From Prompt to Cut
What happens outside the workflows: field tests, observations, wrecks, and a few everyday uses that have nothing to do with productivity.
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How to Write a json prompt for AI Video
Learn how to write a json prompt for AI video, structure a useful shot brief, and turn structured instructions into footage that works in your edit.
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Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash for Filmmakers: 15 Seconds, Conversational Editing, and the End of the Re-Roll Tax
Google’s new video model is not trying to be the most cinematic generator. It is trying to be the most directable one. For solo creators and small teams, that distinction matters more than any leaderboard.
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Film Editing With AI: From Generated Clips to a Finished Cut
Film editing with AI can speed rough cuts, organize footage, and test ideas while human judgment protects story, rhythm, continuity, and emotion for creators.
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Shot List: Build Better AI Video Projects From Prompt to Cut
Build a practical shot list for AI video projects, with examples for camera movement, continuity, coverage, prompts, and editing that actually works.
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My First Complete AI-Assisted Short Film From Script to Export
A filmmaker documents creating "Last Light," a 70-second AI-generated narrative short using 164 generations across five carefully scripted shots, with one character and no dialogue to manage consistency challenges in AI video production.
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Building a Product Video With One Reference Image
Product videos are now AI-ready, with Runway Gen-4, Kling 3.0, and Luma Ray3 all accepting single reference images to maintain product identity across generations, though success depends less on generation quality and more on reference preparation, shot planning, and editorial decisions about camera movement and spatial logic.
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Turning a 20-Second Idea Into a Five-Shot Edit
A filmmaker documents the complete workflow of turning a single-sentence creative idea into a five-shot, 20-second video edit, breaking down the process from beat sheet to shot list over three evenings with $18 in tool costs.
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A Repeatable AI Video Workflow for YouTubers With No Production Team
A six-stage repeatable AI video workflow costing $40-$80 monthly that routes shots to different models and eliminates the need for a production team, covering brief, routing, generation, assembly, polish, and publishing stages.