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Learn how experienced film and VFX artists use modern AI to plan, visualize, and build cinematic scenes.

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Professional filmmaking workflows
Real project examples
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open vs. closed models

10 filmmaking webinars later… we’re going to SPACE 🚀

For our next AI for Filmmakers webinar, Edd is using space as the playground to explore:

OPEN vs CLOSED AI.

What do you gain with each approach?

What do you give up?

Where do you get more control?

And when does one make more sense for filmmakers?

● Practical Takeaways

What You’ll Learn

Leave with a clearer process for planning, building, and directing cinematic AI scenes.

01

Design Better Scenes

Learn how filmmaking principles guide composition, camera choices, movement, lighting, and visual continuity.

02

Build a Repeatable Workflow

See how professionals move from an idea to a planned sequence and finished cinematic output.

03

Choose the Right Tools

Understand where different AI tools fit into production instead of testing every new platform.

04

Create Consistent Sequences

Learn how to maintain characters, environments, visual style, and movement across multiple shots.

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Learn How Filmmakers Build Cinematic Scenes with AI

Join this free live webinar to see how professional filmmaking principles and modern AI tools come together in a practical production workflow.

Learn how to plan scenes, develop visual ideas, create consistent sequences, and move from early concepts to polished cinematic results.

Practical workflows. Real examples. No hype.

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● See the Process

Here’s What You’ll See

See how ideas, planning, AI tools, and filmmaking principles come together to build cinematic sequences from the ground up.

01 / Concept Development
Step 01
Idea
Step 02
Visual Direction
Step 03
Shot Planning
Final
Cinematic Sequence

Concept to Final Frame

From concept to sequence: See how an initial visual idea develops into a connected series of cinematic shots with intentional composition, movement, and storytelling.

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02 / PREVIS

Storyboard to AI Previs

Turn rough boards and scene ideas into detailed visual previews so you can explore framing, composition, and direction before production begins.

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03 / MOTION

Single Image to Moving Sequence

See how one visual starting point can become a planned sequence using camera movement, character action, timing, and cinematic pacing.

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SHOT 02
SHOT 03
04 / CONSISTENCY

Multi-Shot Scene Consistency

Learn how characters, environments, lighting, framing, and visual style can remain connected across multiple shots in the same scene.

INPUT / CREATIVE DIRECTION
 
WORKFLOW / ITERATION
 
OUTPUT / FINAL RESULT
05 / WORKFLOW

Workflow to Final Result

See how a structured AI workflow supports creative decisions, iteration, and refinement on the way to a polished cinematic result.

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CG Pro's world-class team of experienced industry professional instructors from studios like ILM, Digital Domain, and MPC will help you stay on the cutting edge.

Expert Access
● Meet your lead instructor

Edd Dawson-Taylor

Virtual production pioneer · CG Pro co-founder · Software engineer · VFX veteran

Edd Dawson-Taylor has been in VFX and virtual production for almost 20 years. He has worked for studios such as ILM, MPC, and Digital Domain and on films including The Lion King, where he led the Virtual Art Department. His experience also includes Jurassic World, Ghost in the Shell, and technical art supervision for an autonomous electric racecar championship.

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See the Workflow in Action

Preview how filmmaking principles, visual planning, and modern AI tools come together during the creative process.

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Why attend

Get in the room before the workflow becomes standard.

  • Perfect for filmmakers, VFX artists, editors, virtual production teams, founders, indie creators, and more.
  • AI is changing how filmmakers plan, pitch, visualize, and produce creative work. This webinar focuses on practical production workflows rather than hype.
  • Watch live demos of pro AI workflows.
  • Learn from an industry pro with over 20 years of VFX & real-time experience and a former software architect.
  • Get exclusive early access to our upcoming AI For Filmmakers live bootcamp.
  • Join a community of artists, filmmakers, and technologists pushing the boundaries and shaping the future of storytelling.
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● Student result

Six weeks, guidance, and determination

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Who is CG Pro

CG Pro is a Gold Unreal Engine Authorized Training Partner that helps creators develop real, production-ready workflows in Unreal Engine, real-time production, and emerging technologies.

The training focuses on hands-on, live instruction led by working industry professionals actively using these tools in film, games, and real-time production.

The goal is not just to teach features, but to show why and how professionals use Unreal Engine in real production environments.

Whether you are building foundational skills or preparing for industry-level work, CG Pro makes the content structured, approachable, and production-focused.

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● From Idea to Finished Scene

The Workflow You’ll Explore

Learn how professional filmmaking decisions and modern AI tools work together throughout the creative process.

01

Story Development

Turn initial ideas into clear visual concepts, story directions, and stronger scene foundations.

Supporting tools may include Midjourney, Flux, Adobe Firefly, and language models.
02

Scene and Camera Design

Plan framing, composition, camera movement, lighting, and cinematic coverage before generating final shots.

Supporting tools may include Unreal Engine, image models, video models, and camera-control workflows.
03

AI Production Workflows

Connect the right tools into a more organized and efficient process instead of testing every new platform.

Supporting tools may include ComfyUI, Weavy, LoRAs, AI agents, and workflow automation.
04

Previsualization

Develop storyboards, shot concepts, visual references, and connected sequences before full production begins.

Supporting tools may include Firefly Boards, Midjourney, Flux, Unreal Engine, and AI video models.
05

Final Scene Creation

Turn planned concepts into polished, connected cinematic shots while maintaining characters, environments, movement, lighting, and visual style.

Supporting tools may include Veo, Runway, Wan, Kling, Hunyuan, Flux, Adobe tools, and Unreal Engine.

The focus is not memorizing software. It is learning how to choose and combine the right tools for each production goal.

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What Filmmakers Are Saying

Randy Link

“I just recently took the CG pro course and I give it my wholehearted recommendation. What I learned was helpful beyond belief. It really helped me get my film off the ground.”

Randy Link
CG Supervisor

 

 

 

 

“I’m here because I’m trying to understand AI well enough to teach it responsibly. Sessions like this are incredibly helpful for making sense of where this fits in education and production.”

 

Former Webinar Attendee

Peter Bowles

“Taking this now and I highly recommend! If you want teachers who genuinely want you to succeed, this is the right place.”

Peter Bowles
Filmmaker
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CG Pro Clients Include
Sony
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METECS and NASA
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Microsoft
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Why These Workflows Matter Now

AI is becoming part of real production planning

Motion consistency continues to improve
Multi-shot visual storytelling is becoming more practical
AI previz is becoming a faster option for planning and testing scenes before production
Small teams can explore and communicate sequences earlier
Video models can support creative and production decisions
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Who this webinar is for

Anyone shipping shots on a deadline

Directors using AI previz
Teams managing shot continuity
Creators working on character persistence
Artists building iteration loops
Teams planning VFX before shooting
Filmmakers accelerating pitches
● AI for Filmmakers

Build Scenes That Look Like Films, Not AI Demos

Learn how experienced filmmakers plan, visualize, and develop connected cinematic sequences using practical AI workflows.

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