Universal AI Skills
AI Video Generation
Learn the techniques to better command video AI
Course outline
Topics and lessons included in this course.
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How AI Generates Video
4 lessons
How AI Generates Video
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Prompt Toolkit
4 lessons
The Prompt Toolkit
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Directing Like a Filmmaker
4 lessons
Directing Like a Filmmaker
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anchoring Your Vision with Images and Keyframes
4 lessons
Anchoring Your Vision with Images and Keyframes
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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From Single Clips to Real Scenes
4 lessons
From Single Clips to Real Scenes
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Your Scene Workflow
Ten minutes before the event opens, your team realizes the promo video looks like three different worlds stitched together.
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Realistic Video without the AI-Polish
4 lessons
Realistic Video without the AI-Polish
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Real, but Honest
A last-minute change means tomorrow’s lobby display needs believable, everyday footage, but it cannot look fake or mislead anyone.
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The Hero Pipeline
4 lessons
The Hero Pipeline
4 lessons
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Prepare for the Test
Practice activities to help you prepare for the course test
3 lessons
Prepare for the Test
Practice activities to help you prepare for the course test
3 lessons
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Prep Pack 1
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Prep Pack 2
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Prep Pack 3