Selected work
Our Work
So, Why Make Movies?
What is causing the upturn in youth filmmaking, and how might the industry best adapt to it?
Where Did the Rom Com Go?
Genre displacement, digital intimacy, and the afterlife of romantic comedy in Gen Z media culture.
The Future of Short-Form Comedy
Gen Z laughs more at Reels than at movies, and mostly alone. Yet nearly every student we asked still wants comedy on screen.
Creative Compass: GenZ on GenAI
A Creative Compass report with USC's Art.ificial.
Stanford Entertainment Lab
About the lab
We're Stanford designers, psychologists, and engineers writing about how our generation discovers, watches and shares entertainment.