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Generative AI (Sora, Runway, Midjourney) will soon allow users to generate short films from text prompts. This democratizes production but threatens traditional VFX artists, voice actors, and screenwriters (as seen in the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes). The debate over copyright and "training data" will define the next decade. In the world of , engagement is the