The Alan Smithee Round Table (“Myth Busters”)

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 chat about the upcoming NAB convention, industry trends, including the ongoing integration of AI into production workflows, a few big news items and, a fun discussion about the many myths that plague post production chat rooms. And of course, there’s a bunch of really cool things to get excited about. Show notes: Show Notes: NAB related links: https://www.nabshow.com/ https://nab25.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/#/searchtype/sessiontrack/search/SMPTE%20Future%20of%20Cinema/show/all https://www.nabshow.com/las-vegas/conferences-and-workshops/postproduction-world/ Village Roadshow https://deadline.com/2025/03/village-roadshown-chapter-11-bankruptcy-warner-bros-arbitration-1236328231/ Apple TV + losing a billion https://www.theverge.com/news/633591/apple-tv-plus-losing-1-billion Apple TV+ Studios Are Finally Coming To Life In Culver City — Here’s What To Expect https://secretlosangeles.com/apple-tv-studios-culver-city/ OpenAI and Google ask the government to let them train AI on copyrighted content https://www.theverge.com/news/630079/openai-google-copyright-fair-use-exception https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334497/carl-erik-rinsch-netflix-fraud-fbi https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7308126987758313474/ https://www.provideocoalition.com/the-angry-editor-template-search-is-the-new-music-search-time-suck/ https://www.engadget.com/ai/amc-theatres-will-screen-a-swedish-movie-visually-dubbed-with-the-help-of-ai-130022232.html https://blog.frame.io/2018/09/04/creating-video-for-blind-and-deaf/ One Cool Thing: Katie: Hot air ballooning Michael: Adobe Translate and Lip Sync https://news.adobe.com/news/2025/03/adobe-summit-2025-adobe-ai-platform-unites-creativity-marketing Scott: https://putonthebrakes.org/