CG Garage

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Since 2014, CG Garage has brought lively, informal conversations with Oscar-winning legends, visionary artists, and the innovators driving the industry's biggest technological leaps. From in-depth interviews to spirited roundtable discussions, hosts Chris Nichols and Daniel Thron explore the art, craft, and future of filmmaking. With Hollywood in the middle of a major revolution, we talk to the filmmakers who are making that transformation possible, covering everything from behind-the-scenes stories on iconic movies to the cutting-edge tools reshaping the industry.

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Episodes (553)

Monday Mocking AI With AI: Sergio Cilli on Why the Joke Only Works If You Actually Use It
Mon Jun 1st How to Make and Distribute a Gothic Horror Film on a Shoestring | Justin Denton
May 25th Filmmaking Needs a New Revolution. Bill Warner, Founder of Avid, Is Building It

CG Garage

Jun 8, 2026
1½ hours
57 MB

Sergio Cilli is going to get hate from both sides. The pro-AI crowd thinks he's mocking their tools. The anti-AI crowd thinks he's a hypocrite for using them. He's fine with that. Cilli is a director and writer who came up through sketch comedy and the writers' room of a David Spade Comedy Central show, went on to the Late Late Show as a segment producer, built a commercial directing career through Funny or Die, and has been making people laugh on the internet for twenty years. His Instagram series Will AI Replace Us? has become one of the...

CG Garage

Mocking AI With AI: Sergio Cilli on Why the Joke Only Works If You Actually Use It

Monstrous Moonshine

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