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This post likely reflects on the historical costs of traditional media production and distribution, possibly comparing past spending on storytelling (such as television or film production) to modern,
I prefer to think is over but also is a new beginning. It’s over for digital animation. This is too good. Guilds and unions will try to void it in Hollywood but it’s over, amazing full length films wi
Love. The quality of animation you can create on your own is truly amazing. We really are just limited by our imaginations at this point. Go tell your story! Made in @runwayml in a few hours and a han
This post directs users to purchase tickets for an event through aiff.com, shared by Cristobal Valenzuela on X (formerly Twitter). The link likely leads to ticket purchasing for the AIFF (possibly an
The only thing you need is a good story and @runwayml The quality of animation you can create on your own is truly amazing. We really are just limited by our imaginations at this point. Go tell your s
Tickets are now available for the 4th annual AI Film Festival: June 11 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NYC, and June 18 at The Broad Stage in LA. It’s the biggest and most important celebrati
Time to accelerate. The inflection point is here. Runway added more than $40M in net new ARR so far this quarter, and we're less than halfway through. The biggest growth period in the history of the c
Just this week we had two community-led Runway meetups. One in Lisbon, Portugal and another one in Kathmandu, Nepal. With Sao Paulo, Brazil coming tomorrow and Kanpur, India on Sunday. 100p self organ
This post likely references a steampunk-themed show or performance that the author, Cristobal Valenzuela, has been anticipating or recently experienced. Without access to the full post content, the sp
We have arrived. We are judging things based on the merit of the artist, not the technology used. You never watch a movie because how it was made or the budget it had. you watch movies because the sto
Every month for the last 6 years, I’ve gotten a 0.50 charge to my debit card from AWS for an account I don’t use or remember how to access. I have no idea why. I am willing to pay 0.6
It's time to build NYC's physical AI community. We're hosting a small dinner in NYC for engineers and people building across robotics, autonomous systems, and world models. It's a pretty unique and sp
Our team cares. A lot. Appreciation post for @runwayml. In their Creative Partner Program. Not paid to post. Genuine respect for what they hand creators every month: → Solid monthly credit allotment →
We cut model cold-start times from minutes to seconds. 60x faster, saving thousands of GPU-minutes and hundreds of terabytes of transfers every day. It turns out GPUs already holding weights are faste
We're hosting our yearly Runway Friends Dinner at CVPR this year. DM if you'll be around. Hope to catch as many mutuals as possible. Join the Runway team in Denver on June 4th at our annual CVPR Frien
I think I can say Runway is among the platforms with the most user-friendly interface and navigation. Pretty sure I can say that, it's my opinion. But, Runway interface and combined models really do e
If you have two minutes to watch something today, watch this Sincitium is finally here. We are pleased to present our latest piece: a concept trailer created specifically for the @runwayml Big Pitch C
Real-time video agents are here. Today, we’re sharing how we built Runway Characters, allowing you to turn one image into a fully expressive, conversational video agent streaming at 24 frames per seco
We all contain universes. And now, we live in a time when you can explore all those universes and realities. It used to take a miracle to bring an idea to life. Now all it needs is your point of view.
When a software company actually uses its own software, all of their users benefit. @runwayml is exactly this type of company. They obviously take great care in the entire workflow that users desire.
Imagine deciding that the best way to judge art and human expression isn’t by the quality of the work, the strength of the vision, or the intent of the artist, but by some arbitrary, made-up rulebook
I had a really fun chat with Alex about Runway, media, world models, and some of what’s next for us. New: When Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela saw Sora for the first time, he thought: finally, some real co
This post references Sturgeon's Law, a principle stating that the majority of output in any field is of poor quality, while discussing statistical observations about content across a broad category. T
Runway has released an Android version of its application, making its AI video generation and editing tools available to Android users. This announcement represents an expansion of Runway's platform a
The Academy has reached their Monkey selfie moment The Academy has banned AI from ever winning an Oscar. • Only roles “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” can be nominated for acting
Actual feedback we’ve gotten over the last few years: 2019: The what? For what? Why spend time on this? Maybe you should try doing something else. 2020: Why would you keep spending time on this? Will
Can AI dance and choreograph? Yes. Yes, it can. I had a song stuck in my head last morning, and before noon, I managed to get it out by making this music video. From idea to execution, it was created
We have a slack channel at Runway called #generations that’s quickly becoming my default streaming service. Every day, videos like this get posted. It’s a mix of technical amazement, seeing what new u
This post discusses the importance of understanding character identification and lore as part of employee onboarding at Runway, likely referencing key figures or mascots associated with the company's
This post from Cristobal Valenzuela, a notable AI researcher and co-founder of Runway ML, uses the colloquial phrase 'He is a goat' (an acronym meaning 'Greatest Of All Time') to express acclaim for s
Incredible. What a great reminder that is really hard to predict the unpredictable. New work with @AlecRad and @DavidDuvenaud: Have you ever dreamed of talking to someone from the past? Introducing ta
This resource explains techniques for creating videos with consistent characters and voices in Runway, likely covering the use of reference materials, character sheets, and specific prompting strategi
Made by a single person in 4 days. If you think about how something like this would have been made 10 years ago (or even like, 1 year ago) 250K Runway credits and 4 days of time is the equivalent of a
You can look at the history of media through the cost of producing a credible frame. I call this the cost of a frame. Not a good story. Not a good movie. Not a meaningful work of art. Just the frame i
The Paris Salon was arguably the greatest art event in the Western world. In 1863 they rejected 2/3 of submissions, including works by Manet, Pissarro, and Courbet because they violated traditional ar
There's still time to submit. The applications coming in are pretty good, the bar is high. Two weeks to pitch a show you wish existed. $100K in cash prizes. Bring your biggest, most ambitious ideas to
Runway ML announced the fourth annual AI Festival and introduced its panel of jurors for evaluating submissions. The submission deadline was set for Monday, April 27, with creators encouraged to enter
Probably the most useful advice I can give you if you run an ad agency, a marketing company, a production studio, or anything in that space. Hear me out. I’ve spent a decade talking to teams about thi
The amount of latent creativity unlocked by AI is beginning to go parabolic. Any remix of worlds, any strange, surreal, or entirely unique idea you can imagine, you can now instantly see. We’re living
A lot of institutions and companies won’t die because of AI. They’ll die because of their own internal inability to learn. Someone recently told me that at a big company, legal had to review and appro
Runway ML is promoting upcoming meetup events for their community, with a complete list of scheduled gatherings available on their official website. These meetups likely provide opportunities for user
Imagine every frame of your video, generated live directly from a model. No timeline, no compositor, no render farm. Just exactly what you want to see. Imagine every pixel on your screen, streamed liv
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Runway meetup in Tokyo, Japan. Huge shoutout to Miho, Hero, and Yves for organizing a fantastic community get-together. Runway meetups are happening everywhere, we're getting closer to 100 meetups so
Cristobal Valenzuela reported that quality, queue, and error issues with Seedance 2.0 were being investigated in active collaboration with ByteDance to address reported problems. The statement indicat
Earlier this month, the inaugural Runway AI Summit brought together over 700 leaders across media, entertainment, gaming and advertising. The day was filled with firesides, panels and keynotes from le
It's definitely a new medium. What I keep seeing from what's coming only further emphasizes this point The more I meet people who've gone deep into generating AI media, the more I realize we're all re
Cristobal Valenzuela comments on increasing unpredictability in forecasting, suggesting that 2026 presents significant challenges for prediction and that looking ahead to 2027 becomes even more diffic
Given the significant progress over the past year, this year’s festival will likely mark a tipping point. Submissions are still open! The Runway AI Festival returns this June to NY and LA to celebrate
Submissions for the 4th Annual Runway AI Festival close April 27th. Don't miss your chance to have your work featured amongst the very best in Film, Design, New Media, Fashion, Advertising and Gaming.
The story of stories: Someone brings fire into a cave. He sits. He tells his day as a story. Two others watch. They go to their own caves. They tell their own stories. The first man frowns. Too many s
'What We Forgot' is an upcoming documentary film that explores present-day issues through a future-oriented perspective, created by Cristobal Valenzuela. The project will be available for streaming on
One of the most important videos we have ever captured. Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone vid
This statement reflects an observation about how AI capabilities progressively erode competitive advantages and specialized skills by making complex tasks accessible through simple prompts. It suggest
Executive producer @notiansans Submissions open Two weeks to pitch a show you wish existed. $100K in cash prizes. Bring your biggest, most ambitious ideas to life with Runway. No studio notes or budge
Introducing “Is It Poison?” Our new reality show where contestants are given identical bottles. Some are safe. Some are not. With limited information, they decide: drink, pass, or persuade someone els
One of my favorite things about Runway is working alongside people who are genuinely passionate about storytelling. The videos shared internally are always a delight. Big ideas don’t need big budgets.
Runway's Big Pitch Contest For Shows That Don't Exist Yet. * but that might exist soon Two weeks to pitch a show you wish existed. $100K in cash prizes. Bring your biggest, most ambitious ideas to lif
This post likely advocates for treating longer time periods with the same urgency and attention to detail as shorter ones, suggesting a productivity or time management approach where months receive th
4 hours total from completely blank slate to finished video. Wild times. What started off as a workflow test, just an idea, quickly had me locked into a flow state. 4 hours total from completely blank