AI LAB | Brian Sykes/Commercial AI Video: From Concept to Campaign

  • $897

Commercial AI Video: From Concept to Campaign

  • Course
  • 72 Lessons

Learn the full spectrum of AI Video creation - from 15-sec Social Media Marketing teasers to full brand story campaigns - integrating AI with traditional media.

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Commercial AI Video: from Concept to Campaign

Transform your creative workflow with AI-powered video production designed specifically for marketing and advertising professionals. This comprehensive course teaches you to harness cutting-edge AI tools to create compelling visual narratives that drive brand engagement and business results.

You'll learn to produce high-impact video content for social media campaigns, product launches, brand stories, and client presentations—all while dramatically reducing production time and costs. Whether you're creating animated explainers, dynamic product showcases, or emotional brand narratives, you'll master the AI tools and techniques that are revolutionizing commercial video production.

Perfect for marketers, creative directors, brand strategists, freelancers, and agencies looking to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Kickoff
Welcome & What To Expect

1: Foundation & Strategy

Goal: Give students the lay of the land, establish understanding of AI tools, visual storytelling principles, and workflow.

Modules include:

  • Trash Day: Kickoff — tone setting, relatability, “day-one” reality check.

  • Current AI Video Landscape & Tools — state of the industry, tool overview.

  • Deconstructing Effective Commercial Narratives — storytelling strategy.

  • Still Life Creation (Midjourney + ChatGPT) — understanding composition and control.

  • Video Style 1: Complete Breakdown — step-by-step across tools (ElevenLabs, HEDRA, CapCut, etc.).

  • Learn to See / Learn to Describe — visual intelligence and descriptive clarity.

This sets the cognitive foundation: understanding tools, composition, and clarity before execution.

Week 1 Overview
Trash Day ::: Kickoff
CURRENT AI Video Landscape & Tools
Deconstructing Effective Commercial Narratives
Project 1 • Day One
Simple 1 • Inanimate Still Life
Still Life Creation [Midjourney + ChatGPT]
Video Style 1
Project 2 • How...
Video Style 1 • My Example
Step Thru ::: Part 1 • SCRIPT
Step Thru ::: Part 2 • ELEVEN LABS
Step Thru ::: Part 3 • CHARACTER
Step Thru ::: Part 4 • AUDIO
Step Thru ::: Part 5 • HEDRA
Step Thru ::: Part 6 • CAPCUT
Step Thru ::: Part 7 • AUDIO / MUSIC
Step Thru ::: Listen
Step Thru ::: Completed Video
From the MJ Course - Learn to See + Describe
Learn To See
Learn to Describe • A
Learn to Describe • B

2: Short-Form Mastery

Goal: Master brevity, emotional clarity, and story rhythm in 15-second ad formats.

Modules include:

  • Core Storytelling Principles

  • Narrative Structure & 8 Essential Story Beats

  • Emotional Connection & Visual Storytelling

  • Conciseness + Editing for Short Form

  • Project 3: Alternate Universe 15-Second Ad — concept, storyboard, execution.

This section shifts from theory → practice with clear deliverables and introduces commercial storytelling discipline.

Storytelling Principles
Core Storytelling Principles
Narrative Structure
8 Essential Story Beats • Resource
::: Exercise :::
Emotional Connection: The ROI of Feeling Something
Visual Storytelling: Show it, Don't Say It
The Clarity of Short-Form Mastery
Key Qualities of Effective Stories
Conciseness + Editing for Short Form
Project 3 • 15-s: Alternate Universe Ad Concept
Working Example • 15-s: Alt•Universe Ad
Working Example • Storyboard for 15-s Ad
'15-Second' Ad Example Walk-Thru
Some of the BEST AI Models in ONE Platform
Luma AI Overview • Part 1
Character Development
Luma • Part 2

3: Long-Form Campaigns

Goal: Expand short-form precision into long-form narrative arcs for full campaigns.

Modules include:

  • Ford Bronco Concept Ad (hero example)

  • Midjourney → Firefly → Suno → CapCut Pipeline

  • Google Veo 3 Overview — cutting-edge example.

  • Image-to-Video Prompting Guide

  • Project 5: Kling AI Ad — applied long-form production workflow.

This section teaches orchestration: continuity, tone, pacing, and campaign-level storytelling.

Ford Bronco • Concept Ad
P1 • Midjourney : AI Video Mock Ad Creation
P2 • Adobe Firefly Audio (Sound Effects)
P3 • Suno (Music Track)
P4 • CapCut (Video Layout)
Project 4 • Midjourney Animate
Google Veo 3
First 3 Prompt Renders - Veo 3 : Motorcycle
MJ V7 to Video...
Kling Ai: Kolors (image) + Kling (video)
Image-to-Video Prompting Guide
Kling Ai: part 2
Project 5 • Kling AI

4: Professional Workflow

Goal: Show students the full end-to-end professional process and how to systematize it.

Modules include:

  • Feltland: Let’s Talk About Bees (flagship case study)

  • How Feltland Was Made (multi-part breakdown)

  • Consistent Characters in Google Flow

  • CRE8: The Shot List Pro Filmmakers Use

  • Runway Act-2: You as the Character Actor

  • Project 7: 30–60s Alt-Universe Ad Act-2

This section is all about refinement and replication: repeatable frameworks, client-ready workflows, production pipelines.

Feltland: Let's Talk About Bees
How Feltland Was Made - Part 1
Feltland - Part 2 • AI Motion
Feltland - Part 3 • AI Music & Voice
Feltland - Part 4 • Assembling
Feltland - WrapUp
Consistent Characters in Google Flow
Veo 3 - Sample 1
Project 6 • Google Flow
Secret Shot List Pro Filmmakers Use ::: CRE8 Overview
CRE•8
Runway's Act–2 : You as the Character Actor
Runway Act-2 : Walk Thru
Project 7 • 30-60s: Alt Universe Ad • Act-2

The LAB Extensions

Goal: Extra depth for power users. Expand your toolkit — compositing, AI actors, advanced integration.

Modules include:

  • Adding an AI Actor to a Scene (P1 + P2) — compositing and integration.

Modular — expandable library for later advanced updates.

Adding an AI Actor to a Scene (P1)
Adding an AI Actor to a Scene (P2)