new technology, new stories

on Class Clown we stuck a 360 camera in places a normal camera couldn't go. then in post we framed within the sphere, removed the distortion, and pulled out shots that looked like they came from a five-camera setup. one tiny camera. the whole thing cost nothing extra and gave us angles nobody expected.

i started pre-vizzing VFX shots faster than i could storyboard them. rough 3D comps, quick motion tests, stuff that would take a storyboard artist days to draw. it let me show people exactly what i was seeing in my head instead of trying to describe it.

that's the same thinking behind EditAssist. we're building it to understand why a cut feels right. not just where to cut but the reason behind the rhythm. if a machine can learn the language of editing then it can help editors move faster without losing the feeling.

the rule i always come back to is simple. new tools should open up new stories, not replace the human telling them. the 360 camera didn't replace the dp. it gave us a new perspective that wouldn't have existed otherwise.

if it feels like a gimmick it's wrong. if it feels like it was always meant to be there, you've done it right.