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2 2 I D G A M O N T H L Y Digital Day 2025: Harnessing the Hurricane: The Future of Intelligent Creation Since 2003, the DGA has hosted Digital Day events dedicated to providing members with exclusive knowledge and access to innovations designed to enhance and improve productions. On Saturday, August 23, DGA members and guests returned to the Guild's Los Angeles headquarters for Harnessing the Hurricane: The Future of Intelligent Creation. More than 500 information seekers attended the event that featured engaging presentations, panels, exhibits and hands-on demos about the latest developments in VFX, cutting-edge production tools and virtual production. Hands-On Demos and Exhibits — Digital Day attendees were able to engage in hands-on demonstrations and exhibits from: Adobe, AR-51, ARRI, Beeble AI, Cinelytic, Cinema Devices, Evercast, Funicular Goats, Lightcraft, RED Digital Cinema, Scriptation, Scripto, Shamel Studio, Sony, Tata Communications, Think Crew, photos by Howard Wise Welcome The day began with a welcome from Special Projects Committee and Digital Day Subcommittee Co-Chair Michael Goi and Subcommittee Co- Chair Randal Kleiser. They noted the work of the Subcommittee members Valdez Flagg, Brian Frankish, Julie Gelfand, Scott Rindenow, Oz Scott, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Jay Torres and Susan Zwerman for their efforts in educating the Guild's membership with an eye on the cutting edge. Photos: Special Projects Committee Co-Chair Michael Goi and Digital Day Subcommittee Co-Chair Randal Kleiser. AI in Real-Time Live Demo In a live demonstration of Real Time AI Rendering, Director Randal Kleiser and AI Programmer Ellenor Argyropoulos showed the real-world applications of using AI technology. During the demonstration moderated by Goi, actress Tanna Frederick was videoed running onstage with her phone held out like a torch. The video was put in the program with the prompt, "Put this person in a colosseum running with an Olympic torch." Within minutes they had a video with the inputted vision. Other pre-rendered demos were shown including removing cars from a street, various weather effects in different scenic locations, and changing clothing on people in real time. The Evolution of Immersive Technology Seismiq Ventures Company Co- Founder Phil Galler took the audience on a journey on the evolution of immersive technology through the lens of cutting-edge storytelling environments — from dome theaters to next-generation theme park attractions and shared reality experiences. The viewers learned about advancements in XR, real-time rendering, and spatial display systems, and saw how immersive experiences are conceived, designed, and delivered at scale. Photo: Seismiq Ventures Company Co-Founder Phil Galler. photos by Howard Wise Photos: During the AI in Real-Time Live Demo, actress Tanna Frederick was videoed running onstage with her phone held out. Director Randal Kleiser and AI Programmer Ellenor Argyropoulos transformed the video into a person in a colosseum running with an Olympic torch.