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Universal AI Skills

AI Video Generation

Learn the techniques to better command video AI

8 topics 31 activities ~3 hours

Course outline

Topics and lessons included in this course.

1

How AI Generates Video

4 lessons

  • From Stills to Motion

    Your teammate needs a quick, believable motion clip for tomorrow's demo, and you have one chance to prove the new AI video tool will not embarrass the team.

  • The Alignment Gap

    You are about to show an AI video tool to your team, but every time you press generate, the clip subtly changes and people start doubting the whole approach.

  • Four Ways to Start a Video

    Minutes before the screens in the lobby go live, your teammate realizes the AI video keeps changing the scene every time it regenerates.

  • Bringing It Together

    In ten minutes, your cross-functional team needs a clear plan for why the AI video keeps drifting and what you will change next to rein it in.

2

The Prompt Toolkit

4 lessons

  • The Six-Part Prompt Recipe

    Two hours before the trade show opens, the looping hero video still looks off, and the booth lead needs you to get one usable clip on the screen fast.

  • Describing Motion

    In tomorrow’s internal demo, your new feature video looks right but moves wrong, and everyone will notice the weird motion if you do not fix it tonight.

  • Blocking the Usual Failures

    A demo video for tomorrow’s conference booth looks almost perfect, except the AI keeps adding weird hands, wobbling faces, and unreadable text at the worst moments.

  • Iterate Like a Pro

    In 45 minutes, your product team needs a short AI-generated clip for a demo, but every new prompt tweak makes the result drift in a different direction.

3

Directing Like a Filmmaker

4 lessons

  • Shot Types and Angles

    A new volunteer orientation video is due this afternoon, but your first draft makes the organizer look oddly intimidating and nobody can say why.

  • Moving the Camera

    Ten minutes before your team records a new app demo, the last AI-generated clip adds random zooms that make the interface feel jumpy and untrustworthy.

  • Light, Color, and Look

    A last-minute change means the same 10-second product shot has to work for three different audiences by tomorrow morning.

  • The Director's Eye

    In 30 minutes, you need to turn a dull training clip into something clear enough that a mixed team actually follows it on the floor.

4

Anchoring Your Vision with Images and Keyframes

4 lessons

  • Start From a Picture

    The conference doors open tomorrow morning, and your booth screen needs a short looping video that matches the brand perfectly on the first try.

  • Keyframes, Start to Finish

    In two hours, you need a clean before-to-after shot for a live demo, and the jump cut keeps breaking trust.

  • Motion Brush and Strength

    Ten minutes before the museum opens, the new digital aquarium display looks like a shaky camera clip instead of calm water.

  • Your Visual Toolkit

    In two hours, your team has to show a short concept clip, but the draft visuals keep drifting away from what everyone agreed on.

5

From Single Clips to Real Scenes

4 lessons

  • Plan the Scene

    Your teammate is about to publish a welcome video made of random clips, and you have one chance to turn it into a scene that actually connects.

  • Keep It Consistent

    Minutes before the all-hands, your three-shot intro keeps changing the presenter’s face and the room lighting, and everyone is starting to notice.

  • Add Sound and Stitch

    Tomorrow morning the safety officer will show your three-shot demo on a lobby screen, but right now it plays like a silent, confusing slideshow.

  • Your Scene Workflow

    Ten minutes before the event opens, your team realizes the promo video looks like three different worlds stitched together.

6

Realistic Video without the AI-Polish

4 lessons

  • Spot the AI Signature in Motion

    In today’s cut review, everyone keeps saying the new “cinematic” shots look fake, and you have to pinpoint why before the edit gets locked.

  • Prompt for Imperfection

    Ten minutes before the all-hands, the safety lead points out that your training video looks fake, and people will tune it out if it feels like AI.

  • Borrow a Real Camera

    In ten minutes, your team has to pick one video style for a safety demo, and the wrong camera feel will make it look staged.

  • Real, but Honest

    A last-minute change means tomorrow’s lobby display needs believable, everyday footage, but it cannot look fake or mislead anyone.

7

The Hero Pipeline

4 lessons

  • The Hero Pipeline

    In 30 minutes, you have to calm a nervous cross-functional huddle by showing exactly how a rough idea becomes a finished clip without chaos.

  • Pick Tools and Fix Problems

    Five minutes before the all-hands, the product demo clip starts producing weird faces and broken hands on the hero shot.

  • Finish and Ship the Capstone

    The all-hands highlight reel is about to play, but your clip still feels like a rough draft and you have one chance to ship it clean.

  • Zero to Hero

    A partner team just asked for a short sample video, and you need a repeatable plan before anyone starts making random clips.

8

Prepare for the Test

Practice activities to help you prepare for the course test

3 lessons

  • Prep Pack 1

  • Prep Pack 2

  • Prep Pack 3