AI in Documentary Practice
A hands-on workshop examining how to leverage AI technologies in documentary filmmaking. Moving beyond theory to focus on concrete applications - what works, what doesn't, and why - this intensive course explores thoughtful integration of AI into documentary practice.
While AI technologies offer amazing new creative possibilities and production workflows, their implementation requires careful consideration of both artistic and ethical implications. Through hands-on exercises and critical discussions, participants will explore current AI capabilities while maintaining creative vision and documentary values.
This workshop provides a grounded, practical perspective that will help filmmakers and producers evaluate and integrate these technologies effectively in their own projects.
Program and time schedule:
- May (09:00-17:00) - 28. May (09:00-17:00) 2025
Day 1 - May 27, 2025
Morning Session (9:00-12:00) / Block 1: Research & development with AI
- Understanding AI capabilities in documentary practice beyond the hype: Discriminative AI through case studies
- Content organization systems
- Hands-on: RAGs (information extraction) and document analysis
- Understanding all the different types of Generative AI through case studies
- Large Language Models (LLMs like Gemini, GPT, Claude) for research, content analysis and content generation
Lunch Break (12:00-13:00)
Afternoon Session (13:00-16:00) / Block 2: Production enhancement
- Understanding MLLMs (Multimodal Large Language Models)
- Working with AI for visual content
- Exploring image generation tools
- Hands-on: prompt engineering for visual creation
Day 2 - May 28, 2025
Morning Session (9:00-12:00) Block 3: Image generation for documentary
- Advanced image generation techniques
- Image generation techniques, upscale and enhancement
- Visual style adaptation
- Hands-on: documentary image creation
Lunch Break (12:00-13:00)
Afternoon Session (13:00-16:00) Block 4: Video & Audio Integration
- Video generation fundamentals
- Working with documentary footage
- Hands-on: video generation exercises
- Hands-on: basic audio enhancement and voice generation
- Final discussion: integrating AI in documentary workflows
What will you learn?
- State-of-the-art of AI tools for documentaries
- Advanced research techniques
- Production workflow optimization
- Post-production automation
- Future trends and possibilities
Who should attend?
This intensive workshop is designed for documentary filmmakers and producers who:
- Want to explore AI's potential in documentary filmmaking
- Seek to enhance efficiency through AI
- Are interested in cutting-edge tools
- Want to stay competitive in the industry
The workshop will be conducted in English and focuses on practical, hands-on experience. Participants should bring their laptops.
Application process:
Workshop participants, who work professionally in the Danish film industry, can apply for financial funding from the Danish Film Institutes pool for continuous training and competence development. The funding is for those, who work or have worked professionally in the Danish film industry and the people who have a relevant education in film production.
The institute funds course fees up to DKK 25.000. Deadline 4th of March
