FROM THE ARCHIVE / EP04
We’ll Speed It Up in Post
When you have raised a $100M series B on vaporware, sometimes it calls for desperate measures.
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Same circus. One frame.
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Panel 1
Chad arrives with a phone camera filming at the edge of the frame. AX-1 carries a box behind him.
Chad: There he is! How’s our revolutionary humanoid performing?
Panel 2
Jim gestures toward AX-1 carrying the box.
Jim: Six boxes an hour, Chad.
Chad: Excellent. And what’s preventing you from scaling?
Panel 3
Jim gives Chad a dry look.
Jim: At six boxes an hour? Mostly the six boxes an hour.
Panel 4
Chad directs the camera toward AX-1. Jim remains unimpressed.
Chad: Get a close-up. We’ll speed it up in post.
One more episode?
Half the parts. Twice the throughput. A few missing details.
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