Become the talent the AI era is hiring.
Past events.
What’s at stake.
California creative jobs gone since 2022, across film, sound, design and media
AI’s share of arts job postings doubled in 12 months
what Anthropic pays AI engineers; Adobe posts creative technologists to $250K
AI is rewriting the jobs that remain toward oversight and judgment. We train people for that work, one certified seat at a time. 6 roles with sourced salary ranges.
Sources: Otis College Report on the Creative Economy, 2026; Indeed Hiring Lab via The Hollywood Reporter; Levels.fyi, Anthropic Applied AI Engineer ($300K to $1.2M); Adobe job posting, Principal Creative Technologist, Video and Generative AI ($142,700 to $250,000). Experienced-hire bands, not starting salaries.
Taste without the tools stalls. Tools without taste ship noise. The era belongs to people fluent in both.
Join. Learn. Get job ready.
In-person events
Masterclasses, hackathons, screening nights, led by industry leaders. San Francisco now, your city by waitlist.
The Multimodal Academy
8 weeks. Every week ends in a graded deliverable. The last one is a capstone defended live. Sliding scale, scholarship seats.
Work with top companies
Sponsoring companies bring the capstone brief. You deliver it and the credit is yours. Starts with the fall cohort.
See the full curriculum →AI Filmmaking Masterclass + Hackathon
Roan Weigert, director of 1,600+ videos and author of a book on generative AI video, teaches the craft. You make an AI short the same day and watch it on the big screen that night. Application only. Early bird seats are free, then $49.
Tech Talk Night
Frontier engineers and industry leaders on what they are building next. A talk, a demo, and a Q&A that runs long.
Hackathon
One day, mixed crews. You leave with a finished film, screened that night.
Demo Night
Members demo what they made. Industry leaders give notes; the room votes.
Benchmark Night
The benchmark behind the credential, argued in the open. No vendor’s money touches it. First report publishes in September.
Want to take part on the other side? Partner with us
Chapters.
Join the society.
Multimodal event invites, new GenAI course launches, mentorship openings, and the benchmark report the day it drops.
Free early bird seats.
Applications for the Sep 13 masterclass and hackathon are open. Grab yours before the price goes to $49.
Help support the next generation of creative AI talent. Fund a scholarship seat →