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Google Flow Level 1: AI Video Foundations

Twelve sessions. One complete pipeline. If you finish this level, you leave knowing the full Google Flow workspace — Veo 3.1, Imagen 4, SceneBuilder — having built your first character-consistent clip set, assembled a multi-clip Short, and routed it through the MWHQ automated pipeline to YouTube and Buffer. This is not theory. Every session ends with something you made.

Sessions 1–4

Platform orientation: what Google Flow is and what it is not — video generation vs. video editing, the fundamental distinction that resets every assumption about content production. Account setup and tier selection (free vs. AI Premium). The 6-element MWHQ prompt structure. The 4-variation system — evaluating and selecting from every generation set.

Sessions 5–8

Character reference workflow: generating reference images with Imagen 4, uploading to Flow, and producing character-consistent clips. Camera language — shot sizes from EWS to ECU, camera movements, directing without a camera. Native audio prompting for synchronized sound. SceneBuilder — assembling your first multi-clip Short from individual generated clips.

Sessions 9–12

Export specifications for YouTube Shorts, MWHQ file naming convention, and routing to the automated upload pipeline. Building the prompt library as a permanent production asset. The MWHQ production workflow — where Flow fits in the content pipeline. Quality control standards and the pre-export checklist. Level 1 completion project: a 10-Short production run through the full pipeline.

What You Learn

The complete Flow workspace. Character consistency. Your first automated pipeline.

Level 1 is built around a single outcome: you finish knowing how to take a character reference, write a complete MWHQ prompt, generate a 4-variation set, select and assemble clips in SceneBuilder, export with correct specifications, and route through the MWHQ automated pipeline to YouTube. Every session adds one piece of that workflow — platform navigation, prompt structure, character references, camera language, native audio, SceneBuilder assembly, export standards, and pipeline integration.

You also finish Level 1 with the foundational knowledge that makes every higher session faster: the 6-element prompt structure, the 4-variation evaluation framework, the 5-point quality checklist, and the MWHQ file naming and pipeline routing system.

Prerequisites

No prior experience required. A Google account and one artist reference image.

Level 1 assumes no prior Google Flow knowledge. You need a Google account (free tier available for learning, Google One AI Premium recommended for production), one approved artist reference image, and access to the MWHQ automated upload pipeline. Everything else is covered in the curriculum.

Reading the Google Flow MWHQ Guide before starting Level 1 is recommended but not required. The guide covers the same platform fundamentals with more depth — having it as a reference while working through the curriculum accelerates every session.

Pricing

One enrollment. Lifetime access. Immediate PDF delivery.

Public

$299 — one-time enrollment with immediate curriculum PDF download.

Pro

Use the Pro Workshop Discount at checkout to reduce the price to $249.

All Access

Use the All Access Workshop Discount at checkout to reduce the price to $199.

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Start with a platform. Finish with a pipeline.

Google Flow is the most capable AI video generation tool available in 2026. Level 1 gives you the foundation to use that capability intentionally — writing prompts that produce consistent results, building a character reference system that anchors your artist roster, and assembling finished Shorts in SceneBuilder that look produced rather than generated. By the end of this level, you have everything you need to keep going into Level 2, or to put Google Flow into production immediately with the workflow you have built.