Filmmakers without a budget
The script in your drawer can be a film this month. No crew, no locations, no cast.
Online course · beginner friendly
Make your first cinematic AI short film in 7 days.
Step by step, from a blank page to a finished film you can post. Your first 4 weeks for $11.99, 70% off.
Then $39.99 every 4 weeks. Cancel online any time. No studio, no crew, just your story.
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Made with the method we teach
See what you'll learn to make
The Brass Lock is our course example film. Every prompt, still and shot behind it is in the course.
Why now
You have the story. You never had the crew.
The script gathering dust. The book you'll never get adapted. The family stories that are fading. Until recently a film needed a camera team, actors, locations and money.
Today the studio fits in a browser. What's still missing for most people is a clear path: how to keep a character's face the same, how to make a shot move the way you want, how to cut it into something people watch to the end. That path is what we teach.
The Lite course
Seven days, one finished film
About 30–45 minutes a day. Each day ends with something you made.
- DAY 1
Your idea and 4-shot plan
A 30-second idea and a shot plan. Your first moving shot in 20 minutes.
- DAY 2
Same face every time
A character reference that keeps one face in every shot, and your film's look in one line.
- DAY 3
One place that stays the same
A set that doesn't change between angles.
- DAY 4
Make your 4 pictures
Four keyframes, and how to fix one detail without starting over.
- DAY 5
Make them move
Two shots animated in Veo 3.1 and stills brought to life for free.
- DAY 6
Voice, edit and sound
Your narration, the edit in DaVinci Resolve, and sound that makes it feel real.
- DAY 7
Captions and post it
Captions, a 10-second teaser, and your film on Reels, Shorts and TikTok.
What you'll make
The moment your first frame appears
You type a few lines. A desert courtyard you imagined appears in the light you described. Then it moves.
In Lite you finish a 30-second narrated film. From day 8 you go further with Advanced: a 60-second film where your characters speak, with a soundtrack, a colour grade and a trailer.
The method
How a film comes together
The same seven steps professionals plan around, adapted for AI tools: Google Flow (Nano Banana Pro and Veo 3.1), ElevenLabs and DaVinci Resolve.
- STEP 1
Script
One sentence, then a 60-second script.
- STEP 2
Characters
A reference sheet that locks each face.
- STEP 3
Sets
One place that stays the same from every angle.
- STEP 4
Keyframes
Every shot as an approved still.
- STEP 5
Motion
One action per clip in Veo 3.1.
- STEP 6
Voice
Narration or designed character voices.
- STEP 7
Edit
Cut, sound, colour and captions in Resolve.
Who it's for
Made for people with stories, not studios
YouTubers and storytellers
Directed, original stories with consistent characters, the kind of AI video platforms reward.
Small businesses and marketers
Make your own product and brand films instead of paying an agency for every ad.
Musicians
A visual world for your song: a music video, a lyric film, short loops for every release.
Parents and teachers
Bedtime stories, history lessons and family films your children will want to watch again.
Heritage storytellers
The stories your grandmother told, in your own language, told beautifully.
Pricing
Start for $11.99. 70% off your first 4 weeks.
Every price is on the page. No quiz or email needed to see it, and the renewal price and date are shown before you pay.
1-Week membership
$6.99for 7 days
Then $39.99 every 4 weeks · $1.00 a day intro
- Lite course from day 1
- Advanced course from day 8
- New lesson and prompt pack every month
- Monthly film challenge and Discord premiere
- Cancel online any time
4-Week membership
Then $39.99 every 4 weeks · $0.43 a day intro
- Lite course from day 1
- Advanced course from day 8
- New lesson and prompt pack every month
- Monthly film challenge and Discord premiere
- Cancel online any time
12-Week membership
Then $89.99 every 12 weeks · $0.32 a day intro
- Lite course from day 1
- Advanced course from day 8
- New lesson and prompt pack every month
- Monthly film challenge and Discord premiere
- Cancel online any time
Or pay once, own it forever
Lite Lifetime
$149one payment
- The Lite course (7 days, 17 lessons)
- Lite updates, forever
- Certificate and Discord
All-Access Lifetime
$249one payment
- Lite and Advanced (21 days, 50 lessons)
- Every future monthly lesson and prompt pack
- All updates, certificate and Discord
Your plan
4-Week membership
Secure payment by Stripe. Prices in USD; sales tax may apply. Refunds within 3 days of a charge, only if unused.
What the AI tools cost
You can start on Google Flow's free daily credits, and DaVinci Resolve is free. Paid plans are optional. Lesson 1 shows current prices and a daily credit budget, so you know the full cost before you spend anything.
Compare plans
| What you get | Membership · from $6.99 | Lite Lifetime · $149 | All-Access Lifetime · $249 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lite course (7 days, 17 lessons) | From day 1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced course (14 days, 33 lessons) | From day 8 | —not included | ✓ |
| New lesson and prompt pack every month | While a member | —not included | ✓ |
| Monthly film challenge and Discord premiere night | ✓ | Discord only | ✓ |
| Course updates | ✓ | Lite updates | ✓ |
| Certificate of completion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| How you pay | Intro price, then every 4 or 12 weeks | $149 once | $249 once |
| Cancel | Online, any time, in one click | Nothing to cancel | Nothing to cancel |
| Refund | Within 3 days of a charge, if unused | Within 3 days, if unused | Within 3 days, if unused |
New every month
Your membership keeps growing
- 1ST OF EVERY MONTH
One new lesson
A new technique, tool or film style, taught step by step.
- 1ST OF EVERY MONTH
One prompt pack
Tested prompts with examples, ready to copy.
- EVERY MONTH
Film challenge and premiere night
Make a short film on a theme and premiere it with the community on Discord.
Who teaches you
Built by a project person who fell for film
Join AI Film Academy was founded by Asad Syal, who spent more than 20 years delivering large engineering projects across the Middle East and Africa. He brought the same discipline to AI filmmaking while producing an Urdu story series, writing down every step that worked and every mistake. That notebook became this course.
You learn a production method that gets films finished, not a list of prompts.
Questions
Before you start
How much does it cost?
Memberships start with an introductory price: $6.99 for 7 days, $11.99 for your first 4 weeks (70% off) or $26.99 for your first 12 weeks (70% off). After that they renew at $39.99 every 4 weeks or $89.99 every 12 weeks until you cancel. You can also buy lifetime access instead: Lite for $149 or All-Access for $249, paid once.
Is it a subscription? How do I cancel?
Memberships renew automatically until you cancel. The renewal price and date are shown before you pay and in your confirmation email, and we email you before your introductory price ends. Cancel online in your account in one click, any time; you keep access until the end of the period you paid for. Lifetime plans are paid once and never renew.
What's new every month?
Members get one new lesson, one prompt pack and a film challenge with a premiere night on Discord every month, on the 1st. All-Access Lifetime includes every one of them, forever.
Do I need film or editing experience?
No. Lite is written for complete beginners. If you can write an email, you can write a prompt, and we teach only the parts of DaVinci Resolve you need.
What do the AI tools cost?
You can start on Google Flow's free daily credits, and DaVinci Resolve is free. Paid plans are optional; the first lesson shows current prices and a daily credit budget so nothing is a surprise.
How long does it take?
Lite takes 7 days at about 30–45 minutes a day. Advanced takes 14 days at about 1–1.5 hours a day. Both are self-paced, so you can go slower.
Your film is seven days away.
Start today for $11.99: 70% off your first 4 weeks, then $39.99 every 4 weeks. Cancel any time.