Unlock the secrets of professional filmmaking and photography without ever touching a camera.

Have you ever been frustrated by generic, lifeless AI images? Do you have a clear cinematic vision in your head but struggle to bring it to life with simple keywords? This course is the solution. Welcome to Cinematic AI, the first-ever hands-on workshop that teaches you the art of cinematography by directing one of the world's most powerful AI image models: Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash, famously known as Nano Banana.

This is not a traditional film theory course. This is a practical, step-by-step masterclass where you will learn to think, act, and create like a professional director. We will work directly inside Google AI Studio, and for every single professional camera shot, angle, and composition, you will get a live, practical demonstration. You will learn to move beyond being a simple "prompter" and become a true AI Creative Director, capable of generating stunning, story-driven, and emotionally resonant images on command.

We will start with the fundamentals, introducing you to the revolutionary conversational editing power of the Nano Banana model. You'll learn where to find and use this tool, including free methods, before diving into the core of the course.

Throughout this journey, you will master the complete language of visual storytelling:

• Foundation of Cinematic Shots: Go beyond "a picture of a person" and learn to direct the full spectrum of shot sizes. You'll generate epic Wide Shots to establish your world, conversational Medium Shots (including the classic Cowboy Shot) to capture the heart of the scene, and powerful Close-Up Shots to direct emotion with precision.

• The Art of Cinematic Framing: Learn to compose your scenes like a pro. You'll master the Single Shot to build focus, the Two Shot to create character dynamics, and advanced techniques like the immersive Over-the-Shoulder and thrilling Point-of-View (POV) shots to pull your audience directly into the story.

• Camera Angles & Perception: Discover how a simple change in perspective can completely alter the psychology of your image. You will direct Neutral & Grounded Angles for stability, create power dynamics with High-Angle and Low-Angle shots, and inject creative tension with stylistic choices like the Dutch Angle.

• Mastering Focus to Guide Attention: Learn to control the most crucial element for directing the viewer's eye. You will simulate professional focus techniques, creating beautiful portraits with Shallow Focus (Bokeh) and vast, detailed landscapes with Deep Focus.

• The AI Portrait Director's Workshop: In a special bonus section, you will put everything you've learned into practice. We will take a single, neutral portrait and, through a series of conversational edits, transform it by applying different shot sizes, angles, and narrative framing, proving you can direct a complete character study from a single starting point.

By the end of this course, you won't just understand the theory of cinematography—you will have a portfolio of beautifully directed, AI-generated images and the skills to create any visual story you can imagine.

Enroll now and learn to stop prompting and start directing!

What you'll learn

• Master the "Director's Mindset" to write descriptive, narrative prompts that produce superior, cinematic AI images.

• Generate over 15 distinct, professional camera shots and sizes, from the Extreme Wide Shot to the Extreme Close-Up.

• Control and direct camera angles to shape audience perception, creating feelings of power, vulnerability, or unease.

• Learn the art of cinematic framing and composition, including the Two Shot, Over-the-Shoulder, and Point-of-View (POV) shots.

• Simulate professional focus techniques like Shallow Focus (Bokeh) and Deep Focus to guide the viewer's attention.

• Gain hands-on experience using Google AI Studio with the Gemini 2.5 Flash (Nano Banana) model.

• Understand the power of conversational editing to refine and perfect your images through simple, natural language.

• Apply all learned techniques in a practical workshop to transform a simple portrait into a dynamic, story-rich character study.

Enroll now and learn to start directing with Nano Banana