Demystify AI: Generative Tools for the Creative Professional

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The curriculum is structured around direct application and critical evaluation, moving from foundational concepts to advanced, practical workflows that can immediately be integrated into your production process.

 

Key Course Topics:

 

• AI Image Generation: Master prompt engineering and advanced techniques to create professional-grade visual assets for concept art, storyboards, and digital media.

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• AI Video Generation: Explore tools for synthesizing dynamic footage, generating B-roll, and animating static images, fundamentally changing the speed of video production.

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• AI Audio Generation: Learn to generate realistic voiceovers, compose custom, royalty-free music scores, and create sound effects to enhance your projects' audio quality.

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• AI 3D Model Generation: Discover how to rapidly prototype 3D assets, visualizations, and environments from text descriptions for use in film, games, or virtual reality projects.

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• AI Transcription & Subtitling (Documentarian Focus): Gain efficiency by leveraging high-accuracy tools for time-stamped transcription, subtitling, and dialogue editing for interviews and archival footage.

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• AI Research & Data Analysis (Documentarian Focus): Apply Large Language Models (LLMs) and specialized tools to analyze vast amounts of research, archival text, and interviews to quickly identify narrative themes and inform story structure.

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• The Impacts of AI:  Learn about the environmental toll these generations have on the planet and what's at stack with the overuse of these technologies.  Dive into ethics and considerations.

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Outcome: Upon completion, you will not only be able to expertly operate a diverse toolkit of generative AI applications but also possess the critical literacy to evaluate their outputs, understand their limitations, and deploy them ethically and effectively in professional production environments.