If you've felt whiplash this month, you're not imagining it. One week a festival puts a fully AI-made film in its lineup. The next, a craft guild publicly tears into a legendary director for promoting an AI tool. And now the Directors Guild has a tentative deal that writes AI rules into the contract. The signals point in every direction at once. Here's the thing I want you to hear, because nobody seems to be saying it plainly. The split isn't tech people versus artists. It runs straight through the working pros. People doing the exact same job are landing on opposite sides. The colorist feels it at a different moment than the location scout. Both reactions are completely rational. What I've noticed across a long career of these turns is that the divide tracks one thing: exposure. Whoever's paid work the tool can already touch feels it first and feels it hardest. That's not fear talking. That's people doing math about their own livelihood, and they're not wrong to. So if you're standing in the middle of this, confused about which side you're supposed to be on, here's my honest read. You don't have to pick a tribe. The belief-system version of this argument is a trap. The useful version is a much smaller, calmer question. Try this: Make two short lists. On the left are the parts of your work the tool can genuinely touch today. On the right are the parts it can't. Be honest, not hopeful, on both sides. Then get fluent in the things on the left before the decision gets made for you, and stop losing sleep over the things on the right. The people who do worst in a turn like this treat it as a fight to win. The people who do best treat it as a skill to learn. You don't have to love it or hate it. You have to know exactly where it lands in your work and act from there. Where do you land right now, and which part of your job made you land there? I read every reply. (Founding Members: this week I'm breaking down the single hardest technical problem in AI video right now, keeping a character looking the same from shot to shot, and the workflow tricks that actually help today.)

Before you jump in, there’s one important thing to understand about this community. AIography exists to explore how AI is reshaping filmmaking, storytelling, and creative workflows from script to screen. This is a place for learning, sharing experiments, asking smart questions, and helping each other navigate a rapidly changing creative landscape. To help keep the signal high and reduce spam, posting is unlocked once you reach Level 2. You’ll get there quickly by engaging in discussions, reacting to posts, and participating thoughtfully. What this community is NOT: - A place to pitch “make money” schemes - A place to drop affiliate links, funnels, or cold offers - A place to self-promote unrelated products or services If your first instinct after joining is to sell something, this is not the right room for you. What is encouraged: - Thoughtful discussion around AI tools and workflows - Sharing work in context (what you tried, what worked, what didn’t) - Helping others learn and think more clearly about AI and creativity - Genuine collaboration and curiosity Promotion may be allowed later and in the right context, but it is never the starting point here. Posts or comments that ignore this will be removed. Repeated behavior will result in removal from the community — no drama, no warnings loop. We’re here to build understanding and craft, not noise. If that sounds like your mindset, you’re in exactly the right place. If not, it’s better to know that now. — Larry

I just posted something I've been working on for a while, a video that explains exactly what AIography is, where it's going, and why I built it. The short version: I've spent 40 years editing at Warner Brothers, Sony, Disney, HBO, and Netflix. I was there when Avid replaced film. I consulted on Final Cut Pro before it had a name. Every time a transformative technology hit, I watched the same thing happen: everyone focused on the shiny new thing and forgot about the craft. It's happening again with AI. And almost nobody is talking about story. That's what this community is about. 🎬 Watch the video below. If what I'm saying resonates, I'm now offering a Founding Member tier for $29/month, or pay annually and get two months free. Locked in for life. Full access to everything I'm building: courses, live workshops, Lumarka early access, and direct access to me. This window won't stay open forever. Head to the Classroom and hit the Founding Member upgrade. Then come back here and introduce yourself. I want to know who's in the room.