What happens when a filmmaker with deep storytelling chops, an HBO pedigree, and early access to cutting-edge AI tools takes on B2B video? You get Noah Wagner.

Noah, a live-action and AI director, joins Alisa Manjarrez and Kory Grushka from Stories Bureau to discuss where AI video actually stands today, how B2B content benefits from cinematic storytelling, and why creativity still matters more than ever.

Noah has been at the forefront of AI video experimentation, working with platforms like Sora, Runway, and Kling. But he’s no tech evangelist. Instead, he’s here to bring nuance, perspective, and real-world insights on how to blend AI tools with traditional filmmaking to create more expressive, more human, and more effective video content—especially in the B2B space.

What You’ll Learn: 

• The current status of AI-generated video (and why it’s still not push-button ready)

• The misconception that AI eliminates the need for teams and craft

• Where AI helps most in post-production, and where humans still need to lead

• Why AI workflows are better suited for hybrid approaches—not full automation

• Why video creators are going to LinkedIn

Mentioned in this Episode:

Five Guys AI video

Noah’s Bio:

Noah Wagner is an award-winning director, writer and filmmaker, specializing in both live-action and AI, and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His work has appeared on HBO, Netflix, NBC, and BBC. Collectively garnering millions of views, his films have won numerous awards at Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide, including AI thriller Watch Room. Currently, Echobend Pictures is packaging Noah’s debut feature, THE DIRTY OYSTER, which was recognized as one of six projects worldwide at Fantasia Frontières.

Noah specializes in ‘grounded genre’—everything from science fiction to magical realism, moody atmosphere to playful whimsy, and any permutation in between—always building a world rooted in our own. Through a lyrical lens and an eye for the absurd, he challenges audiences to reflect the world around them and question the truths they may have taken for granted.

More from our guest:

Website: https://www.noahwagner.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-wagner/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workofark

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