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The Human Touch Workbook
Explore story development, consistent characters, emotion, original music, and preparing your work for the screen.
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YOUR STORY.
YOUR STORY.
YOUR GREENLIGHT.
Explore AI filmmaking, develop your voice, and turn your ideas into stories you can share with the world.
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THE HUMAN TOUCH
Class begins November 1, 2026
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01 · Course Modules
Ten lessons. One finished film.
The Human Touch puts storytelling first, bringing human vision and creative direction to AI filmmaking. The modules will be available when the class goes live.
01
Story First
Available Nov 1
02
References and Permission
Available Nov 1
03
Lock Your Look
Available Nov 1
04
Building Your World
Available Nov 1
05
Storyboarding with Sequences
Available Nov 1
06
Directing the Camera and the Actors
Available Nov 1
07
Bringing It to Life
Available Nov 1
08
Scoring Your Film
Available Nov 1
09
Edit, Title, and Finish
Available Nov 1
10
Release It
Available Nov 1
Course access and lesson availability will be provided through FreeRoyalty.biz. Pre-register and fill out the form for updates.
02 · Class Supplies
Start creating today.
Learn from Jai Harris, WGA filmmaker, writer, director, producer, and educator.
Workbook available now
Online course · November 1
Your vision is the starting point.
Turn your story into a film with creative tools and the guidance of a working filmmaker.
NOV 1The online course goes live. Pre-register at FreeRoyalty.biz and fill out the form.
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03 · Free Royalty Academy
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Free Royalty Academy, founded by Jai Harris with cofounder Darion Taylor, brings hands-on film and media learning into the community.
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Upcoming · Las Vegas, Nevada
United In Hip Hop
Student Creator ExperienceStep behind the camera. Film it. Tell it. Own it. At the United In Hip Hop 10th Anniversary dance event, students can add Free Royalty Academy's filmmaking experience. Learn production skills, develop and pitch an idea, and capture the event through your own lens.
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$15add on to the dance event
The $15 creator experience is an add on to the dance event. See the registration page for details.
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Free Royalty Academy brings film and media education into the community, giving students the space, tools, and confidence to tell their own stories.
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