OMNI: MASTERS, AI Cinema Workshop, Sydney
OMNI MASTERS AI Cinema Workshop - powered by Envato
Learn the advanced fundamentals of AI Filmmaking. An intensive single-day workshop for curious Gen-AI explorers - designers, filmmakers and creative professionals who want to advance with AI Video production. Open to all- For beginners, advanced beginners and intermediates - all will gain new skills through in-person exposure with award-winning creators and their areas of expertise.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
AI Filmmaking - The skills you already have are the foundations of AI visualization and storytelling.
OMNI Masters is a single-day intensive workshop designed for the curious. Students, filmmakers, creatives and the curious. Beginner to Intermediate creative professionals, artists, filmmakers and brand practitioners who want to understand the current changes in generative film. Held in conjunction with OMNI 1.5 HYPERPHANTASIA, and presented in partnership with Envato, this is a working day with Advanced/ Expert and Award-Winning practitioners who are actually creating and sharing stories with these tools.
Envato Elements runs through the entire day as the creative platform. Envato's fully licensed and royalty-free generative tools allow participants to use music, sound design, motion references, and asset libraries as the starting point for every production decision. As part of the course- every attendee will have deep access to the Envato platform, anchoring every exercise and every creative choice made during the day, and then available for your progression with a free month of Envato Ultimate access, (valued at more than $200).
Three internationally recognised AI filmmaking practitioners deliver four sessions across the day. Each session building on the last. The workshop closes with a participant showcase where work developed during the day is shared, screened and discussed.
You leave with a well-rounded set of new skills and approaches to Generative filmmaking, build concepts from scratch during the sessions, grounded in Envato Elements assets, take them into production and beyond after the workshop.
SCHEDULE
- 10:00 AM — Welcome, program overview, and Envato Elements orientation
- 10:30 AM — Session 1: Continuity in Film Design — Andrew Frost
- 11:45 AM — Lunch break + OMNI MINI: Sound Award video immersion
- 12:30 PM — Session 2: AI Storytelling and Scriptwriting — Terence Chang
- 1:30 PM — Short break
- 1:45 PM — Session 3: Design, Production, and the AI Film Pipeline — AI Jeni + Aryeh Sternberg
- 2:45 PM — Session 4: Open Studio with all instructors
- 3:30 PM — Participant Showcase and Open Discussion
- 3:45 PM — Close
SESSIONS
Session 1 — Continuity in Film Design
Andrew Frost | 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
What separates a film that feels like one coherent piece of work from a collection of scenes? Andrew Frost draws on more than three decades of filmmaking, documentary writing, and critical practice to give participants a framework they can apply directly to their own AI film productions. The session centres on how visual and sonic design are woven together from the first frame to the last, so that every element of a film reinforces the same emotional truth.
Using well-known films as a central case study and Envato Elements as the practical tool, participants map the sonic and visual arc of a film sequence by the end of the session.
Session 2 — AI Storytelling and Scriptwriting: Where Every Film Starts
Terence Chang | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Every AI film begins with an idea and a prompt. This session covers the complete creative development pipeline from concept to script to visual pre-production - with particular focus on emotion, character consistency, and the intersection of generative tools with traditional narrative craft.
Participants leave with a 60-second film concept complete with script outline and visual direction, built on the Envato Elements asset brief from Session 1.
Session 3 — Design, Production, and the AI Film Pipeline
AI Jeni + Aryeh Sternberg | 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Every person in this room already thinks like a filmmaker. Visual hierarchy is shot composition. Brand narrative is story arc. This session makes that connection explicit and puts it to work.
AI Jeni leads a live demonstration, building a 30-second AI film sequence using Envato Elements and other tools in real time, showing tool selection, prompt construction, visual consistency, and pacing - set to music. Aryeh Sternberg brings the advertising and digital marketing perspective, showing where commercial creative instincts and AI film production converge.
Participants finalise a complete production brief for their own 30-second sequence, ready to execute independently.
Session 4 — Open Studio: Applied Production
All instructors | 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Production time with expert eyes in the room. All three instructors are available for direct feedback and working sessions as participants develop their own short film sequences, applying techniques from all three preceding sessions.
INSTRUCTORS
Andrew Frost Writer, Video Maker, Artist, and Documentary Filmmaker | Sydney, Australia
Andrew Frost is a Sydney-based writer, video maker, and artist with a filmography stretching back to the 1980s and more than 15 television documentaries to his credit as writer and presenter. He has been an art critic for The Guardian, an essayist, and an academic whose practice spans critical writing, screen production, and experimental image-making. He brings to OMNI Masters a rare combination: a filmmaker's instinct for what holds a story together, and a critic's precision in explaining why.
Terence Chang AI Film Creator | Music Producer | Founder, Ellevan Productions | Sydney, Australia
Terence Chang is a Sydney-based AI short film creator, music producer, and entrepreneur whose work sits at the intersection of generative AI, original music, and digital storytelling. He is the founder of Ellevan Productions, an independent record label and creative studio. His original generative AI music has exceeded one million listens on Spotify. He brings deep fluency in generative AI video and sound production, with particular strengths in AI music composition, generative dialogue, and the use of humour and tone in AI-generated short films.
AI Jeni AI Film Producer and Director | Co-Creator, Project J | Genesis Studio | Hong Kong
AI Jeni is a Hong Kong-based AI film producer and director whose work explores character-driven storytelling through generative AI. She is the co-creator of Project J, a pioneering AIGC short film recognised at OMNI Shanghai 2026 for its emotionally complex narrative and cinematic action. A core member of Genesis Studio, she leads creative production on AIGC projects spanning film, fashion, and digital art. She is one of OMNI's leading creative ambassadors across the Asia-Pacific region.
ABOUT OMNI + ENVATO
OMNI Masters is presented in conjunction with OMNI 1.5 HYPERPHANTASIA, taking place the same evening at The Collider, Sydney. OMNI International AI Film Festival has received entries from 8,400+ AI filmmakers across 80 countries, and is embedded in the UNSW ecosystem.
Envato — a Shutterstock subsidiary — is a global leader in creative technology, empowering millions of creative professionals with access to an all-in-one creative asset toolkit and purpose-built AI capabilities.
2x Complimentary Tickets for OMNI 1.5 Hyperphantasia (valued at $56) are included in this ticket price, These tickets will be held for you - confirmed MASTERCLASS attendees just need to show their registration at the door:
Event Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/omni-international-ai-film-festival-1-5-hyperphantasia
Website: omnifilmfestival.com/hyperphantasia
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who is this workshop for? Beginners, advanced beginners, and intermediates; designers, filmmakers, artists, and creative professionals who want to cross over into AI filmmaking. You don't need prior experience with AI film tools. You do need a creative practice and a genuine curiosity about where generative film is heading. Participants at every level will come away with new skills through direct, in-person time with award-winning practitioners working at the leading edge of this medium.
Why does it cost $195? The early bird price includes significantly more than the workshop itself:
A full day of hands-on instruction with three internationally recognised AI filmmaking practitioners
1-on-1 access to generative AI experts throughout the day, ask questions and get direct feedback on your work and your tools in real time
One month of Envato Elements Ultimate access (valued at over $200), the full creative asset library, yours to keep using long after the event day is done
2x complimentary tickets to OMNI 1.5 Hyperphantasia that same evening at The Collider, Sydney (valued at $56) - These will be held for you at the Event. OMNI MASTERS attendees don't need to do anything in order to receive these tickets.
Is there a student discount? Yes. Email [email protected] with your student ID and we'll send you a discount code before you register.
What if I can't attend after registering? Tickets are non-refundable, as places are strictly limited and your seat is held from the moment of registration. If you can't make it, you're welcome to transfer your ticket to someone else, just email [email protected] with their details, and we'll update the registration.
Do I need to bring a laptop? YES. Bring a fully charged laptop and a charger. You'll be working directly with Envato Elements and AI production tools throughout the day. Wi-Fi is available at the venue. You don't need existing subscriptions to any AI tools, instructors lead all live demonstrations and Envato Elements access is included in your ticket.
What will I walk away with? A well-rounded set of practical skills in generative filmmaking, concept development, scriptwriting, visual language, sound design, and production pipeline, developed hands-on during the day using Envato Elements. You'll build film concepts from scratch during the sessions and leave with material and a production brief you can take forward independently.
Is lunch provided? Lunch is not provided, but there are food options a short walk from the venue. The 45-minute lunch break also includes a screening of OMNI MINI Sound Award entries, so you'll have something to watch while you eat.
Is this connected to the Hyperphantasia event that evening? Yes, and your workshop ticket includes 2x complimentary tickets to OMNI 1.5 Hyperphantasia at The Collider, Sydney that same evening (valued at $56). It's a curated one-night showcase of AI-generated short films from 70+ countries, judged by Alex Proyas, Yan Chen, Clayton Jacobson, Thea-Mai Baumann, and Professor Toby Walsh. Your complimentary ticket details will be sent after registration.
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How do I get there? UTS Startups is at 3 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007, a short walk from Central Station and well-connected by bus along Broadway. Paid parking is available nearby.
If you have a question not covered here, please email [email protected] and we'll get back to you.