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Your 30 to 60 Second AI Scene

The capstone project for AI Production: from Prompt to Shot — a free AI & Emerging Tech course. Pass it and you earn a certificate anyone can verify.

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The project unlocks once you complete the lessons. The workbook is free to download now so you can see exactly what is expected.

What you will submit

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.

What to do, step by step

  1. Part 1. Write a scene of your own in 50 to 100 words: who is in it, where it happens, what happens, and what the audience should feel at the end. Any story and any place is fine, but it must be your own idea, not the Second Hand example from the course.
  2. Part 2. Write a numbered shot list of 6 to 10 shots. For every shot give: the shot size, angle and camera move; the action; the named technique it uses and why; and how long it lasts. Use at least four different named techniques from course 1 (shot sizes, angles, camera moves, composition, continuity) and at least two from course 2 (a lighting set-up, a colour look, a sound technique or a transition).
  3. Part 3. Make the scene. Create the look and a character sheet as stills first, then make every shot as a video clip from a still (image-to-video, first and last frame, a camera preset, or a Blender previs route). One character must appear in at least three shots and be clearly the same person each time.
  4. Part 4. Add a voice (dialogue or narration) or a sound bed (ambience, effects and music). Use only voices you have consent or a licence for, and music and sounds whose licences allow your use.
  5. Part 5. Edit the scene in DaVinci Resolve, CapCut or another editor: trim, order, grade the shots to one look, mix the sound, and add titles or end credits with an AI disclosure line. Export a 30 to 60 second video in 16:9 or 9:16.
  6. Part 6. Write the shot list with prompts used: for every shot, the tool and model, the exact prompt, any reference images or first and last frames, the settings, and how many takes it took.
  7. Part 7. Write the credits and licences sheet: every tool and plan used and whether its terms allow your use; every voice with its consent or licence; every music track and sound effect with its source and licence; and the AI disclosure line used on the film.
  8. Put the video link, the shot list with prompts and the credits and licences sheet in one shared document or folder, and submit the link with access set to 'anyone with the link can view'. Upload a contact sheet (one still per shot, numbered) as well.

Files to work with

Project workbook (fill in, then submit)The whole brief, an evidence checklist, the grading rubric as a self-check and the link-sharing steps in one file. Opens in Word, Google Docs or WPS.Word · 7 KB

How it is graded

CriterionWeight
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%

You need 65% overall to pass. A human examiner also reviews this safety-critical project before any certificate is issued. A failed submission comes back with feedback and can be revised and resubmitted once free; further attempts come with the All-Access Pass or as a paid retake.

Before you submit: make your link public

If your work lives in Google Drive or Google Docs, open Share → General access and change “Restricted” to “Anyone with the link” (Viewer). Then paste the link into a private browser window: if it opens without sign-in, you are ready. A private link cannot be graded — it is the single most common reason a good project fails.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to finish AI Production: from Prompt to Shot before submitting the project?

Yes. The submission screen opens once every lesson in AI Production: from Prompt to Shot is marked complete. The lessons are where the methods, the Nigerian context and the worked examples the project depends on are taught.

How is the project graded?

An examiner scores each rubric criterion from 0 to 100 and weights them as shown on this page; you need 65% overall to pass. Because this is a safety-critical trade, a human examiner also reviews every submission before a certificate is issued.

Can I resubmit if I fail?

Yes. A failed project comes back with feedback; revise the weak parts and resubmit. A passed project is final — the certificate is issued and cannot be re-rolled.

What do I actually submit?

A write-up of what you did (under 5,000 characters) plus a public link to your work — a Google Drive folder, Google Doc, spreadsheet, GitHub repository or video. The link must open without sign-in; a private link cannot be graded. The free project workbook on this page walks you through all 8 steps.

Is the certificate real?

Yes. Passing this project issues a certificate with a unique verification code. Anyone — an employer, a client, a school — can open the verification page and see that the certificate is genuine and which project earned it.

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