AI Filmmaking Bootcamp: Storytelling in the Age of Creative AI
Time: January 7, 14, and 21, 2026 // 4 pm Pacific Time
This creative course blends synchronous and asynchronous learning to explore the rapidly emerging field of AI-driven filmmaking and video art. Students will learn to integrate artificial intelligence tools—such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, RunwayML, Sora, Suno, and ElevenLabs—into their creative workflows. Through a balance of conceptual exploration and technical mastery, participants will develop a two-minute AI-assisted film or video artwork that synthesizes writing, image, sound, and editing.
The course is designed for:
Artists, filmmakers, and videographers expanding into generative media
Creatives and educators seeking to understand how AI reshapes moving image storytelling
Professionals exploring the creative potential of intelligent media
Who Should Enroll
This course is open to beginners and established creators in film, video, photography, or digital art who want to retrain and prepare for coming shifts in media and cinema. No technical experience is required—just curiosity and a creative spark.
You will leave with a two-minute AI-generated short film or video artwork, new technical fluency, a reflective understanding of creative AI, and a micro-credential in Experimental Art Practice. This credential is unaccredited, but signifies engagement in a cutting-edge field of creative experimentation.
Estimated cost of required monthly AI software subscriptions: $80-140 CAD.
Includes access to all asynchronous and synchronous sessions, membership in our Discord community, and full access to course materials, recorded tutorials, and resource PDFs. Students can share work, ask questions, and participate in group discussions throughout the course.
Includes everything in the Standard Course, plus personalized written feedback from the instructor at three key stages of development:
Story review – conceptual feedback on structure, tone, and clarity.
Visual mood board critique – feedback on style, composition, and thematic direction.
Final film review – detailed written comments on both technical and conceptual execution, with recommendations for improvement.
Instructor
Dr Brad Necyk, PhD MFA
Brad Necyk is a visual artist, filmmaker, and professor whose work explores the intersection of art, science, and emerging technologies. He is the co-creator of the acclaimed Psychedelic Puppet Show, producing viral AI films that merge philosophy, humour, and digital surrealism.
Brad holds a BFA, MFA, and PhD, with four years of postdoctoral research in Cinema & Media Arts focused on creative applications of artificial intelligence. For the past fourteen years, he has taught digital media, filmmaking, and intelligent systems, helping artists and educators integrate new technologies into their creative practices. His interdisciplinary background brings both technical mastery and conceptual insight, guiding students to imagine—and build—the future of intelligent media.