AIFilmSafe™ Essentials
Create Freely, Protect Fully
Give creative teams the confidence to use AI on set — without risking rights, reputation, or release.
About this course
A complete competency-based course that turns fast-moving AI rules into calm, repeatable practice for filmmakers and creative studios. Learners move from "what are we even allowed to do?" to a clear, documented workflow they can defend to a client, a network, or a legal team.
Designed end-to-end in the Design Studio with Craftie as the co-author.
Who it's for
- Directors, producers & post-production leads adopting generative AI
- Studio operations & compliance managers
- Freelance creators who need a defensible AI workflow
What learners can do by the end
Who's teaching this
A great course has a face and a point of view. Here is the instructor behind this one — and the real experience that backs it up.
Elena Marsh
AI Compliance Lead for Film & Creative Studios
Defensible AI-on-set workflows for film and creative studios
I spend my days on real sets, helping directors, producers, and post teams use generative tools without gambling with their rights, their talent, or their final cut. Before AI, I worked in production and post, so I know the pace of a shoot day and how quickly a quick fix can turn into a release-blocking problem.
What I kept seeing was the same thing everywhere: crews that genuinely wanted to do the right thing, frozen because no one had given them a clear, defensible process. So I built one — a plain-language, green / yellow / red workflow that a first-day PA and a seasoned editor can both apply the same way.
This course is that exact workflow, taught from the release-blocked scenarios I have actually had to untangle. My goal is simple: that you finish able to say yes to AI with confidence, and know exactly when to say not yet.
Fictional instructor created for this example. Not a real person; headshot is AI-generated.
Why this course is worth your time
- Runs AI-on-set safety reviews with working production teams
- Turned repeated client and legal pushback into one repeatable green / yellow / red process
- Teaches from real release-blocked scenarios, never hypotheticals
A closer look
Rich, on-brand visuals carry the experience across the whole course — here are a few moments from inside this one.
Straight talk: what this covers
Trust comes from being clear about the edges. Here is exactly what this course delivers — and what it intentionally leaves to others.
What you'll get
- A practical, defensible AI-on-set workflow you can adopt immediately
- Rights, consent, and provenance documentation that survives client and legal review
- A crew-ready decision system and a pre-delivery safety audit
What it doesn't
- Formal legal advice for your jurisdiction — always confirm with counsel
- Deep model training or prompt-engineering craft
- Platform-specific policies, which shift too fast to hard-code
The competency map
Every CraftMyTraining course is built on a competency map — the standards backbone that keeps lessons focused and assessments honest. Here is the one behind this course.
AI Fundamentals for Creatives
Explain how generative tools work well enough to make sound calls.
Rights, Consent & Provenance
Protect people, likeness, and ownership at every step.
Safe Production Workflow
Embed safety checks into the real production pipeline.
Delivery & Accountability
Ship work that survives client, legal, and platform review.
The full course outline
Module 1 · The New Creative Landscape
Why AI changes the risk picture — and why a calm, repeatable process wins.
- Welcome: Create freely, protect fullyVideo 6m
- How generative tools actually workReading 12m
- Where the real risk livesReading 10m
- Checkpoint: Spot the riskCheckpoint 8m
Module 2 · Rights, Consent & Provenance
Protecting likeness, ownership, and the people in front of and behind the camera.
- Likeness, voice & performer consentReading 14m
- Where did this asset come from?Reading 11m
- Activity: Build a provenance logActivity 15m
- Checkpoint: Consent & rightsCheckpoint 8m
Module 3 · The Safe Production Workflow
A green / yellow / red system your whole crew can follow.
- The three-light decision systemVideo 10m
- Briefing the crew in 10 minutesReading 12m
- Activity: Draft your set policyActivity 16m
Module 4 · Delivery & Accountability
The pre-delivery audit that protects the final cut.
- The pre-delivery safety auditReading 13m
- Capstone: Ship a release-ready projectCheckpoint 20m
Video, right inside the course
Lessons can open with a short, branded video. Here is a sample clip playing exactly where a learner would see it.
Documenting AI use on set
A short taste of a video lesson — how the workflow looks in a real production environment. (Illustrative clip; no audio.)
This is how a finished lesson reads
Clean layout, focused writing, and a clear takeaway — the same polish across every lesson in the course.
The Three-Light Decision System
Most AI mistakes on set do not come from bad intent — they come from hesitation. A crew freezes because no one is sure what is allowed. This lesson replaces that hesitation with a single, shared reflex.
Every proposed AI use on a project gets sorted into one of three lights. Green means go — the use is clearly inside policy, provenance is known, and no one’s likeness or IP is at stake. Yellow means pause and review — the use is probably fine, but a named person has to sign off before it moves forward. Red means stop — the use is outside policy until leadership and legal say otherwise.
The power of the system is that it is fast enough to use in the moment. A gaffer, an editor, or a first-time PA can all apply the same three questions and land on the same answer. That consistency is what turns “AI safety” from an abstract worry into muscle memory.
By the end of this lesson you will have adapted the green / yellow / red rubric to your own studio, so the next time someone asks “can we use AI for this?” the answer takes seconds, not a meeting.
Key takeaways
- A shared three-light rubric removes hesitation on set
- Yellow always has a named owner who signs off
- Consistency across roles is what makes safety a reflex
Try it now
Take three real AI uses from your current project and sort each into green, yellow, or red — then name who owns every yellow.
Check yourself
Could a first-day PA and your lead editor look at the same shot and land on the same light? If not, your rubric needs one more clarifying question.
Resources attached to this course
Templates, worksheets, and checklists can ride along with any course, so learners leave with tools they will actually use — not just notes.
AI-on-Set Policy Template
TemplateA one-page policy your crew can adopt and sign off on before the first shoot day.
Provenance & Consent Log
SpreadsheetTrack where every AI asset came from and who consented — ready for client or legal review.
Green / Yellow / Red Decision Card
PDFA pocket reference for the three-light system, sized for a lanyard or call sheet.
Pre-Delivery Safety Audit Checklist
ChecklistThe final pass that protects your cut before it ships.
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How learning is measured
Assessments are aligned to the competency map, so every check proves a real skill — not just recall.
Spot the Risk
Scenario quizClassify real production scenarios by risk level.
Consent & Rights
Applied checkpointComplete a consent and provenance record for a scene.
Draft Your Set Policy
DeliverableProduce a one-page AI-on-set policy for your team.
Ship a Release-Ready Project
CapstoneRun a full pre-delivery audit end to end.
The brand & voice
A consistent look and tone make a course feel trustworthy. Here is the kit behind this one.
Palette
Signal Blue
#2596DE
Deep Space
#0D1626
Safe Green
#37C978
Alert Amber
#F4B740
Voice
Confident, plain-spoken, protective — a trusted 1st AD, not a lawyer.
Typography
Plus Jakarta Sans for headings · DM Sans for body
Notice how a dense, intimidating topic becomes a course a crew would actually finish: short pattern-chunked lessons, a memorable decision framework, and assessments that produce real deliverables instead of trivia.
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