Overview
For experienced video professionals, AI video tools offer capabilities that go far beyond basic text-to-video generation. Runway and Pika provide advanced features for motion control, style transfer, video-to-video transformation, and integration with live-action footage. This course teaches you to leverage these tools at a professional level.
You’ll master advanced text-to-video and video-to-video workflows, control motion and maintain visual consistency, combine AI-generated footage with live-action assets, apply cleanup, enhancement, and VFX-style techniques, and understand performance and quality trade-offs. If you’re already working professionally with video, this course shows you how AI tools fit into serious production work.
Format: 1 Day | VILT
Who Should Attend
- Experienced video editors exploring AI capabilities
- Motion designers seeking new creative tools
- Post-production professionals evaluating AI integration
- VFX artists interested in AI-assisted workflows
What You’ll Learn
- Execute advanced text-to-video and video-to-video workflows
- Control motion and achieve visual consistency
- Apply style transfer and transformation techniques
- Combine AI footage with live-action assets seamlessly
- Use AI for cleanup, enhancement, and VFX tasks
- Evaluate performance and quality trade-offs
Course Outline
Module 1: Advanced Text-to-Video
- Runway and Pika advanced features
- Complex scene generation
- Multi-shot consistency strategies
- Professional quality expectations
Module 2: Video-to-Video Workflows
- Transforming existing footage
- Style transfer applications
- Motion reference and guidance
- Preserving key elements during transformation
Module 3: Motion Control and Consistency
- Precise motion direction
- Camera movement control
- Maintaining visual consistency across shots
- Character and subject continuity
Module 4: Combining AI and Live-Action
- Integrating AI elements with filmed footage
- Color and exposure matching
- Compositing strategies
- Seamless blending techniques
Module 5: Cleanup and Enhancement
- AI-assisted video cleanup
- Enhancement and upscaling
- Artifact removal and correction
- VFX-style applications
Module 6: Performance and Production Considerations
- Render times and workflow efficiency
- Quality vs. speed trade-offs
- Cost management for AI generation
- Integration into professional pipelines
Prerequisites & Technical Requirements
- Professional video editing experience
- Runway and/or Pika accounts (paid subscriptions recommended)
Customization Options
This course can focus on your specific production needs—commercial work, creative projects, VFX integration, or content production. We can work with your existing pipeline and develop workflows that fit your professional standards and timelines.