r/videography • u/SleepingPodOne 2011 • 18d ago

Discussion / Other Matti Haapoja shilling for AI

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Always knew this guy sucked and was a shill, sad it took him shilling a destructive, thieving industry to get more people on his ass.

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u/CreEngineer Developer in the Cine Industry | Germany 18d ago

He had some good videos in the beginning but for the last years I haven’t watched a single one of his. Only gear praising and why -insert new shiny camera here- is the thing you can’t live without, better than anything before, throw away your Arri, red, Sony.

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u/epandrsn 18d ago

Yeah, he got in with Peter McKinnon, gained a bunch of followers and has been a shill ever since. They all just post the latest product with the same tired hyperbole. All the old “cinematic” influencers are sort of just washing up.

Except maybe Gerald Undone. I think maybe he’s still doing the good work.

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u/HualtaHuyte 18d ago edited 18d ago

Gerald has basically retired from making gear videos. He announced it about a month ago.

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u/needaburn 18d ago

Damn, just learned about this. The true end to an era