Watching Self-Tapes for 4 Seconds Part 2, Oscars Fire Back at AI, and SuperBowl!

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Actor's Guide to the End of the World!

It has been wild week in sports for both Rían and E-Kan - Rían meets his childhood heroes and Manchester United legends while E-Kan celebrates the other football as his Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl in epic fashion. E-Kan recounts his favorite moments at the Eagles Super Bowl parade and why Philadelphia unlike no other.

Last week was so good, E-Kan and Rían run it back and do a follow up on last week's conversation about the four second self-tape controversy as their opinions have shifted over the week. After their initial gut reaction and emotions are taken out of it, they take a more nuanced look at the discussion overall and face the honest truth about whether four seconds is enough time to judge a self tape. This might be polarizing and unpopular for a lot of actors, but it might help you be less precious about your work and change how you look at your auditions. 

Also coincidentally after last week's episode about Best Picture nominees The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez using AI, the guys dig into how the Oscars are considering making it mandatory to disclose the use of AI in Oscar entries moving forward. How much AI is too much for the Oscars?

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https://deadline.com/2025/01/atlanta-casting-director-self-tapes-viewing-1236273084/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/01/21/emilia-prez-and-the-brutalist-ai-controversies-explained/

https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/oscars-consider-requiring-films-disclose-ai-use-brutalist-1236299063/

Hidden Gems:

https://www.wakingup.com/

https://timdenning.substack.com/p/im-38-if-youre-in-your-20s-or-30s

Time stamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:05) The Super Bowl and Eagles Parade

(07:35) Rían meets his childhood heroes Manchester United legends

(11:20) Oscars consider disclosing AI use

(17:35) Follow up on four seconds self-tape controversy

(26:05) The honest truth about self-tapes 

(31:35) Hidden Gems