Claude AI – The Works!

CLAUDE AI – The Works!

Build Your Own Tools, Automate Your Workflow, and Expand Your Career in Post-Production with AI

4-Week Hands-On Course | 15 Hours Total | 3 Hours 45 Minutes per Week

No programming experience required.

Course Description

The next generation of post-production professionals won’t just know how to use software, they’ll know how to create it.

AI-powered coding tools have fundamentally changed what’s possible for concept artists, editors, VFX professionals, animators, and technical creatives. Tasks that once required experienced software engineers can now be accomplished by professionals who understand their craft and can effectively direct AI.

Coding with Claude is an intensive, hands-on, four-week course designed specifically for Hollywood post-production professionals who want to harness this new capability—without needing to become traditional programmers.

You’ll learn to use powerful AI coding agents, including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and OpenCode, to build real software applications, automate repetitive tasks, modify existing tools, and develop entirely new workflows.

We’ll explore how to connect AI agents directly to industry-standard applications such as Blender, Maya, and Unreal Engine using Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing AI to interact with 3D scenes, manipulate objects, build assets, and execute complex creative workflows.

You’ll also learn to create standalone 2D and 3D applications, work with existing open-source projects on GitHub, and develop the essential skills for guiding AI through increasingly ambitious technical challenges.

The emphasis throughout is on practical, production-relevant skills: solving problems, saving time, extending creative capabilities, and building tools that make you more valuable in an increasingly AI-driven industry.

You don’t need to know Python, C++, or JavaScript. You need curiosity, creative judgment, and an understanding of the problems you’d like to solve.

While you’re welcome to bring your own Claude or ChatGPT coding subscription, you can complete the course with a single $10 month subscription to OpenCode.

Duration: 4 Weeks

Prerequisite:  It is recommended, but not at all necessary, that you have basic VFX skills.  Experience with Unreal Engine, Nuke and/or After Effects is helpful, but not required.  Equipment should consist of a recent vintage Mac or PC, 8GB of VRAM if you have it, and 16GB of system RAM to make things go.

Students are responsible for the purchase and use of their own software for this class.