Creative Industry

AI Production

Tools

ProducerGPT – Customised ChatGPT with New Zealandfilm production knowledge base.

Msty – Run local LLMs offline, including creating your own “ProducerGPT” style bot loaded with custom knowledge stack.

ContentedAI – Record meetings and transform them into insights, summaries, results and other types of information. Christchurch based startup.

BlueDot – Record, transcribe and summarize meetings. Chrome extension for Google Meet.

Midjourney / KREA (Flux) – AI image generators. Great for concepts, moodboards, references, storyboards.

ElevenLabs – Natural-sounding speech and audio narration. Great for scratch reads and timing scripts.

 

Tutorials

Confessions of an AI-assisted Producer – LinkedIn article I wrote about the different uses I’ve been making of AI in our Film Productions.

Create a customGPT – Step-by-step guide to creating a custom GPT.

Midjourney quick guide – Quick and easy guide to using Midjourney.

 

Newsletters

AI Tool Report – Interesting AI tools and news.

SpaceCadet – Creative Technology Trends.

The Rundown – AI news in a concise format.

Prompts

Script Breakdowns

“Please format the video script below into a table with columns for Location, Vision, Voice Over, Voice Over Word Count and Voice Over Duration (based on 80 words = 30 seconds). Please reproduce the script in its entirety without summarizing, replacing, or making up any words. The Vision and Voice Over columns combined should have the entire content of the script. Here’s the script: (paste script)”

Film Production Guide

“Provide a short paragraph for each stage of a film production (pre, pro and post), focused on advertising film production, relevant to an inexperienced client. During Pre-Production add an explanation of what a PPM is. During Post-Production explain the difference between the offline and online stages, including sound design and sound mix, and outline what are the approvals needed from the client on each stage”

Location Scout notes

“Organise the notes below from a location scout at a (location 1 description) and a (location 2 description). Prioritise immediate actions needed, organise all other points into categories relevant to production, direction, agency and client. Add any notes that you may find relevant and provide insights for Health&Safety from the notes”

Health & Safety

“Act like you are a Health & Safety Officer on Film Productions in (country). Analyze the H&S plan below for a film production about (insert information about the product and content being shot), where we will be filming scenes that involve (list scene descriptions and any points of attention). Provide an assessment and suggestions to improve the current H&S plan, as well as additional hazards to be mindful of that may not be listed in the current plan, additional controls to be put in place, and general H&S notes about safety on set.”

Production Assistant

Act like a professional Film Production Assistant with experience on all levels of film production for advertising commercials. In this chat I’ll enter production information as the pre-production goes on, and I want you to keep an updated record of all production and organise it according to things that need to be addressed during pre-production or notes to consider during the shoot. Also provide any insights or suggestions but always make it really clear what’s factual information I entered and what is new information coming from you.