Sora 2, Veo 3 & The AI Video Gold Rush

Midjourney Fast Hours — Episode 51: “Sora 2, Veo 3 & The AI Video Gold Rush”

Drew and Rory crawl out of their creative caves after a month-long “break” (read: total burnout) and immediately get smacked in the face by Sora 2, Veo 3, and Midjourney Style Explorer updates that make everything they said last episode obsolete.

They break down what’s actually working in Sora 2 (full edits, audio, dialogue, even IP?), why Veo 3 can’t seem to go fast anymore, and how keyframes are quietly becoming the holy grail of AI video.

Expect rants about IP chaos, Mr. Rogers cameos, and why OpenAI’s guerilla launch strategy might be the smartest marketing move of 2025.

It’s equal parts therapy session, tech panic, and creative caffeine rush — exactly how they like it.

Keywords: Sora 2 update, Google Veo 3 review, Midjourney V8, AI video generation tools, Luma AI, keyframes, AI video editing, AI marketing trends 2025, generative video, Style Explorer Midjourney

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⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour

00:00 – Intro + return from creative hibernation

00:42 – Sora 2 drops: “the floodgates just opened”

01:27 – Sora 2’s new tricks: editing, sound, dialogue, and IP

02:17 – Veo 3 vs Sora 2 vs Ray 3

03:20 – Rory’s South Park AI episode + the “bar-only” friend

05:00 – Why dedicated AI-only spaces actually matter

05:48 – Remix culture, Mr. Rogers AI, and the rise of comedic timing

07:00 – The “Remix” button, mass adoption, and kids using Sora

08:43 – The IP gray area: Minecraft meets Mr. Rogers

09:43 – Cameos, access codes, and mobile vs desktop creation

12:25 – Sequential storytelling: AI understands chronology now

13:29 – Toyota ads, guerrilla launches, and OpenAI’s flood strategy

15:00 – IP risk vs reward — how far can brands push it

18:00 – AI performance comparisons

23:00 – Fight scenes, motion control, and why keyframes matter

27:50 – Workflow troubleshooting and micro-decision fatigue

34:50 – Too many tools? Runway, Aleph, and the Weavy advantage

35:45 – Shout-out to Weavy + tool consolidation predictions

36:00 – Higgsfield pivots, Pika memes, and the marketing gap

37:00 – Visual Electric’s acquisition and the coming consolidation wave

38:20 – Midjourney updates: Style Explorer, Smart Search, and new unlocks

40:30 – Playing with EXP mode + hidden color/style refinements

42:30 – Style Finder, Style Creator, and mood-board personalization

43:57 – Style ranking feature + --r 40 nostalgia meltdown

46:00 – Midjourney V8 speculation & dataset rumors

50:30 – Google’s product chaos: Gemini, Nano Banana, Flow, and Veo 3

53:00 – Why Google can fail (and still win)

55:10 – ChatGPT’s image text features & the next AI video wave

59:30 – The Weavy renaissance and workflow automation discussion

1:02:00 – New creative problems worth solving

1:06:00 – Why “easy” AI creation still stings for creatives

1:08:30 – Closing banter + “hit the button” outro