How will will the writers strike and A.I affect filmmakers?On the 3rd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors and producers Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins!Why is the WGA writers strike happening?What are the studios offering?Can UK writers and producers work in the UK and Hollywood right now?Why you need to be careful not to step over the picket line.We answer audience questions and discuss A.I and it's effect on screenwriting and film-makingAre A.I plagiarizing machines?, can they fill in BFI forms for us?Should we embrace A.I?And we ask Chat GBT to ask us some film-making questions to quite remarkable results.Link to Stephen Follows' websiteFurther reading https://stephenfollows.com/how-we-got-hired-to-create-an-ai-generated-feature-film-screenplay/Links to previous Business of Film Explained episodes:Ep. 1 What percentage of directors, producers and writers make more than one feature film. LINK Ep 2 How and Why you can become a filmmaker LINKPATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making?Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!SUPPORT THE PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.