Runway: GenAI-powered Videos

2 hours

Level: Beginner

Axel Springer Academy

Runway is a platform specifically for professional creatives that offers a variety of tools for image, video and audio editing. It is ideal for artists, developers and designers who want to optimize their creative workflow with AI. Most importantly, Runway is one of the leading providers for video creation. In this seminar, you will learn how to use Runway to create videos in a professional context. You will gain insights into the integration of Runway into your existing workflows and projects, for example for animatics, B-roll and rough cut.

Learning goals

  • Quick overview of the tools: e.g. generating depth information from images and videos for further processing in After Effects or making portraits speak.
  • Focus on video generation via text-to-video.
  • Generating videos with text-to-video.
  • Generating videos with image-to-video.
  • Giving specific “stage directions” to control movements.

Target Group

Our Upskilling offers are designed for businesses across all sectors, providing tailored learning experiences that meet the unique challenges and objectives of each team or organization. Available in both English and German, we aim to equip organizations with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in a variety of areas.

Our approach ensures that regardless of the specific focus — be it increasing operational efficiency, enhancing competitiveness, or promoting innovation — our expert-led courses offer relevant and effective education. This fosters growth and excellence across a multitude of disciplines, supporting organizations and teams in achieving their objectives and advancing further.

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