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If you\u2019re anything like us, we only watch the Super Bowl for the awesome commercials, but sadly this year\u2019s ads leave much to be desired. While we are disappointed by the Super Bowl commercials, we are happily surprised by two major announcements in the filmmaking space. One announcement comes from The Academy Awards, and the other announcement comes from Kodak.\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:\n\nThe lack of visuals and creativity in this year\u2019s commercials\n\nTrusting your gut feeling\n\nThe Academy Awards - they are introducing a new category\xa0\n\nWhy people don\u2019t appreciate what a casting director does\xa0\n\nBenefits to starting as a casting director\n\nKodak\u2019s new camera we have all been waiting for - for literally 8 years\n\nHow this new camera is great for modern production sets\n\nWhy per per-screen averages are more important than box office numbers\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cCelebrity gags. It\u2019s not special anymore when literally everyone is doing it.\u201d [7:11]\n\n\u201cThere was a moment in the internet where virality could occur organically, by people sharing things because of the joy of it.\u201d [8:59]\n\n\u201cCasting is truly an art and a science.\u201d [15:55]\n\n\u201cThe only thing indie filmmakers care about is our per-screen ratio.\u201d [29:14]\n\n\n\n\nMentioned:\nAcademy Awards Adding a "Casting" Category in 2026\xa0\nFirst Footage From the Kodak Super 8 Camera\nChrysler, Born of Fire\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices