Before you all get excited, look at this:

Don't worry. I don’t have a concussion on my head.

But yeah, made this cool video myself. In a few minutes. Didn’t touch a single editing tool.

And now I am obsessed with it.

Of course Vaibhav Nolan (a friend called me that) would give you the how-to.

And if you’re running ads, or just trying to stand out in the LinkedIn scrollathon, give it a go!

But before that…let's look at what’s new in the AI world.

This week in AI: Power plays, panic, and profits

Do you use AI at work? Tell me here.

Now, about that video...

Quick backstory!

I was scrolling through my emails, and I saw the one below:

I instantly replied, and we got him onboard.

And thanks to my curiosity, I’ve been going down a rabbit hole of image-to-video creation since then.

I used Midjourney + a bit of prompt magic.(since Veo isn’t available globally yet)

Your 3-step guide to cinematic videos

Step 1: Get your base image

Use a picture of yourself or generate one.

Example: I uploaded my photo to Midjourney and used that as the base for the welcome clip.

For the campus GIF, here’s the actual prompt we used (yeah you can steal it):

“Hyperrealistic wide shot of a futuristic oceanfront university campus inspired by GrowthSchool, captured during golden hour…

Damn this prompt would get too long!

Don’t worry, I’ll drop the full prompt link here.

Step 2: Animate it

Once you’ve got your image, hit “Animate.”

You’ll get two modes like the image here:

Auto - This one is good for quick magic

Manual - This lets you fine-tune everything (camera angles, effects, etc.)

For example, we added:

• An eagle swooping near the lens

• Light rain starting halfway through

• A downward camera pan to show the whole scene

You get the point, right?

That’s it. Boom. Ready!

But you said 3 steps, Vaibhav. These are just 2?

Step 3: Export and use it anywhere and be a low-key Nolan like me

Ads, landing pages, LinkedIn posts, your pitch deck.

It’s plug and play.

Want me to generate one for you?

Click here, drop your product!

I’ll spin up a clip for your product, team, or brand.
For the first 5 who respond.

Please don’t ask me to animate your cat (humble request).

And now it's time for…

Existential crisis of the week

When Harvard Business School starts posting about a world where nobody has a job because of AI…

Is it time to panic or pivot?

Food for thought.

Want more behind-the-scenes stuff like this? Tools, hacks, prompts.

Just hit reply to this and let me know. I will read all of them!

Until next time,
Vaibhav 🤝