How AI Is Changing the Production Pipeline of Filmmaking: Interview with Amy Kouxiao Zhang

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Artificial intelligence is no longer just changing how films are marketed, edited, or distributed. It is beginning to reshape the entire production pipeline itself. From micro-drama production to filmmaking, where budget, resources, and creative iteration often determine whether a project can move forward, AI is becoming more than a tool. It is becoming part of the creative infrastructure. Here, we are referring specifically to internet-native micro-drama rather than traditionally defined films or television series, a format that began emerging around 2018 to 2019 and quickly gained mainstream popularity around 2020.

To better understand this shift, we invited industry expert Amy Kouxiao Zhang, one of the Co-Founders and the Chief Content Officer of Manna AI, to give us a real snapshot of how AI is entering the micro-drama production process, what has changed compared with traditional filmmaking workflows, and what challenges still remain as creators begin to rely on AI more...

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