AI

7 posts

AI7 January 2026

What We Learned From a Year in Treatments (2025)

An inside look at what changed in treatments during 2025 — from interactive, web-based experiences and docu-style realism to deeper director involvement, evolving design language, and the impact of AI on narrative development.

AI31 October 2025

Why We Lowered Our Visual Research Rates

Ghost drops its visual research rates to reflect how AI tools reshaped the craft — but reminds us that human taste and curation still lead the way.

AI20 October 2025

Why Sora 2 Flopped for Commercial Production

In September 2025, OpenAI released Sora 2 — a tool promising to generate realistic video from text prompts. But despite the hype, its impact on commercial production has been limited. This analysis explores why the advertising industry’s response to Sora 2 has been cautious, how its current capabilities fall short of professional standards, and what it means for producers, agencies, and visual researchers navigating the next wave of AI tools.

AI11 June 2025

What’s Taste?

The AI & Creativity Report keeps repeating “taste” like we all agree what it means. At Ghost, we break it down—and ask why it took AI for the industry to start valuing it.

AI29 May 2025

Design Trends in 2025: A Return to Texture, Type, and Tactility

In 2025, treatment design is rejecting hyper-modern polish in favor of tactile, expressive, and human-centered layouts. This blog post explores emerging design trends—from collage and low hierarchy to serif typography and analogue textures—shaping the look and feel of winning commercial pitches this year.

AI15 May 2025

AI in Commercial Treatments: Are We Really There Yet?

Explore how generative AI is changing commercial treatments, from Midjourney visuals to AI-generated storytelling. Are we truly ready for AI-driven pitches? Dive into the industry’s current landscape and future possibilities.