# AI for Video & Motion Graphics (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/ai-for-video-motion-graphics-self-paced>

## Overview

Explore the power of generative AI in professional motion graphics and video editing workflows through this self-paced course. Designed for creatives familiar with Adobe Creative Cloud tools like After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator, the program guides you from concept development to final delivery while leveraging AI to enhance efficiency, creativity, and output quality.

Gain hands-on experience with AI platforms, including ChatGPT, MidJourney, Leonardo.ai, and Runway to support research, scriptwriting, design, animation, sound design, and project delivery. You’ll also develop practical skills for creating custom automation scripts with ChatGPT to streamline workflows across Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.

## What you'll learn

- Understand how generative AI tools function and their applications in creative production
- Apply AI across all stages of a motion design or video project: research, scripting, design, animation, audio, and final delivery
- Craft effective prompts for text, image, audio, and video AI tools to produce practical results
- Create AI-enhanced visual assets, scripts, voiceovers, and animatics
- Use ChatGPT to generate and run basic JavaScript/ExtendScript code to automate repetitive tasks in Adobe Creative Cloud
- Complete a short motion graphics or video project fully enhanced with AI tools from start to finish

## Prerequisites

Students should have a basic understanding of video editing and motion graphics design, including terminology, techniques, and common software.

## Curriculum

#### Section 1: Intro to Generative AI & Creative Workflows?

- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT (LLM)
  - Midjourney / Leonardo.ai (Image Gen)
  - ElevenLabs / Descript (Voice AI)
  - Runway / Pika (Video AI)

#### Section 2: Research + Ideation with AI

- **Workflow Step:** Research & Concept
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT / Perplexity for research
  - Leonardo.ai / Midjourney for visual brainstorming

#### Section 3: Scriptwriting with AI

- **Workflow Step:** Script
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT
  - ElevenLabs (free tier) for AI VO preview

#### Section 4: Building the 2-Column Script

- **Workflow Step:** Style Frames
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT for formatting AV
  - Boords or Google Docs

#### Section 5: Creating Style Frames with AI

- **Workflow Step:** Research & Concept
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - Midjourney or Leonardo.ai
  - Photoshop with Generative Fill

#### Section 6: Storyboarding with AI

- **Workflow Step:** Storyboard
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT (describe scenes)
  - Leonardo.ai / Midjourney (illustrate)
  - Boords (organize)

#### Section 7: Animatics & Rough Animation with AI

- **Workflow Step:** Animatics & Rough Timing
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - Premiere Pro auto-caption/timeline tools
  - Runway / Pika / Kaiber
  - ChatGPT for pacing logic

#### Section 8: Final Animation & AI-Assisted Effects

- **Workflow Step:** Final Animation
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - After Effects (Roto Brush 2, Sensei tracking)
  - EbSynth (stylization)
  - Photoshop Firefly (cleanup)

#### Section 9: AI in Sound Design & Mix

- **Workflow Step:** Sound Mix
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - Adobe Premiere (AI Audio Remix, Auto-duck)
  - AIVA / Beatoven / Soundraw (music)
  - Descript (voice)

#### Section 10: Delivery + Metadata with AI

- **Workflow Step:** Delivery
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - Adobe Media Encoder (auto-reframe/export)
  - ChatGPT for social tags and descriptions

#### Section 11: Scripting with ChatGPT – Photoshop & Illustrator

- **Workflow Step:** Research & Concept
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT
  - Adobe Photoshop + Illustrator (with scripting console)

#### Section 12: Scripting with ChatGPT – After Effects Automation

- **Workflow Step:** Research & Concept
- Topics:

- Tools Introduced: 
  - ChatGPT
  - After Effects (with scripting panel)
  - ExtendScript Toolkit or VS Code

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $695