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In this sponsored episode, GG Hawkins speaks with Eddie AI co-founder and CEO Shamir Allibhai about Eddie AI’s latest release, Eddie v3, which launched on April 14, 2026 ahead of NAB Show 2026. Their conversation explores the new Night Shift workflow, designed to process footage overnight by sorting interviews from B-roll, syncing multicam interviews, logging media, and building a rough cut ready for Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro by morning. They also discuss Eddie’s expanding role as an AI assistant editor for professional workflows, including docu-style rough cuts with B-roll placement, and the broader questions filmmakers face around creative control, sustainability, curiosity, and the future of storytelling in an AI-assisted post-production landscape.
In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Shamir Allibhai discuss...
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Eddie AI’s new Night Shift feature and how it aims to build a structured rough cut overnight
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Why the company positions Eddie AI as an assistant editor rather than a replacement for Premiere, Resolve, or Final Cut Pro
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How AI can help with multicam syncing, A-roll and B-roll organization, logging, and assembly edits
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The difference between AI tools that generate synthetic media and tools built to work from a filmmaker’s real footage
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Why editing still depends on human taste, timing, emotional judgment, and story instinct
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How AI tools may help filmmakers handle paid client work more efficiently while protecting time for passion projects
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The tension between fear and curiosity as filmmakers adapt to new technology
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How creative professionals can think about money, sustainability, and long-term career support without sidelining the art
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Why Allibhai sees storytelling as a fundamentally human act, even in a future shaped by AI
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What filmmakers should watch for around security, ownership, and platform terms when using AI tools
Memorable Quotes:
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“We’re not trying to be another timeline editor, like Premiere, Resolve, FCP.”
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“When we think about it from the consumer’s perspective, they just care about great stories.”
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“This is the root of a lot of the fear because we have struggled so hard just to be able to be here.”
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“In 10,000 years, we will still be sitting around a campfire or somewhere and telling each other stories.”
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