Academy / Google Flow / Level 2

Google Flow Level 2: Creative Control & Workflow

Level 2 is where Google Flow becomes a production machine. You build a Character Bible for the full MWHQ artist roster, set up Whisk style anchoring for series visual identity, connect Veo 3.1 to the Vertex AI API for programmatic generation, and build an n8n workflow that takes production jobs from trigger to YouTube upload queue without manual intervention. By the end of Level 2, the pipeline runs without you in the loop.

Sessions 1–4

The Character Bible system — complete visual identity documentation for every artist in the MWHQ roster. Whisk mood boards and style anchoring for series aesthetic consistency. Gemini Omni conversational scene direction — iterating on generated clips through natural language dialogue rather than full prompt rewrites. Advanced SceneBuilder: 3-act narrative structure, beat-aligned cuts, and pacing for YouTube watch-time optimization.

Sessions 5–8

Advanced prompt calibration — understanding how the model weights descriptors and what language produces the most consistent interpretation. Vertex AI API setup: Service Account credentials, the Python SDK, making the first programmatic Veo generation call, downloading results to GCS. n8n workflow architecture: Character Bible lookup, GPT-4o prompt generation, Vertex AI generation loop, MWHQ naming convention, and upload queue routing.

Sessions 9–12

Cost management: the full Veo pricing model ($0.05–$0.75/sec), tiered content protocol, and break-even analysis. Content strategy: 30-day publishing calendar, algorithm alignment, and Kit email integration. Performance analytics and data-driven production decisions. Multi-artist parallel production. Level 2 completion: a fully automated 20-clip two-artist pipeline test from trigger to Buffer social queue.

What You Learn

The Character Bible. The API. The n8n pipeline. The data.

Level 2 delivers four capabilities that Level 1 does not have: a documented visual identity system for every artist (the Character Bible), programmatic video generation via the Vertex AI API (eliminating the Flow UI for production batches), a fully automated n8n workflow that runs without operator intervention, and an analytics system that feeds data back into production decisions. These four capabilities together define what separates a content creator from a content operation.

You finish Level 2 with a Google Drive Character Bible, a working Vertex AI API credential, an n8n workflow JSON you can re-deploy, a cost analysis spreadsheet with break-even projection, and one month of performance data with a documented production change based on that data.

Prerequisites

Level 1 complete. Google Cloud account. n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud).

Level 2 requires completion of Google Flow Level 1 or equivalent production experience with the Flow platform. You need a Google Cloud account with Vertex AI enabled (pay-as-you-go billing), an n8n instance (self-hosted free or n8n Cloud at $24/month), and a Google Drive Character Bible folder structure from Level 1.

Sessions 6 and 7 (Vertex AI API and n8n Integration) are the most technically demanding in the curriculum. If you are not comfortable with Python or API credentials, plan to spend additional time on these sessions. The n8n visual interface significantly reduces the Python coding requirement — you need to write and run one Python test script; the rest is configuration.

Pricing

One enrollment. Lifetime access. Immediate PDF delivery.

Public

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

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

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From content creator to content operation.

The difference between a content creator and a content operation is automation. A content creator generates clips, selects them, exports them, and posts them — manually, every session. A content operation triggers a workflow, checks the results, and measures the performance. Level 2 builds the operation. The Character Bible, the API connection, the n8n pipeline, and the analytics system are the four components that make the difference. Build them once. Run the operation from this point forward.