We’ve explored text and image generators, now, in the final session of our Focus on: Generative AI for Directors series, we’re looking at Video Generative AI.
Filmmaker and AI educator Cassie Quarless joins us once more for a deep dive into the world of video AI tools. From generating new video content and visuals that support your narrative ideas, to streamlining elements of the post-production process, these tools can enhance and elevate your filmmaking.
In this session, Cassie will show us tools such as Runway ML and Pika Labs, and we’ll discuss their impact on the industry.
Don’t miss the opportunity to expand your director’s toolkit.
This session will be moderated by our Vice-Chair Anna Thomson.
When: Tuesday 5 March, 6 — 7:30pm
Where: Online
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Accessibility
BSL interpretation and live captioning will be present for this session.
If you have any questions or access requirements, please contact [email protected].
About Cassie Quarless
Cassie Quarless is a producer/director and AI educator with a background in documentary. He has recently directed a TV documentary for the BBC about the late designer Virgil Abloh. Cassie has also recently written an e-book AI for Film & TV aimed at demystifying the world of generative AI for people in the worlds of film and TV. His first BFI funded feature length film Generation Revolution was released in cinemas in the UK and toured the US and South America. Cassie has developed documentary feature projects about Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm Shabbazz, the history of Black British Music with PBS, the BBC and HBO amongst others. He is currently an Eccles Fellow at the British Library and his work has been featured in The Guardian, Teen Vogue and i-D Magazine amongst many others.
About Anna Thomson
Anna Thomson is Vice-Chair of Directors UK. She has directed many films, including Long Lost Family: The Unknown Soldier (ITV), Portillo’’ Hidden History of Britain (C5), A Great British Air Disaster (C4), Portrait Artist of the Year (Sky Arts), Al Murray’s German Adventure (BBC), Patisserie with Michel Roux (BBC), World War 2: The Last Heroes (C4) and Objects of Desire (Sky Arts). She also directed a Sundance backed feature documentary Yoghurt Utopia, short fiction and branded content.
Anna has recently stepped up to Executive Producing Tea with Bettany Hughes for Google Arts & Culture and two one-hour films, Treasures of Malta and Treasures of Greece for BBC News and Channel 4. Anna is a graduate of ScreenSkills’ prestigious Series Producer training scheme.
