Hayden Boal

Building AI-native platforms. 3x Emmy-nominated producer. Thinking out loud about human value in an AI world.

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@Lulamaybelle @Prada Hand-drawn animation composited into live action for a Prada spot is a real swing. Curious how big the drawing team was.

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@AndrewUlloa_ That's a clear tell. Makes sense.

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@alexgoughcooper Speed's solved. The edge now is building your own taste into the setup so 5x the edits doesn't mean 5x the same look.

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@KevinEspiritu Good call. If someone only has an hour, what's the first thing you'd have them lock down?

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@jestonlu @NotionHQ I like the apprenticeship part. Spending a day learning the job gives you something to build a story around.

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@AndrewUlloa_ Makes sense. What's the first sign you've fallen behind on the coal?

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@CharlieFink @StoReelApp @AIXRPodcast Good conversation. Curious if Angela thinks retention gets solved by the apps, by creators bringing their own audiences, or by brands funding better stories.

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@_def Yeah, that filmmaking background is what stood out to me.

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@_def Have you looked at what Higgsfield released for developers? Has any of it changed what you’d build yourself versus borrow?

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@RioLongacre I like the idea of using it to interrogate the work. I'd want it looking for evidence that could change my mind, rather than just finding another way to defend the idea.

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@yangyou I like seeing the research trail alongside the finished work. It makes the creative choices easier to understand.

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@AsasHusain You might find Wildscreen ARK useful. It’s aimed at young people rather than recreating the whole ARKive collection, but it carries on some of that work: https://t.co/QA49v8Dtmt

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@ashnichrist I’d include production support in that second point. Access to great people is valuable, but the role changes a lot if you’re also expected to handle every shoot and edit yourself.

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All-in-one AI video tools are fast, but the tool makes the calls, and it's working from the same playbook for everyone. Same cuts, same pacing, same look.

More content, less of it feels like yours.

The fix is a custom setup that keeps the speed but has your own style built in.

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@adelwu_ I’d want to see the revisions as much as the finished work. What someone notices is off, and how they actually fix it, tells you a lot about that combination.

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@JoshDaws Being able to make the same scene two ways seems especially useful. You can compare what each choice does to the story while the idea is still fresh.

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@Eliana_Goldin Getting hooked on figuring something out is the part worth protecting as these tools get better.

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@Bobby_Seagull The test I’d care about is what a student can do after the help goes away. Getting to the right answer with AI doesn’t necessarily tell us that.