A.I. For Filmmakers: How to Build a Director’s Lookbook

Learn from an award-winning filmmaker and AI consultant who has worked with Netflix, PBS, OWN, TLC, and more — and has won 32 screenwriting awards in Hollywood's most prestigious competitions!

Get a Director's Vision Package AI Template plus a curated prompt library you can start using on your own project today!

PLEASE NOTE: This exclusive Stage 32 webinar is now available to watch on-demand and no longer live.

If you've ever sat across from a producer, financier, or studio executive and felt that frustration — you know they're not seeing your project the way you see it. Your vision is clear. Your story is compelling. But translating what's in your head into something a room full of decision-makers can actually feel — that's where projects live or die. In this exclusive Stage 32 webinar, you're going to learn exactly how to fix that — by building a cinematic, professional Director's Lookbook using AI image tools, the same approach that is getting filmmakers into rooms right now.

Right now, AI image tools are revolutionizing how filmmakers communicate their visual world. The creatives who learn to use them strategically are getting into rooms that others are still waiting outside of. This isn't about chasing a trend. This is about a competitive edge that is available to you right now — before the window closes.

Here's what's happening: too many talented filmmakers are either avoiding AI tools altogether because they feel overwhelming, or grabbing whatever's trending and hoping the software does the thinking for them. Neither is working. You've probably been there — hours lost in Pinterest boards and film stills, searching for a frame that captures the exact mood of your opening scene. Nothing quite fits. And when you do reach for AI, the results scream "AI slop" and kill the pitch before it starts. The problem isn't the tools. The problem is that prompting well is a craft — and most filmmakers haven't been taught how.

That's exactly why you want to learn this from Joshua Young. Joshua has worked as a filmmaker, director, video editor, and animatic editor for Netflix, PBS, OWN, TLC, and more. He's won 32 awards in Hollywood's most prestigious screenwriting competitions. And today he's one of the film industry's leading AI consultants, advising filmmakers and screenwriters on how to use Midjourney, ChatGPT, Gemini, and more to work smarter and move faster. Joshua doesn't just talk about AI — he builds with it every day. And in this webinar, he is showing you exactly how to do what he does.

You're going to walk away knowing what a Director's Vision Package actually is, what producers and financiers want to see in one, and how to avoid the amateur mistakes that cost you the meeting before it begins. You'll get a side-by-side breakdown of today's top AI image tools — including why Midjourney still leads for cinematic imagery — plus the exact prompting methodology that separates generic AI output from images that look like they belong in a pitch deck. You'll learn how to build visual consistency across an entire package, lock in a tone and lighting language, and tackle character consistency and ensemble shots.

By the time you're done, you won't just understand these tools — you'll know how to drive them like a filmmaker.

PLUS! You will receive this handout to help you:

• Director's Vision Package AI Template plus prompt library