Make your first AI animations with zero design or coding experience. Turn text prompts into short video clips, animate characters and motion, and assemble simple explainer videos using Runway, Pika, and Canva. Every lesson has a hands-on exercise and reusable prompt templates, and you finish with a free certificate for your LinkedIn and resume.
Ever wanted to turn an idea into a moving clip without learning complex software or hiring a studio? This free course shows you how to create animations with AI from a standing start, with no design degree, no coding, and no expensive gear. You will type a sentence, get a short video back, and learn how to shape the result like a director instead of leaving it to chance.
Across four hands-on modules you will write text-to-video prompts that actually work, animate a still image so a logo or portrait comes to life, coax believable character and motion out of the tools, and assemble everything into a simple explainer video with voiceover, music, and captions. You will work in beginner-friendly tools, using Runway and Pika for generation and Canva for editing and animated design, plus free chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to plan shots and refine prompts before spending a single credit. Every lesson ends with a practical exercise you can do immediately.
This course is designed for university students, early-career creators, marketers, and total beginners who want a modern, in-demand skill. It is 100% free, and when you finish you earn a free certificate of completion you can add to your LinkedIn profile and resume. By the end you will have real clips, an explainer video, and a small portfolio that proves you can take an idea and make it move.
4 modules • 13 lessons
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn this free, shareable certificate.
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Michail Ouroumis
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No. This course is built for complete beginners. You type prompts in plain English and let the tools do the animation, and every lesson has a hands-on exercise with reusable prompt templates.
It uses Runway and Pika to generate clips and Canva to edit and add captions, plus free chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to plan shots. Each has a free tier, though credit limits and prices change often, so you confirm the current plan on each tool's pricing page.
You will produce real text-to-video clips, a still image brought to life, animated characters, and a short explainer video with voiceover, music, and captions that you can post or add to a portfolio.
It is a micro course of about three hours across short lessons, and it is fully self-paced, so you can finish it in an afternoon or spread it across a week.
Yes. The course is 100% free, and you earn a free certificate of completion when you finish the lessons, quizzes, and final exam that you can add to your LinkedIn profile and resume.
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