the awesome commercials, but sadly this year’s ads leave much to be desired. While we are disappointed by the Super Bowl commercials, we are happily surprised by two major announcements in the filmmaking space. One announcement comes from The Academy Awards, and the other announcement comes from Kodak. In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss: The lack of visuals and creativity in this year’s commercials Trusting your gut feeling The Academy Awards - they are introducing a new category  Why people don’t appreciate what a casting director does  Benefits to starting as a casting director Kodak’s new camera we have all been waiting for - for literally 8 years How this new camera is great for modern production sets Why per per-screen averages are more important than box office numbers Memorable Quotes “Celebrity gags. It’s not special anymore when literally everyone is doing it.” [7:11] “There was a moment in the internet where virality could occur organically, by people sharing things because of the joy of it.” [8:59] “Casting is truly an art and a science.” [15:55] “The only thing indie filmmakers care about is our per-screen ratio.” [29:14] Mentioned: Academy Awards Adding a "Casting" Category in 2026  First Footage From the Kodak Super 8 Camera Chrysler, Born of Fire Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter  https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Send us an email with questions or feedback: [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices