"Make something. Don’t be a film talker. Be a filmmaker." 😄 How do you go from experimenting with AI to actually landing jobs? In Ep. 45 of Brothers' Saga, we sat down with @calebwward to discuss how @CuriousRefuge is raising the floor for AI filmmakers and creatives everywhere. Watch the full XCast below 👇

The news love pitting Americans against the technology industry. Even @WIRED magazine seems more focused on attacking "tech bros" and their personal lives these days. "75% of Americans don't want a data center built next to their house." Well, no kidding! 😆 Ask people, "Do you want a nuclear power plant built in your backyard?" and you'll probably get the same response. That doesn't mean we shouldn't build them, or that they aren't necessary and better than the alternative. North America has a ton of empty land. Now ask those same people if they enjoy using their smartphones, YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Netflix, and all the other apps powered by data centers. Ask if the would prefer to live without those mostly free and helpful services if we shut down the infrastructure behind them. Ask whether their access to fresh water has actually been disrupted by the tech industry over the past 25 years. Social media platforms need to learn from past mistakes and do more to combat disinformation spread by foreign adversaries and bot networks. Watch The Social Dilemma if you need a reminder. 😬 Some of the loudest voices attacking Western technology come from countries racing to build their own AI and data center infrastructure in their country. They want to own Big Tech and Hollywood and everything we hold dear and powers our own jobs and economy. Social media is not the news. It's algorithms reward outrage and division. Don't fall for it. Do your own research. Protest alfalfa and almond farming if you need to. It's too important to get this wrong.

RT @WriteOnSaga: "Okay, are you ready? Let's go!" 🚀 This week we've got world-famous director & AI filmmaker @MetaPuppet, Head of Genre at…

Too many creators get distracted by the "final pixel," but great content relies on strong preparation and writing. @Ben_Aberg breaks down how Saga asks you to deeply consider character goals and story arcs before you start generating. As one Hollywood producer said, it "asks the questions you need answers for." Build a stronger foundation for your stories. Start your 30-day free trial at CreateSagas.com. 🎬✨ #Saga #Screenwriting #Storytelling #BrothersSaga

Creative minds can be beautifully chaotic. 🧠✨ In this video, the founder of @SHAIKEai explains how he used Saga to structure his thoughts while developing a new series. Here is how Saga helps him manage his complex creative workflow: - Organizing Ideas: It provides a reliable framework to help tame his self-described "weird and crazy" mind. 🤪 - World-Building: He relies on the platform to build out character sheets and plot individual episodes. From 60-minute episodes to 3-minute microdramas with our custom writing templates. 📖 - Big-Picture View: By organizing information into layers of episodes, stories, and seasons, the tool allows him to zoom out and understand his entire creative process. The chatbot is on the side. 🌎 Ready to organize your own creative chaos? Start structuring your universe with Saga today! 🚀 Sign up free: CreateSagas.com (no card needed 💳) #WorldBuilding #CreativeWriting #Storytelling #Screenwriting

If you're in Europe, get your tickets this weekend to the @SHAIKEai Film Festival! 🇫🇷 It's being held in the original theatre, still operating today, where the famous film of a train coming toward the audience was screened. Legend has it they ran out, but with this lineup, you'll want to run in screaming with excitement 😄 Enjoy!

If AI were perfect, would you still work with human actors? Brothers' Saga Podcast E41 Ben Abergel is a Paris-based creative technologist and AI filmmaker, founder of Ciné Nissim, and former Head of AI Technology and Production at USC’s Entertainment Technology Center — the George Lucas–founded think tank. He led AI on ETC shorts The Bends and Pathways, worked virtual production and LED volumes, and created Experiment 262, Luma Dream Brief finalist Luma Burger, and the Lost Canon / Raindance short Theodore and Wilson. In this episode, we ask: if AI video became perfect, would filmmakers still need the set? “Absolutely. AI is a really great tool, but the goal is not to be a full-gen artist. I think you're missing the exchange with people.” — Ben Abergel

Ben from the @USCCinema ETC #USC #ETC #BenAbergel #AI

Anyone thinking node graphs are the only pro way of doing things in generative AI is feeding you horseshit. You don’t need to ever even touch a node graph to do insanely high end technical and creatively max controlled work. That’s a mindset I’ve seen scope creep on forever in the community and it’s just highly untrue and it shouldn’t discourage people. Many people tell me they don’t try to go after clients or do certain work cause they don’t wanna learn comfy or screw with nodes and you absolutely do not have to. I don’t fuck with nodes, and I’ll put my work up against anyone’s comparatively. 🤷‍♂️ Everyone is different, so don’t let the hype or overwhelming marketing manipulate you to think you needing anything but your brain, an eagerness to experiment and create, and discipline to keep going when it’s hard no matter what. ❤️

Why are great filmmakers making bad AI films? 🎬🤖 @Asteria_FilmCo co-founder Ben Michel explains why some of Hollywood’s best filmmakers are struggling with AI, what’s missing from the process, and why story still has to come first. Watch this special Brothers’ Saga Episode 40 XCast 👇

Excited to announce @dustinhollywood as one of the honored official judges for the AI Entertainment Con @AI_film_3 Sept 17 - 19 @TempeCinemas Tix = aifilm3.com Code ‘Lumina’

You might see some in the media claim AI has hit a wall, stopped advancing, or that "Generative AI doesn't work." Yet @StanfordHAI published data showing organizational AI adoption is 88%, with 4 in 5 college students using GenAI. And the model capabilities? They now exceed human baselines on PhD-level math and science questions. Just imagine what they can do for your AI Vertical series. Writing. Original songs with lyrics. Even video editing. All in our app @WriteOnSaga for $20/month, with additional credits available. Source: doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.…

AI can generate almost anything. But it still can’t give you something to say. 🎬 VFX legend Ed Ulbrich (Titanic, Benjamin Button, Top Gun: Maverick, Here) joins Brothers’ Saga to talk AI, Hollywood, and the “blank-canvas problem.” “It’s always the talent.” Watch XCast below 👇 #AIFilm #AIFilmmaking #VFX

You might see headlines in the news claiming, “Generative AI doesn’t work.” But according to @StanfordHAI, more than half the population is already using it for something. In fact, generative AI provided $172 billion in value to U.S. consumers alone in 2026, tripling since 2025. It's great for research, writing, video and audio generation, and so much more for filmmakers and creators 🚀 doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.… “The AI Index 2026 Annual Report,” AI Index Steering Committee, Institute for Human-Centered AI, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, April 2026. Sha Sajadieh, Loredana Fattorini, Raymond Perrault, Yolanda Gil, Vanessa Parli, Lapo Santarlasci, Juan Pava, Nestor Maslej, Russ Altman, Erik Brynjolfsson, Carla Brodley, Jack Clark, Virginia Dignum, Vipin Kumar, James Landay, Terah Lyons, James Manyika, Juan Carlos Niebles, Yoav Shoham, Elham Tabassi, Russell Wald, Toby Walsh, Dan Weld.

Saga is the only end-to-end AI filmmaking platform that takes you from idea to mp4. 💡 Ideation → 📝 Script → 🎙️ Voice → 🎵 Music → ✂️ Edit → 🎨 Color → 🔀 Transitions → 🔤 Titles → 🎬 Export Write your microdrama scripts and produce an entire AI vertical series, all in one app for one subscription with the best models. Try free for a month with code: FREEMONTHSAGA CreateSagas.com

Can one writer + AI replace a whole writers' room? 🤖✍️ On the latest Brothers' Saga Podcast, @WorkaholicsCC EP Connor Pritchard argues that while AI is changing the game, it can't replicate the friction of unique human writers arguing for the best idea. We cover: 🧑‍💻 Tech writers vs. Hollywood writers 🤖 Building AI-era writers' rooms 📺 The new audience-first playbook Dive into the full episode here on XCast 👇 (or search "Brothers' Saga" on YouTube)

Master the art of the screenwriting and video production with our Chief Story Officer, @AndrewSynapz! 🥋🎥 Learn AI Filmmaking with Saga on @udemy. Join over 1,000+ happy students (rated 4.5/5! ⭐) and start creating your own cinematic masterpieces today. Ready to write your next script? Enroll here: udemy.com/course/screenwriti… Try our new Microdrama writing template for your next AI Vertical Series! 📺 #AIFilmmaking #Screenwriting #AIScreenwriting

Tune in live to Brothers Saga with a co-creator of the hit @ComedyCentral show Workaholics 😆 #LetsGetWeird #AIFilmmaking #Podcast

Fred and Minh from Machine Cinema! 🎧 Also on YouTube and coming soon to Spotify: piped.video/watch?v=QJtaBNFs… #BrothersSaga #AIFilmmaking #podcast

"I'm asking myself, if Steve [Jobs] had not died so early, what he would have created with Jony Ive and Artificial Intelligence. He would have created a new iPhone where you have your own personal agent inside, and you don't do anything — you talk to it..." Marco Landi (Apple Global President & COO 1995-1997) Listen to the full story on the Brothers' Saga podcast 👇 piped.video/wCENHJNlSB8?si=n1Oo…