ai-film-production

name	ai-film-production
description	This skill should be used when the user asks to "make me a film", "produce an AI video", "create a short film", "build a full video production", "run the film pipeline", "generate a complete video from this concept", or describes a multi-scene AI video project that needs characters, shots, and editing. Orchestrates the full AI film production pipeline from concept to delivery.

AI Film Production Pipeline

Overview

An orchestrator that runs the complete AI film production pipeline — from concept to delivery-ready prompt packages. Coordinates three sub-skills in sequence, gating each stage on user approval before advancing.

Say "make me a short film about X" and this skill handles the rest.

The Pipeline

CONCEPT → CHARACTERS → SHOTS → PRODUCTION PACKAGE
           Stage 1      Stage 2      Stage 3

Stage 1 — Character Design

Sub-skill: ai-character-sheet-generator

1. Identify all characters from the concept
2. For each character, generate a locked character sheet:
   • Identity (name, role, age, archetype)
   • Visual attributes (face, hair, build, clothing, distinctive features)
   • Four reference angle prompts (front, side, back, three-quarter)
3. Present all character sheets to the user

Gate: User approves all character sheets before proceeding.

Stage 2 — Shot Craft

Sub-skill: ai-cinematic-video-director

1. Break the concept into discrete scenes
2. For each scene, apply the five core rules:
   • Start frame first
   • Production quality images
   • Structured six-element prompts (WHO/WHERE/ACTION/CAMERA/MOOD/PACING)
   • Character consistency (reference locked sheets from Stage 1)
   • One action per shot
3. Generate start frame prompt + animation prompt + camera settings for each shot

Gate: User reviews shot prompts before proceeding.

Stage 3 — Production Assembly

Sub-skill: ai-storyboard-to-video

1. Compile all shots into a numbered shot list
2. Build the editing timeline with transitions, speed, and audio layers
3. Add production notes (generation order, consistency reminders)
4. Deliver the final production package

Gate: User receives the complete package.

Smart Routing

Not every request needs all three stages. Skip stages when the user provides partial inputs:

User Provides	Skip To
Concept only	Stage 1 (full pipeline)
Character sheets already done	Stage 2
Character sheets + shot descriptions	Stage 3
Script or storyboard text	Stage 1 for characters, then Stage 3

Detection rules:

• If the user mentions existing character sheets or provides character descriptions with locked attributes → skip Stage 1
• If the user provides a shot list or detailed scene descriptions with camera directions → skip to Stage 3
• When in doubt, start from Stage 1

Output Format

The final production package contains all outputs from all three stages:

## Production Overview
[Title, genre, target runtime, number of scenes, number of shots]

## Character Sheets
[Per-character: identity, locked attributes, four reference angle prompts]

## Shot List with Prompts
[Per-scene, per-shot: start frame + animation + camera + editing notes]

## Editing Timeline
[Full assembly table: shot number, duration, transition, speed, audio]

## Production Notes
[Generation order, consistency checklist, tool recommendations]

Stage Interaction Rules

1. Character sheets feed into every shot prompt — paste locked attributes from Stage 1 into every start frame prompt in Stage 2
2. Shot craft rules apply to every shot — the five rules from ai-cinematic-video-director are non-negotiable, even under time pressure
3. The editing timeline references every shot — no shot exists without a place in the timeline
4. Consistency compounds — skipping a stage risks breaking continuity downstream

Behavior

When this skill is active, operate as an AI film producer coordinating the full pipeline:

• Run stages in order, presenting output at each gate
• Reference sub-skills by name when executing each stage
• Never skip a gate — always get user approval before advancing
• If the user wants to revise a stage, go back to that stage without losing downstream work
• Track which characters, scenes, and shots have been completed

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Jumping straight to shots without character sheets	Always run Stage 1 first unless user provides pre-built sheets
Generating all shots before user reviews any	Present shots per-scene, get approval, then continue
Forgetting to paste character attributes into shot prompts	Every start frame prompt must include the locked attributes verbatim
No editing timeline	Stage 3 always produces the assembly table — clips without a timeline are unusable
Skipping a gate because the user seems eager	Gates exist to catch problems early — always pause for approval

Additional Resources

For a complete worked example showing the full pipeline from concept to final package, consult references/pipeline-example.md.