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The Real Cost of an AI Film | Afro Futcha | E48
“Make them uncomfortable and just keep doing you.” — Diane Laidlaw
Afro Futcha breaks down the real cost of intentional AI filmmaking—documenting over $10K and three weeks to first draft on a six-minute film—while explaining why viral “$5 film” claim and $200M" fake comparisons hurt the industry.
Diane Laidlaw, known as @misslaidlaw, is an award-winning AI creative technologist, GenAI educator, and filmmaker whose work has taken top honors at @Project0dyssey, @runwayml Gen 48, @chromaawards, and @escapeaimedia's Esc Awards. She shares her journey from @midjourney music videos to feature-length storytelling, why “make them uncomfortable” became her mantra, and the documented time and money required to create high-quality AI films.
🔗 Diane "Afro Futcha" Laidlaw
- afrofutcha.com
- instagram.com/afrofutcha/
- instagram.com/dianelaid/
⏱ Chapters
0:00 Cold Open – The Real Cost
0:16 Intro
0:28 Are You Ready?
0:38 Origin Story
1:40 How Afro Futcha Got Her Name
3:23 Awards & Intentional Work
5:17 “Make Them Uncomfortable”
8:52 @nurastudios Partnership
12:06 Quiet Please
18:09 TED-AI Talks
48:46 Representation & Hollywood
53:16 Go-To AI Tools
56:28 The Real Cost of AI Films
1:07:34 The Bell
1:08:29 Final Advice
#BrothersSaga #AIFilmmaking #Podcast
“Make them uncomfortable and just keep doing you.” — Diane Laidlaw
Afro Futcha breaks down the real cost of intentional AI filmmaking—documenting over $10K and three weeks to first draft on a six-minute film—while explaining why viral “$5 film” claim and $200M" fake comparisons hurt the industry.
Diane Laidlaw, known as @misslaidlaw, is an award-winning AI creative technologist, GenAI educator, and filmmaker whose work has taken top honors at @Project0dyssey, @runwayml Gen 48, @chromaawards, and @escapeaimedia's Esc Awards. She shares her journey from @midjourney music videos to feature-length storytelling, why “make them uncomfortable” became her mantra, and the documented time and money required to create high-quality AI films.
🔗 Diane "Afro Futcha" Laidlaw
- afrofutcha.com
- instagram.com/afrofutcha/
- instagram.com/dianelaid/
⏱ Chapters
0:00 Cold Open – The Real Cost
0:16 Intro
0:28 Are You Ready?
0:38 Origin Story
1:40 How Afro Futcha Got Her Name
3:23 Awards & Intentional Work
5:17 “Make Them Uncomfortable”
8:52 @nurastudios Partnership
12:06 Quiet Please
18:09 TED-AI Talks
48:46 Representation & Hollywood
53:16 Go-To AI Tools
56:28 The Real Cost of AI Films
1:07:34 The Bell
1:08:29 Final Advice
#BrothersSaga #AIFilmmaking #Podcast
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