The AI Filmmaker's Starter Kit
8 documents organized by production stage — from your first brainstorm to your festival submission. Everything you need to document AI usage and protect your film, written in plain filmmaker language.
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What's Inside Your Kit
AI Brainstorming & Development Log
Your creative paper trail
AI Tool Selection & Setup Checklist
Know before you go
Production Daily AI Log
Print it. Fill it. File it.
Post-Production AI Usage Tracker
Five departments, one form
Festival & Distribution AI Disclosure Guide
What gatekeepers actually want
Master Compliance Checklist
Print it. Pin it to your wall.
"Am I Compliant?" Decision Tree
6 questions. 3 minutes. Your answer.
2026 AI Compliance Calendar
Every deadline that matters
How to use this kit
Each document maps to a stage of your production. Start with the stage you're in now — you don't need to fill them out in order. The Master Checklist gives you the big picture, and the Decision Tree tells you exactly what level of documentation YOUR project needs. When you're ready for auto-generated compliance packets, import your logs into a free AIFilmSafe account.
Documents by Production Stage
One document per stage. Use what you need, when you need it.
Development & Script
When ideas take shape
Capture your creative process from day one. If you used ChatGPT for brainstorming or Midjourney for concept art, this is where you document it.
AI Brainstorming & Development Log
Your creative paper trail
Log every AI interaction during development — brainstorming, concept art, character design, script assistance. Proves YOU are the creative author.
Pre-Production
Before cameras roll
Evaluate every AI tool before you start using it. Check licensing, training data risks, and consent requirements upfront.
AI Tool Selection & Setup Checklist
Know before you go
Evaluate each AI tool for commercial licensing, training data risk, indemnification, and consent requirements. Includes a quick-reference risk table for 13 popular AI tools.
Production
While cameras roll
Log AI usage as it happens — 30 seconds per entry. Keep it with your call sheets. This daily log is worth its weight in gold at festival time.
Production Daily AI Log
Print it. Fill it. File it.
A printable daily log sheet. One line per AI use. Track tool, purpose, scene reference, and approval. Includes a performer consent tracker for SAG-AFTRA compliance.
Post-Production
Editing, VFX, music, sound
Where most AI usage happens — and where most filmmakers forget to document. Covers editing, VFX, color, music, and localization.
Post-Production AI Usage Tracker
Five departments, one form
Comprehensive tracker covering all five post-production departments where AI is commonly used. Shot references, percentage calculations, and music licensing verification.
Distribution & Festivals
Submissions, insurance, deals
The payoff. Everything you documented in Stages 1-4 comes together here — for festival addendums, E&O insurance, and distribution deals.
Festival & Distribution AI Disclosure Guide
What gatekeepers actually want
Exactly what festivals, insurers, and distributors need from you. Includes a fill-in disclosure template, E&O insurance prep guide, and a pre-submission checklist.
The Big Picture Tools
Use these alongside any stage. They tie everything together.
Master Compliance Checklist
Print it. Pin it to your wall.
Single-page checklist covering every compliance step across your entire production. Check items off as you go. Includes a self-scoring guide.
"Am I Compliant?" Decision Tree
6 questions. 3 minutes. Your answer.
Visual flowchart that walks you through your AI usage and tells you exactly which documents, consents, and disclosures you need.
2026 AI Compliance Calendar
Every deadline that matters
Month-by-month calendar of key dates: EU AI Act enforcement, WGA 2026 MBA effective date, SAG-AFTRA 2026 agreement, DGA contract deadlines, major festival deadlines, and regulatory milestones.
AI Categories This Kit Covers
Video Generation
Image Generation
Voice Synthesis
Script Assistance
Color Grading
VFX & Compositing
Music Generation
Digital Replicas
De-aging / Modification
Subtitles & Dubbing
Starter Kit vs. Full AIFilmSafe Account
The kit handles manual documentation. A free account automates it.
- 8 printable documents (text format)
- Organized by production stage
- Manual fill-in checklists & forms
- Festival disclosure template
- Decision tree for compliance level
- 2026 compliance calendar
- No account required