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Lights, Action… Algorithms: No Shame AI Filmmaking
Oops, I Directed a Movie with AI
(And Other Confessions from a Christian Filmmaker Who Gave AI a Shot)
Let’s be honest. No one meant for it to go this far.
One minute you’re storyboarding with a Sharpie, the next you’re typing to AI who finishes your scene faster than you can say, “Final Draft.”
Welcome to the awkward, miraculous, slightly terrifying world of AI filmmaking.
In this unfiltered (and slightly unhinged) creative memoir, award-winning filmmaker and educator Dr. Nancy Hamilton confesses what really happens when a classically trained director—armed with a PhD, a calling, and a decent amount of skepticism—goes full throttle into AI collaboration. the AI didn’t ruin the art. It just made it faster. And weirder. And kind of…wonderful?
Packed with practical tips, hard-won wisdom, and a parade of spiritual side-eye moments, this book is equal parts field guide, comedy sketch, and group therapy for creatives trying to keep up with a world that keeps rebooting.
If you've if AI was going to steal your jobTried to direct a scene generated by something with no handsWrestled with your faith, your identity, or your video rendering settingsOr whispered, “Is this cheating?”Then congratulations. You’re in the right place.
This isn’t just a how-to book. It’s a how-we-got-here, why-it-matters, and what-on-earth-comes-next.
(And Other Confessions from a Christian Filmmaker Who Gave AI a Shot)
Let’s be honest. No one meant for it to go this far.
One minute you’re storyboarding with a Sharpie, the next you’re typing to AI who finishes your scene faster than you can say, “Final Draft.”
Welcome to the awkward, miraculous, slightly terrifying world of AI filmmaking.
In this unfiltered (and slightly unhinged) creative memoir, award-winning filmmaker and educator Dr. Nancy Hamilton confesses what really happens when a classically trained director—armed with a PhD, a calling, and a decent amount of skepticism—goes full throttle into AI collaboration. the AI didn’t ruin the art. It just made it faster. And weirder. And kind of…wonderful?
Packed with practical tips, hard-won wisdom, and a parade of spiritual side-eye moments, this book is equal parts field guide, comedy sketch, and group therapy for creatives trying to keep up with a world that keeps rebooting.
If you've if AI was going to steal your jobTried to direct a scene generated by something with no handsWrestled with your faith, your identity, or your video rendering settingsOr whispered, “Is this cheating?”Then congratulations. You’re in the right place.
This isn’t just a how-to book. It’s a how-we-got-here, why-it-matters, and what-on-earth-comes-next.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2025
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