Can AI filmmaking actually make a good short film? We tested it.
In this episode of Indie Film Podcast, we’re talking about AI in filmmaking after making our own AI-generated short film using AI tools for: The script, character design, voices, and video generation. Yup. All of it. And the end result? Is a little mixed….
We break down what worked, what failed spectacularly, and what indie filmmakers should actually be paying attention to when it comes to AI video generation. Is AI a useful filmmaking tool? A creative threat? A shortcut? A mess? Yes. Just…yes to all of that.
This conversation gets into the practical side of AI tools for filmmakers, the ethical concerns around AI-generated images and voices, the rise of AI slop, the environmental cost of AI video, and whether indie filmmakers should be worried about the future of the film industry. (To save you any panic or heartache, probably not. Especially if you’re a creative individual, then you really don’t need to worry.
If you’re a filmmaker, writer, editor, actor, video creator, or creative human trying to figure out where AI belongs in indie film, this episode is for you.
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Featured Filmmaker of the Week, Parsa Ghaffari: https://parsaghaffari.com/
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Forbes Top 50 AI companies: https://www.forbes.com/lists/ai50/
Study about idle time and creatives: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10400419.2023.2227477
The Guardian Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/13/ai-music-spotify-billboard-charts https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/27/more-than-20-of-videos-shown-to-new-youtube-users-are-ai-slop-study-finds
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