--- schema: 1 type: video title: You Can Make a Movie with AI (in 60 Minutes) - Ep. 12 with Dave Clark description: >- You can break into Hollywood with a movie you made alone in your room. Dave Clark can show you exactly how in less than 60 minutes. He’s a film director with a body of work that includes both feature films and commercials for brands like Google. His latest achievement is a stunning sci-fi short that got Hollywood’s attention, one that Dave made exclusively using AI. Dave and I make a movie live on this episode, iterating from rough ideas to a real motion picture in less than 1 hour. It’s a noir short featuring Nicolas Cage using a haunted roulette ball to resurrect his dead movie career that you don’t want to miss. We dive deep into the world of AI tools for image and video generation, specifically exploring their implications on lowering the barriers to enter the traditional movie industry. This episode is also packed with Dave’s wisdom on how to use these tools to create mind-bending movies. We get into: - How AI is enabling everyone with a laptop to be a filmmaker - Actionable tips to 10x your use of creative AI tools like Midjourney, Runway, and Elevenlabs - How to integrate ChatGPT into the process to craft compelling stories - Strategies to make your AI-generated clips stand out - How to leverage AI tools to refine your videos This episode is a must-watch for creative people interested in bringing their stories to life, movie buffs, and anyone curious about the future of creativity. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:33 - Introduction 00:10:19 - How AI is enabling everyone with a laptop to be a filmmaker 00:14:30 - The new tool set for making AI films 00:16:56 - How to make your AI-generated clips stand out 00:25:00 - The first prompt in Dave’s custom text-to-image GPT for our movie 00:37:58 - The big advantage text-to-image GPTs have over Midjourney 00:44:13 - The best way to generate Midjourney prompts with a GPT 00:49:10 - Animating the images for our movie in Runway 00:53:42 - First look at our movie! 00:58:22 - How Dave thinks about animating images without an obvious motion element 00:59:46 - Why you need to be persistent while working with generative AI Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Dave Clark: https://twitter.com/Diesol Borrowing Time, Dave’s viral sci-fi short: https://twitter.com/Diesol/status/1747351624329355474 Forbes article that mentions Borrowing Time: https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2024/01/18/the-worst-funding-news-in-tech-leias-new-ceo-cinematic-ai/?sh=1984b8631858 Dan’s article on how AI is changing filmmaking: https://every.to/chain-of-thought/sora-and-the-future-of-filmmaking Nathan Labenz’s podcast, The Cognitive Revolution: https://link.chtbl.com/TheCognitiveRevolution canonical: >- https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/video/you-can-make-a-movie-with-ai-in-60-minutes-ep-12-wi-8b3f294be92b markdown: >- https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/video/you-can-make-a-movie-with-ai-in-60-minutes-ep-12-wi-8b3f294be92b.md llms: null parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc.md' channel: everyinc updated: '2026-10-24T01:26:05.852Z' language: null children: [] videoId: DCSGZIHXWeQ durationSeconds: 3923 publishedAt: '2024-02-28T10:51:08.000Z' searchChunks: - ordinal: 0 text: null startSeconds: 108 endSeconds: 223 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=108' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 1 text: null startSeconds: 233 endSeconds: 314 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=233' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 2 text: null startSeconds: 324 endSeconds: 425 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=324' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 3 text: null startSeconds: 425 endSeconds: 437 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=425' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 4 text: null startSeconds: 632 endSeconds: 881 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=632' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 5 text: null startSeconds: 632 endSeconds: 881 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=632' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 6 text: null startSeconds: 892 endSeconds: 1019 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=892' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 7 text: null startSeconds: 1019 endSeconds: 1032 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1019' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 8 text: null startSeconds: 1032 endSeconds: 1110 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1032' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 9 text: null startSeconds: 1121 endSeconds: 1223 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1121' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 10 text: null startSeconds: 1234 endSeconds: 1322 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1234' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 11 text: null startSeconds: 1322 endSeconds: 1332 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1322' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 12 text: null startSeconds: 1630 endSeconds: 1642 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1630' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 13 text: null startSeconds: 1969 endSeconds: 1981 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=1969' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 14 text: null startSeconds: 2675 endSeconds: 2953 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=2675' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 15 text: null startSeconds: 2953 endSeconds: 2964 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=2953' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 16 text: null startSeconds: 2953 endSeconds: 2964 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=2953' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 17 text: null startSeconds: 3242 endSeconds: 3509 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=3242' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 18 text: null startSeconds: 3242 endSeconds: 3509 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=3242' heldReason: rights - ordinal: 19 text: null startSeconds: 3586 endSeconds: 3597 watch: 'https://liquidgold.cc/watch/DCSGZIHXWeQ?t=3586' heldReason: rights --- # You Can Make a Movie with AI (in 60 Minutes) - Ep. 12 with Dave Clark You can break into Hollywood with a movie you made alone in your room. Dave Clark can show you exactly how in less than 60 minutes. He’s a film director with a body of work that includes both feature films and commercials for brands like Google. His latest achievement is a stunning sci-fi short that got Hollywood’s attention, one that Dave made exclusively using AI. Dave and I make a movie live on this episode, iterating from rough ideas to a real motion picture in less than 1 hour. It’s a noir short featuring Nicolas Cage using a haunted roulette ball to resurrect his dead movie career that you don’t want to miss. We dive deep into the world of AI tools for image and video generation, specifically exploring their implications on lowering the barriers to enter the traditional movie industry. This episode is also packed with Dave’s wisdom on how to use these tools to create mind-bending movies. We get into: - How AI is enabling everyone with a laptop to be a filmmaker - Actionable tips to 10x your use of creative AI tools like Midjourney, Runway, and Elevenlabs - How to integrate ChatGPT into the process to craft compelling stories - Strategies to make your AI-generated clips stand out - How to leverage AI tools to refine your videos This episode is a must-watch for creative people interested in bringing their stories to life, movie buffs, and anyone curious about the future of creativity. If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more? Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:33 - Introduction 00:10:19 - How AI is enabling everyone with a laptop to be a filmmaker 00:14:30 - The new tool set for making AI films 00:16:56 - How to make your AI-generated clips stand out 00:25:00 - The first prompt in Dave’s custom text-to-image GPT for our movie 00:37:58 - The big advantage text-to-image GPTs have over Midjourney 00:44:13 - The best way to generate Midjourney prompts with a GPT 00:49:10 - Animating the images for our movie in Runway 00:53:42 - First look at our movie! 00:58:22 - How Dave thinks about animating images without an obvious motion element 00:59:46 - Why you need to be persistent while working with generative AI Links to resources mentioned in the episode: Dave Clark: https://twitter.com/Diesol Borrowing Time, Dave’s viral sci-fi short: https://twitter.com/Diesol/status/1747351624329355474 Forbes article that mentions Borrowing Time: https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2024/01/18/the-worst-funding-news-in-tech-leias-new-ceo-cinematic-ai/?sh=1984b8631858 Dan’s article on how AI is changing filmmaking: https://every.to/chain-of-thought/sora-and-the-future-of-filmmaking Nathan Labenz’s podcast, The Cognitive Revolution: https://link.chtbl.com/TheCognitiveRevolution Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/video/you-can-make-a-movie-with-ai-in-60-minutes-ep-12-wi-8b3f294be92b · Channel: [Every](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc.md) > Search chunk text is held until public-source provenance is verified. ## Document chunks > Missing: no stored document chunks are available.