Aug 7, 2026 · 46 min · 10 segments
On this Friday's episode, Daniel is thrilled to be chatting to Hollywood camera operator Dan Gamble. Dan’s work in the camera department has been seen across a plethora of beloved blockbusters since…
Dan GambleGuest
Daniel HeafyHost
find um Well, one thing that is very nice for me to see, especially, is I was looking at your director, Daniel Dustin Cretton's Instagram, and he was doing a series spotlighting all the artists, which I thought was brilliant.

And for me, that was an incredible thing to see in a world where AI is mobilizing people And we're having more and more conversations about that, whether it will take jobs specifically in creative industries.


So to know that there's still... a big studio picture that's employing artists that are doing handcrafted work.

And if you think that that's something that's going to change, because, you know, I mean, I have my own views in AI, but at the same time, I do think it's something that's here to stay.

I'd love to know what you think the, what's so special about having a group of artists like on Spider-Man and how that may evolve.

AI, how much they use it to help do what they do, I'm not sure exactly what happens in post, Maya.

But it's obviously, I find it more... better for all of us if more humans are involved whether we're using tools we're using tools within those fields to to help with cost i don't know or or or time maybe that's a benefit but Removing a lot of artists from the industry for AI is a pretty sad, sad thing to do.

I know there was news about a lot of people getting let go in the Marvel Universe.

Some of the heads that designed the suits throughout the years and stuff have sort of been let go.

I don't know how true that is, but that's what I heard on the internet and stuff.

It was quite a sad time because these people have worked so hard all their lives and they've built these careers and all of a sudden being replaced by a computer is rubbish.

find um Well, one thing that is very nice for me to see, especially, is I was looking at your director, Daniel Dustin Cretton's Instagram, and he was doing a series spotlighting all the artists, which I thought was brilliant.

And for me, that was an incredible thing to see in a world where AI is mobilizing people And we're having more and more conversations about that, whether it will take jobs specifically in creative industries.


So to know that there's still... a big studio picture that's employing artists that are doing handcrafted work.

And if you think that that's something that's going to change, because, you know, I mean, I have my own views in AI, but at the same time, I do think it's something that's here to stay.

I'd love to know what you think the, what's so special about having a group of artists like on Spider-Man and how that may evolve.

AI, how much they use it to help do what they do, I'm not sure exactly what happens in post, Maya.

But it's obviously, I find it more... better for all of us if more humans are involved whether we're using tools we're using tools within those fields to to help with cost i don't know or or or time maybe that's a benefit but Removing a lot of artists from the industry for AI is a pretty sad, sad thing to do.

I know there was news about a lot of people getting let go in the Marvel Universe.

Some of the heads that designed the suits throughout the years and stuff have sort of been let go.

I don't know how true that is, but that's what I heard on the internet and stuff.

It was quite a sad time because these people have worked so hard all their lives and they've built these careers and all of a sudden being replaced by a computer is rubbish.
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