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What Worries Directors: AI, Peaked TV, and Baldoni-Gate
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Matt is joined by Lesli Linka Glatter and Russell Hollander, the president and director, respectively, of the Directors Guild of America, to talk about some of the most important topics for directors in the entertainment industry. They discuss how the DGA manages its relationship with SAG and the WGA; how the AI landscape has changed since its last CBA, including AI's use in the film ‘The Brutalist’; why the TV market is hurting directors; and what the DGA's role is in the Justin Baldoni–Blake Lively lawsuit (02:34). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Super Bowl commercials (24:10).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lesli Linka Glatter and Russell Hollander
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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