AI is already shaping how films get made — it just doesn’t show up in the credits.
Fred Grinstein and Minh Do aren’t selling tools. They’re building workflows.
Juan Faisal talks with the co-founders of Machine Cinema about what changes when you move from AI experiments to actual production — and what’s at stake for the creatives behind the work.
🤖 Why it matters
The workflows are evolving faster than the rules.
As studios experiment with AI, core questions about attribution, authorship, and labor are being skipped. That puts creatives in a vulnerable spot: doing more with less credit, less clarity, and less control.
🤖 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
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