Google Veo3 Sparks a “Cinematic News” Revolution (July 2025)

Documentary filmmaker Ashur Malik has released Midnight Drop—a gripping account of a drone strike in Tehran—produced in just two weeks using Google’s Veo3. Malik calls the approach cinematic news, blending AI-generated visuals with a human-crafted narrative, with ChatGPT assisting in the editing process.

Advertising and YouTube are already erupting with AI-driven content, from Olympic dog-jumping spectacles to the latest viral “slop.” According to the Brandtech Group CEO, this marks nothing less than “a revolution in marketing.”