The Last Light is a fictional exercise, not a completed film or an award winner. These lessons do not verify current event rules.
Tool names alone are not enough
A statement such as “The entire film was made with AI and is completely original and copyright-free” leaves the process unclear and makes unsupported rights claims. Describe the actual tools and versions, production stages, final use, human contributions and available records.
Record the process first
The following is a fictional exercise for The Last Light. No actual film, tool log, project file or licence evidence exists.
| Stage | Fictional assumption | What a real project needs |
|---|---|---|
| Background exploration | A generative image tool explores empty cinema backgrounds | Actual tool/model, available version or use date, input sources and generation records |
| Final backgrounds | 8 of 24 edited shots include generated backgrounds, covering 90 seconds | Shot IDs, final-film timecodes, selection and modification records |
| Shadows and movement | People create the shadow movement and composite it | Animation/compositing files and accurate credits |
| Story and edit | People write, storyboard, select shots and edit | Drafts, timelines and relevant version history |
| Sound | People design sound; AI sound use is not specified in the exercise | Real recording/music sources, permissions and any synthetic voice use |
An unspecified process in an exercise is not evidence that your own film did not use AI at that stage. Check with your collaborators and records.
Explain the denominator
In the exercise, generated backgrounds appear during 90 of 260 seconds, or about 34.6% of the timeline. They appear in 8 of 24 shots, or about 33.3% of shots. These measure different things. Neither establishes the proportion of the film “authored by AI”, nor necessarily the measure required by an organiser.
Composited shots can also contain human animation or live-action elements. Follow the event’s specified method when one exists. Otherwise label your metric, explain whether credits are included, avoid counting overlapping time ranges twice, and do not invent an overall AI percentage.
Practice disclosure
Fictional teaching example — not for submission. In the hypothetical workflow for The Last Light, a generative image tool is used to explore the empty cinema and produce some final backgrounds. Under the exercise assumptions, 8 of 24 edited shots include generated backgrounds, covering 90 seconds of the 04:20 timeline. These figures describe the presence of generated backgrounds, not a percentage of AI authorship. People create the script, storyboard, shadow movement, compositing, shot selection, edit and sound plan. This exercise has no actual tool version, project records or licence evidence. A real submission must identify the filmmaker’s own tools, inputs, contributions and supporting records.
A structure for your real disclosure
We used [actual tool/model and version, or a verifiable use date] for [specific stage]. The final use appears in [shot IDs/timecodes or another clearly defined measure]. Inputs came from [actual sources and records]. The team [specific human modifications and decisions]. Supporting records are [project files/logs/screenshots/evidence location]. Items still being checked are [accurate list and verification steps].
This is neither a rights declaration nor an official form. Supply separate tool lists, account identifiers, prompts, production logs or recordings when the organiser requires them. Never include passwords or API secrets as proof of tool use.
Rights and privacy check
- Record the real sources of images, voices, music, fonts and other inputs.
- Retain the applicable licence, account/plan information, dates and permitted uses. A current marketing page may not establish the terms that applied when you made the work.
- Identify permissions involving real people, faces or voices; keep unresolved issues visible.
- Use the organiser’s approved private route for sensitive records.
- Mark an item confirmed only after you have checked the supporting facts. A checklist cannot clear rights by itself.
Use this with your event kit
Replace the fictional facts with your own records. Remove teaching notes and follow the organiser’s current form before submitting.
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