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New Forms Industry AI Guidelines Don’t Have to be Arbitrary By Andy Marken Recently, we were chatting (okay, texting) with a friend who mentioned an article we had read about things that were once great but are now lost. One comment was a claim that shows/movies were far better in the old days compared to all of the new options. We said it might be the overflow of content today. According to Statista, only about 200 scripted projects were released in 2013 but last year, there were nearly 600. He proceeded to enlighten us: • Hollywood shows/movies weren’t inclusive back then • They didn’t portray any reality • War movies were stupid propaganda • Shows/movies were heavily censored • Content was strongly controlled by a few studios • A lot of crap was produced to please studio/network bosses • Shows/movies back in the day sucked We were hoping he would tell us what he really thought. Okay … maybe. However, 10 years ago, it was almost a badge of professionalism to work in the writers’ rooms or on set 10 hours a day, including Fraterday. Actors, background actors/extras, stunt personnel struggled inside heavy costumes and sweaty make-up. Entire crews worked in freezing cold or sweltering locations to ensure “authenticity” and exotic locations weren’t exotic. Postproduction folks constantly pulled all-nighters to meet abbreviated deadlines. You could sleep, heal (bones and egos), recover when the project was delivered. The budget (time/money) and audience ratings/response were