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Track · Lumen Pictures
4 weeks · 4 missions · 1 in cohort

AI Film Making

Direct with models. Edit with agents. Ship a reel.

Young filmmaker editing footage in over-ear headphones at a low-lit edit bay
§01 / The brief

Why this track exists.

AI Film Making is a production track for directors, editors and storytellers who refuse to be left behind by the new tooling. You will not just play with prompts — you will run a full pre-pro → shoot → post pipeline where generative models do real work alongside you.

By the end you will have a 60–90 second piece in your reel, a behind-the-scenes process doc, and the muscle memory to repeat the workflow on any brief.

A four-week production track: pre-pro to post with generative tools as crew.

§02 / Who it's for

You are…

  • Filmmakers, video editors and motion designers wanting a generative-AI workflow that ships
  • Brand and content creators tired of one-off prompt experiments
  • Creative directors who need to lead AI-native production teams
§03 / What you'll learn

By the end…

  • Treat a model like a department head — not a magic button
  • Storyboard, shot-list and previz with image + video models
  • Run controlled generations: seeds, references, style locks, camera language
  • Cut AI footage with live footage without it feeling like AI footage
  • Sound design, voice and score with model-assisted pipelines
  • Protect your craft: rights, prompts as IP, and brand-safe workflows
§04 / The arc

4 weeks. One ship date.

Week 01
Look & language

Find the film's visual grammar. Build the reference and prompt library.

Week 02
Previz & blocking

Storyboard, shot-list, generate previz clips, lock the edit skeleton.

Week 03
Shoot & generate

Live plates + generative plates. Continuity, seeds, style locks.

Week 04
Post & ship

Cut, grade, sound, score. Export the reel piece + case study.

§05 / Missions

The work, in order.

  1. 01
    Look & language

    Define the film's visual grammar. Build the reference and prompt library that every department will share.

    lesson
  2. 02
    Previz & blocking

    Storyboard, shot-list and generate previz clips. Lock the edit skeleton before a single live frame.

    challenge
  3. 03
    Shoot & generate

    Live plates and generative plates working together. Continuity, seeds, style locks.

    challenge
  4. 04
    Post & ship

    Cut, grade, sound and score. Export the reel piece and case-study writeup.

    peer_review
§06 / Tools

Your stack.

RunwaySoraVeoMidjourneyComfyUIDaVinci ResolveSunoElevenLabs

Tools shift fast. We teach the workflow so you can swap any of these without losing a beat.

§07 / What you ship

Portfolio you can defend.

  • A 60–90s finished short, delivered in 4K
  • A repeatable pre-production deck (prompt sheets, refs, shot list)
  • Process write-up suitable for portfolio / case study
§08 / FAQ

Common questions.

Do I need to know how to film already?+

Helpful, not required. The track gives you both — a generative workflow and the cinematic vocabulary to use it well.

Which model gets the most time?+

Whichever is best the week you're in. We teach the pipeline, not a vendor.

Who owns the final piece?+

You do. We help you understand the rights footprint of every tool in the stack.

§09 / Related

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