Turn Your AI Coding Assistant Into a Video Production Studio A new open-source project called OpenMontage dropped six days ago and already has 240+ stars. Here's what it does: you type a prompt like "Make a 60-second explainer about how neural networks learn" into Claude Code or Cursor, and it runs the entire production pipeline for you. Research, script, storyboard, image generation, narration, music, subtitles, render. Not a single AI clip. A fully structured production pipeline that mirrors how real productions work. The kicker? You can start with zero paid API keys. It ships with free offline text-to-speech, free stock media integrations, and Remotion for animation. One of their demo videos - a Ghibli-style anime piece—cost fifteen cents to produce. I just published a full deep dive for Founding Members that covers: - The complete setup (5 minutes, 4 dependencies) - All 11 production pipelines and what each one makes - The zero-cost path vs paid API tiers - Real production costs from their demo videos ($0.15 to $3) - The quality gates that keep the output from looking like garbage - Limitations and gotchas (there are real ones) - A step-by-step Weekend Workshop Challenge It's the kind of breakdown where you can go from "never heard of it" to producing your first video in an afternoon. What kind of videos would you make with a system like this? Drop your ideas below. This deep dive is available to Founding Members ONLY. We're still offering the founding rate of $29/month or $290/year (2 months free) - locked in FOR LIFE. But we only have a few spots left at that price. When we hit 50 members, the price goes to $49/month. If you want in at the lowest price this community will ever offer, now's the time.

Google dropped a quiet bombshell this week. Veo 3.1, their AI video generation model, is now free for anyone with a Google account. Ten video generations per month, no subscription needed. You can open Google Vids right now, type a prompt, and get a high-quality AI video clip back. Free. They also added: - AI avatars you can direct (change outfits, pose them in scenes, keep voice consistent) - Custom music generation via Lyria 3 (30-second clips up to 3-minute tracks) - One-click publish to YouTube For indie creators testing ideas, prototyping a pitch, or mocking up a concept before committing real budget, this is significant. Ten free generations won't cover a full production, but they'll cover the "what if I tried..." phase that every good project starts with. If you're on a Google AI Ultra plan, you get 1,000 generations per month. That's a different conversation entirely. What's your move? Have you tried Google Vids yet? If you have, what's your honest take on the output quality compared to Runway or Kling? Drop your experience below.

OpenAI quietly shut down its flagship video tool this week. Within 48 hours, ByteDance had already filled the vacuum. Kling, Hailuo, Runway, Seedance—everyone got a seat at the table. The chair where OpenAI should be sitting? Empty. If you're building workflows around any single AI video tool right now, this is the story you need to understand. Not because Sora matters anymore, but because the pattern keeps repeating, and the people who see it coming are the ones who don't get caught standing still. This week I broke the whole thing down—who moved, who didn't, what it means for your workflow, and why "never marry one tool" isn't just advice, it's survival strategy. That breakdown lives in the Founding Members section. What you get at the Free tier: • Community discussions • Weekly news roundups • Surface-level tool tips • Access to the group chat What Founding Members get on top of that: • Deep editorial breakdowns like this one, with full visual analysis • Step-by-step workflow walkthroughs you can actually use • Tool comparisons with real limitations and gotchas • Weekend Workshop challenges with copy-paste prompts • Direct access to someone who's been in edit bays since before any of these AI companies existed, and whose consulting rate outside this community is $500/hour The Founding Members tier is $29/month right now. That price is locked for life if you join before we hit 50 members. After that it goes to $49. We're at 29. Do the math. I'm not going to pretend this is charity - but I am going to tell you it's underpriced on purpose while we're building something here. That window doesn't stay open. What tool are you most worried about losing right now? Drop it below.

OpenAI abruptly discontinued its Sora video generation app and API on March 24, citing unsustainable compute costs and a strategic pivot to robotics. The $1B Disney partnership collapsed — no money changed hands. Sam Altman told staff the company is winding down ALL video products. ChatGPT will no longer support video functions. This is the single biggest AI video story of 2026. It validates Chinese competitors (Kling, Seedance, Hailuo) as the new leaders. ByteDance rolled out Seedance 2.0 globally via CapCut the SAME WEEK. The power has permanently shifted.

For the past ten years I was an indie filmmaker based in SoCal. Moved to EU recently and have taken up AI as a fantastic tool for making films while I start developing my network here. I'll probably continue with "actual" filmmaking -- though at this point, it's hard to say what "actual" means anymore. Despite the hassles of crewing, casting, and keeping everyone happy from pre to post, I do love working with people in the kind of creative crucible of making a film together. By way of intro, here's something I'm currently working on -- very much a WIP. I look forward to connecting here and making friends. I've been super impressed with the quality of conversation already!