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Deepfake Tom Cruise - with Benjamin Field
This might be the most interesting and important episode we've released so far. In this episode, Film maker and CEO of Deep Fusion Benjamin Field talks about his inspiration - the TikTok sensation Deepfake Tom Cruise, which took the internet by storm in 2021. It marks a watershed moment in Benjamin's career, and launched him headfirst into the world of AI. If you want a better understanding of AI; how it might affect your career, particularly in TV and film; and just how much you should be worried about it, listen to this episode. You won't be disappointed.
Some links to the stuff we talk about in this episode:
Virtually Parkinson
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGUumO63jLEiBZzz7VY-CRp8migunB-Ne
Gerry Anderson - a Life Uncharted
https://www.itv.com/watch/gerry-anderson-a-life-uncharted/10a2443
Benjamin's talk to the Parliamentary Select Committee
https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/15129/pdf/
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10. De Grote Donorshow - with Joe Myerscough
55:47||Season 3, Ep. 10This time we're joined by award-winning Series Director Joe Myerscough to talk about a seminal Dutch reality show from 2007 - De Grote Donorshow (The Big Donor Show). If you get the chance to watch this first then please do, because we give the game away about 15 mins in to this episode. And do watch it - it's a fantastic lesson in the power of television.
9. Cave of Forgotten Dreams - with Chris Watts
53:11||Season 3, Ep. 9This time, the Tortoises welcome specialist camera designer and director of photography Chris Watts to the studio to discuss his inspirational choice, the 2010 Werner Herzog film Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - with Stephen Cooter
48:34||Season 3, Ep. 8Phone home and tell everyone that the latest episode of Who Moved the Tortoise is here. This time we're talking about the 1982 Spielberg classic E.T with award-winning director Stephen Cooter.
6. Bang Goes the Theory (again!) - with Lynette Slight
01:06:44||Season 3, Ep. 6Every now and again we go back to a subject we've discussed before, and this time we're revisiting the BBC popular science series Bang Goes the Theory with production executive Lynette Slight. And with good reason - it's an important series that filled a hole left by Tomorrow's World, and brought the BBC's approach to popular science firmly into the 21st century. Along the way we talk about the importance of the production side of making television; always crucial, often (unjustly) overlooked.
5. Star Wars - with Rob Liddell
47:06||Season 3, Ep. 5A long time ago, in a studio far-far away, Kate and Alex talked to Executive Producer Rob Liddell about his inspiration - the 1977 mega movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Along the way we chat Westerns, Tomorrow's World, and what makes science TV so compelling.
4. Walking with Dinosaurs - with Jay Balamurugan
46:22||Season 3, Ep. 4This time, Kate and Alex are joined by VFX Producer Jay Balamurugan to talk about her inspiration, the 1999 BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs.
3. SPECIAL: How to fix TV (Part 2)
21:46||Season 3, Ep. 3The second half of our two-part special in which we ask our previous guests - what are the TV industry's biggest problems, and how would you fix them?
2. SPECIAL: How to fix TV (Part 1)
32:37||Season 3, Ep. 2This is the first of a two-part special in which we ask our previous guests - what are the TV industry's biggest problems, and how would you fix them?