AI Show Running: Making AI Short Films or Web Series

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

AI can generate videos, but generating clips is not the same as telling a story—and it’s definitely not the same as creating something complete. Most creators experimenting with AI video get stuck producing short, disconnected clips. They refine prompts, chase better visuals, and try to perfect individual generations, but they never move beyond that stage. They don’t build scenes, they don’t structure narratives, and most importantly, they don’t finish projects. This course is designed to help you move beyond that point and into something more intentional.

This course introduces the idea of AI showrunning—using AI not just to generate content, but to plan, structure, and deliver a complete piece of work. Whether you’re creating a short film or a web series episode, the focus is on building something that feels finished, not experimental.

What This Course Focuses On

Instead of teaching isolated tools or prompt tricks, this course walks you through a complete, repeatable workflow:

• Turning a simple idea into a clear, structured concept

• Breaking that concept into scenes and story beats

• Creating storyboards designed for AI video generation

• Designing consistent characters and locations

• Generating both images and video clips efficiently

• Deciding when to animate images vs generate full video

• Assembling clips into scenes that actually make sense

• Using voiceover, montage, and pacing to strengthen storytelling

• Editing imperfect outputs into something cohesive

• Publishing a finished project

What Makes This Different

Most AI courses focus on:

• Tools

• Features

• Prompt engineering

This course focuses on:

• Process

• Structure

• Execution

Because tools will change—but the ability to take an idea and turn it into something complete will not.

A Practical, Real-World Approach

AI tools are not perfect, and this course doesn’t pretend they are.

You will encounter:

• Failed generations

• Inconsistent visuals

• Dialogue issues

• Imperfect outputs

Instead of avoiding these problems, you’ll learn how to work with them:

• When to fix vs regenerate

• How to choose usable clips

• How to move forward without getting stuck

• How to build momentum through iteration

This is how real projects get finished.

What You’ll Build

Throughout the course, you’ll create your own project from start to finish:

• Brainstorm your own idea

• Choose a format (short film or episode)

• Structure your story

• Generate visuals and clips

• Build scenes and edit them together

• Publish your finished piece

Not a collection of clips
A complete story