AI ≠ Cheap: a $29,575 film in 10 days and the genres it unlocks
cuenca · x · 2026-09-16
The quoted thread describes an AI film made for just $29,575 in 10 days, with the author stressing "AI ≠ Cheap": their next feature will still cost millions but look like a $200M production, and a copyable Claude skill plus full process and Dreamina prompts are shared.
The replier agrees: experts are still needed to tell great stories, and AI's real value is making underserved genres viable — genres previously skipped due to difficult ROI. The key question isn't which tasks are cheaper, but which tasks are now realistic.
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