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Denoised

Denoised

Hosted by VP Land

Episodes

140

Latest episode

Aug 2026

Language

EN

About the show

When it comes to AI and the film industry, noise is everywhere. We cut through it. Denoised is your twice-weekly deep dive into the most interesting and relevant topics in media, entertainment, and creative technology. Hosted by Addy Ghani (Media Industry Analyst) and Joey Daoud (media producer and founder of VP Land), this podcast unpacks the latest trends shaping the industry—from Generative AI, Virtual Production, Hardware & Software innovations, Cloud workflows, Filmmaking, TV, and Hollywood industry news. Each episode delivers a fast-paced, no-BS breakdown of the biggest developments, featuring insightful analysis, under-the-radar insights, and practical takeaways for filmmakers, content creators, and M&E professionals. Whether you’re pushing pixels in post, managing a production pipeline, or just trying to keep up with the future of storytelling, Denoised keeps you ahead of the curve. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Listen in, stay informed, and cut through the noise. Produced by VP Land. Get the free VP Land newsletter in your inbox to stay on top of the latest news and tools in creative technology: https://ntm.link/l45xWQ

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August 2, 202628 min

This is one of the best real-time AI video models we've seen

An AI-generated "behind-the-scenes" disaster video hit 750 million views in four days — and most viewers had no idea it was fake. Addy and Joey dig into why it went viral, what it reveals about audience appetite for movie magic, and why the filmmaking ...

July 28, 202649 min

SIGGRAPH 2026: Film Production and AI Research Meet

Addy and Joey recap SIGGRAPH — covering EVRN's image-to-3D tool, ComfyCode.ai's metadata-driven JSON prompting, and Beeble's SwitchX 2.0 push toward pro-grade outputs. Neill Blomkamp releases a fully AI-generated short film, Flux 3 enters the video mod...

July 18, 202642 min

Codex Built a 3D Model in Blender From Phone Photos in 10 Min

Joey tests OpenAI Codex + Blender MCP to reconstruct a real building in 3D from phone photos — and the results have real implications for production workflows. Plus: what to expect at SIGGRAPH and a free AI Workflows Summit in LA.Also: Nuke's SmartRoto...

July 14, 202638 min

Seedream 5.0, Meta Muse & Unreal MCP: Big Week in AI

A hidden brain spontaneously developed inside an AI neural network — and that's just one of the stories this week. Addy and Joey break down Seedream 5.0 Pro's new precise image editing, Meta's Muse model and its controversial opt-out Instagram remix fe...

June 30, 202631 min

A24's Google Deal, Krea 2 Goes Open Weights, LTX Trainer Arrives

Google DeepMind puts $70M into A24. Anthropic's Fable model launched — then got pulled within days. Krea 2 goes open weight, and LTX Trainer brings video LoRAs to the open-source world. Adobe acquires Topaz Labs. -- The views and opinions expressed in ...

June 3, 202644 min

AI on the Lot and The Crazy Box Office Weekend

Addy and Joey recap AI on the Lot's biggest announcements: Amazon MGM's Gen AI Creators Fund, their new AI production platform Project Nara, and the backlash that drove Jorge Gutierrez out of the program. Plus, new agentic tools from Drumina and Luma. ...

May 28, 202640 min

“Nano Banana for Video”: The Simplest Way to Understand Gemini Omni

Joey returns from Google I/O with hands-on tests of Omni, Google's new video world model, comparing it head-to-head with Runway Aleph 2 on the same shots. Plus: Demis Hassabis puts AGI three years out, Google Flow gets agentic workflows, and Google Pic...

May 16, 202631 min

Image-Blaster, Netflix INK & Google I/O Guesses

Google I/O is around the corner, and Addy and Joey unpack what's expected — from a potential Veo HDR upgrade to DeepMind's new storywriting AI tool, Fabula, built alongside working screenwriters. They also cover Image-Blaster, an open-source tool conve...

May 5, 202642 min

NAB Recap: Lightcraft, Martini AI, and Claude's Adobe Deal

Lightcraft's browser-based virtual camera, Claude integrating with Blender and Adobe, Kling AI hitting 4K — here's what shifted in film tech while we were on the road. Joey returns from NAB with a roundup of under-the-radar tools worth paying attention...

April 18, 202641 min

NAB 2026 Preview: Blackmagic, Adobe, Sony

Blackmagic just loaded DaVinci Resolve with AI tools that can clone voices, reshape actor performances, remove motion blur, and simulate cinematic depth of field — and it's all built in. In this pre-NAB episode, Joey and Addy break down the most notabl...

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