AI & EMERGING TECH
AI Production: from Prompt to Shot
Turn a shot list into a finished AI scene: write shots in film language, keep a character the same, control the camera, add voices and sound, and edit for free, with every step done on free tools first and then on Higgsfield.
- 12 lessons
- ~4 hours
- Intermediate
- Project + certificate
Free account required to open the lessons. Any price is shown before you pay.
- Free to startOpen a free account and start. Any price is shown before you pay.
- Earned, not boughtCertificates are never sold. You pass a graded project, and anyone can verify it.
- Self-pacedShort lessons you take at your own pace. Your progress is saved.
- Built for real workLessons follow how the work is actually done and paid for, and end in a project you can show.
What you'll learn
- Comparing AI video tools by free tier and commercial-use terms
- Writing shot prompts in film language
- Lighting names in prompts
- Making look frames, location plates and key frames
- Character cards, character sheets and reference images
- Higgsfield Elements and Soul ID
- Image-to-video and motion prompts
- First-and-last-frame control and chaining clips
- Camera presets and camera control
- Blender previs to AI: restyling, depth and pose guidance with Wan VACE
- Text-to-speech, voice consent and lip sync
- Licensing music and sound effects
- Editing and grading in DaVinci Resolve and CapCut
- Upscaling, export settings and platform formats
- AI credits and disclosure
About this course
This course takes you from a written shot to a finished AI scene. You start with a dated map of the tools (Google Flow and Veo, Runway, Kling, Hailuo, Luma, Pika, Higgsfield, and the open Wan and LTX models in ComfyUI) and the question that matters most: whether each free plan lets you use its results in work you publish or sell. Then you write shot prompts in film language, using the shot sizes, angles and moves from course 1 and the lighting names from course 2; make the look, the characters and the places as stills first; keep a character the same across shots with character sheets, references, Elements and Soul ID; turn stills into video with image-to-video and first-and-last-frame control; and move the camera with words, presets and sliders mapped back to their real names. You turn a Blender previs from course 3 into AI shots, from a free phone-friendly route to depth- and pose-guided video with Wan VACE. You add voices and lip sync with consent and clean licences, build a soundtrack from properly licensed music and effects, and edit, grade and export in DaVinci Resolve or CapCut, with exact menu steps. You finish with upscaling, platform formats, credits and AI disclosure. Every lesson does the job twice: free tools first, then Higgsfield, which the course assumes you pay for. One story runs through it: Second Hand, about Elias, a watch repairer, and the man in the grey coat. The project is a 30 to 60 second AI scene of your own, with its shot list, prompts, and credits and licences. This is course 4 of the AI Filmmaking track. Most of it works on a phone; the Blender and editing lessons need a computer.
This course takes you from a written shot to a finished AI scene. Every lesson does the job twice: first with free tools, then on Higgsfield, the paid platform this track uses. This first lesson is a map of the tools as of 11 November 2026: what each one is for, what its free plan really gives you, and the question most beginners never ask, which is whether you are allowed to use the free results in work you publish, sell or make for a client.
Who it's for
Intermediate. Some grounding in the subject will help you move faster.
The lessons 12 lessons, ending in a graded project
- 1The AI film tools, as of 11 November 202618 min
- 2Writing shot prompts in film language16 min
- 3Images first: the look, the characters and the places17 min
- 4Keeping a character the same in every shot19 min
- 5Image-to-video and first-and-last-frame control17 min
- 6Camera control and motion presets16 min
- 7From Blender previs to AI shots18 min
- 8Voices, dialogue and lip sync18 min
- 9Music and sound for AI films17 min
- 10Editing for free: DaVinci Resolve and CapCut20 min
- 11Upscaling, export, platform formats, credits and AI disclosure17 min
- 12Final project: your 30 to 60 second AI scene20 min
- Project: Your 30 to 60 Second AI SceneGraded
THE PROJECT AND YOUR CERTIFICATE
Your 30 to 60 Second AI Scene
One shared link (a Google Doc or Google Drive folder, set to 'anyone with the link can view') containing a link to the finished 30 to 60 second scene (an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link, or the file in Drive), the shot list with the prompts used, and the credits and licences sheet; plus an uploaded contact sheet with one still per shot.
Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, an examiner grades the real work against a published rubric (you need 65% to pass), and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify. If you don't pass yet, you get written feedback and can try again.
- The scene works: a clear moment with a beginning, a turn and an ending, 30 to 60 seconds, edited with care (trimmed, ordered, graded to one look)25%
- Film technique: at least four course 1 and two course 2 techniques are named correctly and used for a clear reason that shows on screen20%
- Consistency and craft: the main character stays the same across at least three shots, and AI faults (faces, hands, props, warping) are fixed or cut around20%
- Sound: a clean voice or sound bed, music under the voice, and every sound and voice licensed or consented15%
- Records: a complete shot list with the exact prompts, tools and settings, and a complete credits, licences and AI disclosure sheet20%
Frequently asked questions
Is AI Production: from Prompt to Shot free?
Most Skillnaija courses can be started free with a free account: your first two courses are free to start, then one new course each month. Some courses are paid; the course page in the app shows whether AI Production: from Prompt to Shot is one, and its price, before you pay. You can also buy any course on its own for twelve months, or open every course with the All-Access Pass. Certificates are never sold: you earn one by passing the course's project.
How long does AI Production: from Prompt to Shot take to complete?
4 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 12 lessons, about 4 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.
Do I need any experience to start AI Production: from Prompt to Shot?
Intermediate; a phone works for most lessons, a computer is needed for the Blender, ComfyUI and editing steps. Some prior grounding in the subject will help you move faster.
What will I learn in AI Production: from Prompt to Shot?
You will build practical skills in Comparing AI video tools by free tier and commercial-use terms, Writing shot prompts in film language, Lighting names in prompts, Making look frames, location plates and key frames, Character cards, character sheets and reference images, Higgsfield Elements and Soul ID, Image-to-video and motion prompts, First-and-last-frame control and chaining clips, Camera presets and camera control, Blender previs to AI: restyling, depth and pose guidance with Wan VACE, Text-to-speech, voice consent and lip sync, Licensing music and sound effects, Editing and grading in DaVinci Resolve and CapCut, Upscaling, export settings and platform formats, AI credits and disclosure. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.
Do I get a certificate for AI Production: from Prompt to Shot?
Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Your 30 to 60 Second AI Scene and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.
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