AI (Artificial Intelligence) is bringing in unfamiliar opportunities, risks, challenges, and even legal questions to our everyday lives. It’s a hot topic — the technology is unexpected, mind blowing, and disruptive. Or is it?
Let’s talk About AI for Production. On Tuesday, July 30 at Studio3 at Project Conclusion Company, San Diego Media Pros is hosting our first educational event on AI. Our first guest is San Diego based media professional Bill Davis of Office Hours Global. Over the last four years, Office Hours has become a global community of over 5,000 media and event professionals who meet every day to learn from each other and forge a new path for their industries.
As a regular show host and contributor, Bill will recap of the history of AI, discuss where the technology is now from a global production perspective, and take a look at how creatives can use it as a tool to enhance workflows. Bill will also share a case study of how AI played a role in the success of the online show's 1560 episodes (and counting!)
Then, filmmaker Paul Giret will join us as we look at how to use Stable Diffusion, Python, and Touch Designer AI to create animations for any medium.
And filmmaker David Newman will share a fun case study: his recent 48 Hour Film Project short film called Whispers of the Night Market was 100% AI production.
Finally, we will open the floor for discussion on how you are using AI in your current workflows and how you are receiving education. With the group, we will also explore how much control we should exercise or give away in the name of creating with these new tools.
Whether it is utility or generative, AI has been impacting our industries for some time. With the new language models, advancements in machine learning, and computing power with technology, AI has exploded into the mainstream. From ChatGPT or Sora to CapCut, typical production workflows are changing forever.
The future is here. It’s exciting … and a little scary. But we have learned two things from every past disruption in our industry. One is that disruption creates opportunities and the other, well you will just have to join us to find out.
“What will you do with yours?” - 2004 Oscar nominated film I, Robot
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WHEN
Tuesday, July 30, 6:00pm-8:00pm
6:00pm: Doors open for mingling and light snacks
6:30pm: Presentations begin
7:20pm: Open discussion
8:00pm: Wrap
PRICING
Everyone must pre-register. Space is limited and we anticipate that we will SELL OUT!
SDMP Members: Free attendance with your membership
Non-members: $10 in advance; $15 at door (only if seats are available)
Students: Free attendance to the event, with student ID
WHERE
Project Conclusion Company, Studio 3, 10959 San Diego Mission Rd., San Diego, CA 92108
Located at the intersection of the 15 and the 8. Plenty of parking in the adjacent lot. Map
Join us at Project Conclusion Company to see their brand new "Studio3," a creative photo and film studio available for rent to the entire production community. Come take a look at what this new space has to offer!
THANK YOU TO OUR HOSTS!
Project Conclusion Company is a unique film production company that provides educational and training services on local media & entertainment productions with a community based culture. This private membership gives adults with disabilities and underrepresented communities the opportunity to start and complete their projects in various aspects, whether its a short film, podcast or novel. They also have the opportunity to participate in other members projects as well as complete film challenges, network, and possibly be hired for media projects when the opportunity arises.
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SPEAKERS
Bill Davis has been intrigued, inspired and generally fascinated by communications technology since his teens. Pre-pandemic, he worked in radio, television, print, journalism, voiceover performance and most consistently, digital video production. Along the way he ran an ad agency, produced hundreds of commercials, and worked directly with CEOs and high level stakeholders creating marketing and training content for a wide range of corporate clients.
During the earliest days of the pandemic, he found himself part of a new global interactive web community launched by Alex Lindsay called Office Hours Global - where technologists gather daily to answer tech questions live for a worldwide audience. As a regular show host and contributor there, Bill has appeared on well over 1300 of the 1500+ live shows done to date. He can often be found hosting interviews with industry luminaries and guests on the show’s daily panel discussions.
He’s watched video march from broadcast to broadband, signals hop from wires to fiber to wireless - and hot tech topics light up new media discussions from AWS to AI and beyond. And while he seriously can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next, he’s only truly sure of one thing. Change will continue to accelerate in the tech industry. And MANY surprises are yet to come.
Paul Giret is a filmmaker who was born and raised in San Diego, California who usually works a Director of Photography for feature narrative and documentary films in production or as Lead Editor for films in post-production.
His clients include OK GO, Switchfoot, Weezer, Ashton Kutcher, Martin Sheen, Apple Inc., Nat Geo, Broadway San Diego, Suzuki, Stanford, and GoPro.
Paul has led several panels at Comic-Con San Diego on filmmaking, and this year his presentation is on How to Make Movies Using a Cell Phone. With over 40 film credits in leadership roles, Paul is an artist achieving excellence in technical and aesthetic filmmaking. Check out Paul's work or contact him on his website.
David Newman is a Technical Fellow at GoPro, where he leverages extensive expertise in video technology to lead the GoPro Labs initiative. Previously, he served as the Chief Technology Officer at CineForm, a company specializing in video compression optimized for film and television production. With a passion for storytelling, he is also an avid amateur filmmaker, bringing a unique blend of technical proficiency and creative insight to every project. His 48 Hour Film Project film Whispers of the Night was 100% AI production.