2 live days · Your work, in practice
Make the scene easier to understand and plan.
Choose Intro for individually directed script, scene and shot-planning tasks.
A script change travels through shots, schedules and the edit. Learn to produce useful first passes, delegate recurring planning work to bounded proactive agents, and direct a Factory of proactive AI agent teams that keeps a sample sequence coherent from scene to review.
Protect the creative intent while keeping departments working from the same script, references and decisions. Know which changes affect the plan and which need a director, producer or department lead to decide.
What you learn
Learn to prompt for a scene breakdown, trace it to the script and review a shot brief through a short-scene exercise.
The scene breakdowns, shot briefs and revision checks you practice here prepare you for Intensive, where you create proactive agents and learn to hand continuing film preparation to a Dot. Hands-on Dots practice starts in Intensive.
The learning map
Work units by day
2 days of practical work for Filmmakers, producers, editors and production teams coordinating a story across development, planning and post-production. Every unit below has an output and a review point.
Your learning plan: these are the tasks you will practice. The time suggested for each task is a guide; your booking shows the confirmed class dates and start and end times.
Script reading · Scene evidence
Build a scene breakdown you can trust.
- 1.1Draft concise coverage
- 1.2Extract scene requirements
- 1.3Write the shot brief
Shot exploration · Continuity
Compare shots against the story.
- 2.1Prepare reference-led shot prompts
- 2.2Review the visual tests
- 2.3Write the editorial handoff
The work behind the map
Daily detail
Follow the work from its starting material to a result you can inspect. Each checkpoint gives you a reason to approve, revise or stop.
Intro
Days 1–2 · Tasks
Frame a useful first pass.
Direct one important task at a time. Give the prompt enough context, inspect the result and improve it before reuse.
Day 01Build a scene breakdown you can trust.
Work with a short supplied script. Use prompts to prepare coverage and a breakdown, then inspect both against the actual scene.
- 1.1
Draft concise coverage
Prompt a synopsis, dramatic question and development notes from the supplied script. Keep observation separate from interpretation and cite scene references.
Suggested time for this task: 1 hour in Full Course; 30 minutes in Crash Course. Part of your class day, not extra time.- Practice result
- A coverage draft with scene references.
- 1.2
Extract scene requirements
List characters, locations, props and visible action from one scene. Mark implied requirements separately from explicit script facts.
Suggested time for this task: 1 hour 20 minutes in Full Course; 40 minutes in Crash Course. Part of your class day, not extra time.- Practice result
- A source-linked scene breakdown.
- 1.3
Write the shot brief
Turn the director’s supplied intent into a short shot brief covering story purpose, framing and movement. Leave technical and production choices open for review.
Suggested time for this task: 1 hour 40 minutes in Full Course; 50 minutes in Crash Course. Part of your class day, not extra time.- Practice result
- A shot brief tied to the scene’s dramatic purpose.
By the end of the day
A checked script first pass and a practical brief for one short scene.
Review checkpoint
Check every required element against the script. Do not let plausible additions become production requirements.
Day 02Compare shots against the story.
Explore a few possible shots using Higgsfield and Runway examples. Judge them as planning material, with continuity and editability in view.
- 2.1
Prepare reference-led shot prompts
Use the approved scene brief to write prompts for a small shot comparison. Record character, location and camera references without assuming the models will preserve them.
Suggested time for this task: 1 hour in Full Course; 30 minutes in Crash Course. Part of your class day, not extra time.- Practice result
- A prompt and reference sheet for the shot tests.
- 2.2
Review the visual tests
Compare permitted outputs for framing, movement, spatial logic and character continuity. Record where a visually appealing shot fails the intended scene.
Suggested time for this task: 1 hour 20 minutes in Full Course; 40 minutes in Crash Course. Part of your class day, not extra time.- Practice result
- A shot comparison with accepted and rejected choices.
- 2.3
Write the editorial handoff
Draft a short handoff listing selected versions, intended sequence order and known continuity problems. Separate generated planning material from captured production footage.
Suggested time for this task: 1 hour 40 minutes in Full Course; 50 minutes in Crash Course. Part of your class day, not extra time.- Practice result
- A versioned shot-selection and edit note.
By the end of the day
A reviewed shot plan with references and a clear handoff to an editor.
Review checkpoint
A person checks screen direction, performance intent and continuity; the prompt is not proof the shot meets the brief.
Your time commitment
How long is each class day?
You attend 2 live classes, one on each scheduled day. Choose Full Course or Crash Course for all 2 days. The times below include breaks.
Full Course
6 hours per day
More time to practice, ask questions and review your work.
Suggested plan for one day
- Lessons and hands-on practice
- 4 hours
- Review and questions
- 30 minutes
- Lunch break
- 1 hour
- Two short breaks
- 15 minutes each
2 class days × 6 hours = 12 hours totalIncludes all scheduled breaks.
Crash Course
2 hours 30 minutes per day
The same topics in shorter classes, with prepared examples and less practice time.
Suggested plan for one day
- Lessons and hands-on practice
- 2 hours
- Review and questions
- 20 minutes
- One short break
- 10 minutes
2 class days × 2 hours 30 minutes = 5 hours totalIncludes all scheduled breaks.
Lunch, breaks and review time are already included in each day. The task times in Daily detail fit inside the practice time above. Your trainer may adjust the plan; the start and end times shown with your selected dates are the ones to follow.
Choose your starting point
One progression. Three choices.
Intro teaches individually directed prompts. Intensive puts recurring work into proactive agents. MasterCourse connects the whole pathway and adds the Factory Capstone.
Intro
Learn to prompt for a scene breakdown, trace it to the script and review a shot brief through a short-scene exercise.
Choose Intro for individually directed script, scene and shot-planning tasks.
Intensive
Learn to build and supervise proactive agents that monitor approved revisions, update planning records and prepare continuity and post-production handoffs for review.
Choose Intensive when you can frame a useful prompt and want recurring proactive agents to coordinate the preparation around a sequence.
Create and test proactive AI agents for sequence preparation. Name a role such as Sequence Desk, then hand suitable work to OpenAI Dots to follow script changes and keep story, planning and post preparation in step. Choose one run or a continuing responsibility, with approved connections, agreed reports and a clear way to pause or retire the work.
MasterCourse
Learn to connect film prompts and planning proactive agents into a Factory of supervised proactive AI agent teams, with version control, clear handoffs and production approvals.
Choose MasterCourse for the full ten-day progression and the Capstone that tests coordination across departments.
Build a Factory of proactive AI agent teams for sequence preparation. Use a Dot to coordinate continuing work across their handoffs and return revision-linked impacts, department questions and outstanding post decisions. Test changing inputs, blocked work and a later restart. Department owners retain scheduling, resource and release decisions.
Intensive is a five-day purchase, not a seven-day bundle. The three-day Capstone is available only inside the ten-day MasterCourse.
Live guidance · Continued reference
Come prepared. Keep what you learn.
Bring a computer, a reliable connection and a work example you are authorized to use. Sample or sanitized material lets you practice without introducing confidential source files.
Practice with guidance
Work through the assignments live, compare results and use trainer feedback to refine your prompts, proactive agent instructions and review standards.
Revisit your classes
Students have access to recordings of their classes in the members portal.
Specialist tools · Separate subscriptions
Tools serve the assignment.
Two specialist tools chosen for practical fit and an established learning ecosystem. Claude, OpenAI, Gemini and Open Source options support the prompt and proactive agent work. Specialist examples connect it to your field.
Higgsfield
Image and video generation for motion concepts, shot tests and creative alternatives.
Plan and access
Starter $19/month, billed annually, on the inspected pricing view.Starter includes selected models. Credits, model access and concurrency vary. Vendor excludes MCP/CLI, Canvas and Supercomputer from the website-only unlimited/free-generation benefits.
Runway
Generate and compare visual or motion studies, with paid credits and export features.
Plan and access
Free plan; Standard $15/month or $12/month billed annually.Generation length, resolution and model affect credit use. API/MCP availability is plan-specific; use reviewed exports if unsupported.
Do I need my own software access?
Yes. Arrange full access to the required features before class, including suitable paid plans, usage credits and organization permissions. Software costs are separate from tuition. Free access may not cover every exercise.
How these tools support your course
Intro · Tasks
Use Higgsfield and Runway to explore a few shots from an approved scene brief. Compare framing, movement and continuity, then retain the prompts, references and selected versions.
Vendor information checked September 29, 2026. Plans and limits can change. Proactive Agents use supported connections or approved exported inputs; specialist subscriptions do not imply universal proactive agent integration. Human approval remains part of publishing, releasing work and professional decisions.
Before you choose
FAQ
Clear scope makes it easier to choose a course and arrive ready to work.
Which level should I choose?
Choose Intro for individually directed script, scene and shot-planning tasks. Choose Intensive when you can frame a useful prompt and want recurring proactive agents to coordinate the preparation around a sequence. Choose MasterCourse for the full ten-day progression and the Capstone that tests coordination across departments.
What does Factory mean?
A Factory coordinates supervised teams of proactive AI agents around a shared outcome. Each AI agent team has a defined responsibility, a deliverable and an acceptance check for the next handoff. You control permissions, review exceptions and approve release. The MasterCourse-only Capstone tests continuing cycles as well as individual runs.
Are recordings available?
Yes. Students can access recordings of their classes in the members portal.
How long is each class, and how many days do I attend?
This Intro has 2 class days. Full Course lasts 6 hours each day, including lunch and two short breaks. Crash Course lasts 2 hours 30 minutes each day, including one short break. Choose one format for the whole course. Both cover the same topics; Full Course gives you more practice time. Check your selected dates for the exact start and end times in your time zone.
Which time zone will I see?
The class chooser detects your time zone automatically. Use Change time zone to select another location; the dates and hours update together.
Can Intro or Intensive tuition count toward MasterCourse?
The amount actually paid for Intro and/or Intensive can be credited once toward one MasterCourse enrollment within twelve months of each purchase. Intro and Intensive do not credit each other. No credit toward other programs, software or cash. Credit requests are reviewed against purchase records and eligibility; they are not an automatic checkout discount.
Full refund, transfer and credit policyWhat happens if I miss a day?
A missed day has a guaranteed place on the same curriculum day in a later cohort, free of charge, within twelve months of the original cohort's last scheduled day. After this window, new enrollment uses the then-published fee; day credits have no cash value and cannot buy a different curriculum day. An attended day may be repeated without charge within the same twelve-month window, subject to space. One free transfer of the whole seat or its unused days to a later cohort, in either published format, without a reason or a price increase, within twelve months of the original cohort’s last scheduled day. A day already consumed on one format is consumed on both; unused curriculum days are portable across dates and formats.
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Full refund for a cancelled live program before its first scheduled session begins, including individual and group purchases and an approved MasterMind season. No refund after the purchased program starts, including dissatisfaction or absence, except for a session the provider fails to deliver. Statutory rights are unaffected. Partial attendance consumes the day under the published attendance rules. Read the full terms before choosing your class.
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