By skyforbes We’ve crossed an invisible line in creative production. Ten years ago, a 15-minute animated short meant a small army of specialists and months of work. Now, one person with a generative suite can finish it in a day. The world’s still arguing about “AI job loss,” but the real story is that the entire studio has collapsed into a single workspace—and nobody noticed.
Here’s the scale of that shift:
| 2015 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter, producer, director, animators, sound designer, editor, voice actors (≈ 20–25 people) | One creator using generative tools |
| 2–3 months of production | 1 day to generate and edit |
| $50,000 – $250,000 budget | ~$30 software + a pair of pajamas |
| Specialized software, render farms, licensing fees | Browser and text input |
| Scarcity economics — who can afford to create | Abundance economics — who has taste and vision |
Creation isn’t the bottleneck anymore. Imagination is.