Agentic AI For Filmmakers, Anyone?
This month FaiGHT CLUB goes somewhere new: autonomous agents in creative production. But here's the twist. We're not building agents that work alone. We're learning how a Hermes Agent, paired with one custom Skill, can amplify what your team does in an AI filmmaking workflow. This is the Future of Work in real time: humans and agents in tight collaboration, making creative decisions faster, iterating smarter, staying in control.
We're beginners here too. AI Film Lab is learning agentic workflows with you, live. This isn't a masterclass. It's R&D on what agents actually do for a high-performing human creative team. Install the agent, set one Skill, and spend an afternoon finding out: does this speed us up? Does it handle the right work? Can we trust it? What do we still decide ourselves? Step one to discovery.
🎬 What You'll Work On
"What Is An Agent, Actually?" (20 min)
We demystify the hype. An agent is a tool that can see your context, make a plan, and execute a sequence of steps. But it works for you, not instead of you. In filmmaking, that could mean analysing your script, generating shot lists, organising assets, iterating on timing. But only if a human is checking every move. We'll walk through a real agent workflow in production, identify where agents add speed, and where humans stay in charge. (Technical Level: 100)
"Install, Configure, Test — Live Workshop" (70 min)
Plus we are super stoked to have Matt Brown from ZeroHours to lead the Hermes Installation this Friday. I have attended their workshop and I have both my OpenClaw and Hermes humming since. The AI Film Lab team leads a live hands-on setup. We install Hermes Agent, define one Skill that matters for your team's workflow: organise footage by scene, generate shot descriptions, audit colour grading notes. Then we test it on a real creative task. Teams of 3–4 work alongside the agent, making decisions, checking outputs, refining the Skill. The goal: by the end of the hour, you have a working agent-plus-human workflow you can take back to your production. (Technical Level: 200)
Debrief & Share
Each team shows what they built, what surprised them, where the agent was useful, where it fell short, and most importantly, where the human stayed in charge. We collect learnings for the next iteration.
⚔️ The Five Rules
Rule 1: Make, Not Talk — No endless AI theory. Build actual workflows in two hours that you can test Monday morning.
Rule 2: Teamwork = Human Open Source Bot — No passengers, no creative dictators. Everyone contributes, everyone rotates.
Rule 3: Don't Hoard Your Subscription Credits — Fast hours, API tokens, pro access — pool your compute power for the team. Generosity wins.
Rule 4: AI Filmmaking Tool Subscription Required — Those wanting to install Hermes Agent need a fresh VPS account with sufficient space. Working AI tool access mandatory: Claude/ChatGPT Pro, Midjourney, Higgsfield, Kling, Veo, Runway — whatever your weapon of choice. No expired trials.
Rule 5: Leave Egos at the Door — Director, DP, editor, producer, fresh grad — everyone is equal at the table. Pure collaboration, pure learning.
⚠️ Important Notes
Bring a laptop with internet access
All experience levels welcome, but come ready to collaborate and experiment
In the event of oversubscription, Lorong AI members will be prioritized
🗣️ Facilitated by Gavin Lim (AI Film Lab) x Matt Brown ( ZeroHours)
Gavin Lim is founder of AI Film Lab, a Future of Work community exploring the intersection of AI technology and visual storytelling. A seasoned TV producer, director, and filmmaker with nearly thirty years of experience, Gavin leads practical exploration of AI tools that enhance rather than replace human creative judgment.
AI Film Lab has conducted AI filmmaking hackathons with Singapore media practitioners and led the first AI filmmaking hackathon at the Philippines' inaugural AI Festival (2025). Their approach centres on iteration over perfection and collaborative learning over isolated expertise.
Matt Brown ZeroHours. -When you have a hero, the time you spend is Zero.
More About the Series
FaiGHT CLUB is a monthly AI filmmaking lab bringing together professional filmmakers, creatives, and producers for hands-on exploration of AI tools that enhance rather than replace human craft. Each session tackles a specific production challenge through collaborative team sprints, guest case studies, and practical workflow development.
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