Howdy Storytellers! 🤠
Michael, here. We’ve talked a lot about the future of storytelling and how at Creatorwood, we are building a new film industry where indie storytellers can make movies and shows with AI and distribute them directly to viewers – all from your laptop.
In short, a future for film where Storytellers Rule the World.
This future is already here. But it’s not mainstream yet.
The technology is still early. The audience is in its early days.
We are at the frontier of a new industry for self-publishing films.
Today, I want to be open and honest with you about the state of AI filmmaking at the beginning of 2026.
If you’re here with us now… you are a pioneer. But braving a path that has not been walked before doesn’t come without it’s unique challenges and opportunities.
In this video, I share candidly what the limitations of AI video models are right now, how the Movie Machine by Creatorwood helps you work with the best AI video, audio, and image models to turn your stories into movies, and most of all the mindset it takes to succeed and strike “gold” in the wild west of AI filmmaking.
Here’s the video 👇. I hope you enjoy it, it’s honest, quick, and most of all, exactly what I wish someone told me when we launched Creatorwood into beta months ago.
Note: We’re working hard to launch the Movie Machine to the public in the coming months (and make it way easier to use). If you want to ride into the wild west with our open beta now, you can join here. We have a new version of the Movie Machine launching soon that will be way faster and better to use!
Now let me hand it off to Dylann, our amazing Creator Success Lead at Creatorwood, who will be share some awesome resources in the rest of this email 😊.
Have you grabbed your copy of Creatorwood: How to Build a Business Making Movies with AI yet?
If not, you can snag your free e-copy here. Prefer to read a physical book? We also have paperbacks available here.
If you HAVE read it, we’d really appreciate it if you could take a quick minute to reply and let us know your thoughts. And… we’ll be picking a couple of creators who respond to receive a small token of our appreciation in the form of some extra coins… 250 bonus coins to be exact!
The “How to Make Your Movie Popcorn-Worthy” series has wrapped up, but you can still watch the replays…
Last week we shared our final webinar in the “How to Make Your Movie Popcorn-Worthy” series, Make Your Viewers Finish. Top takeaways include…
Why the beginning of your film is so important if you want viewers to stay until the end.
How your retention strategy might vary depending on the context and format of your film.
Ways you can validate your film idea with very low risk.
Watch the replay here…
If you missed the “How to Make Your Movie Popcorn-Worthy” series, there’s still time to get caught up:
Want to learn even more about creating amazing stories? Join us for the Creatorwood Book Club! 📖
We’ve been building something new for those of you who love to learn as much as you love to create.
Introducing the Creatorwood Book Club! We’ll be reading books focused on storytelling, filmmaking, and even the business side of being a creator. Think structure, character development, screenwriting, directing, marketing, and the art behind what makes stories work. Each month, we’ll choose a book and dig into the ideas together, pulling out practical takeaways you can actually use in your own projects.
If you’re the kind of creator who highlights, underlines, and immediately wants to test what you just learned… this is for you.
Our first book is How to Write a Vertical Series in 10 Days by Isabel Dréan. Isabel will be joining us for our meeting on March 18th at 3pm PT/6pm ET. Grab a copy of the book at your favorite bookseller, then RSVP here!
Don’t forget to reply for a chance to pick up some extra coins for the Movie Machine, and never forget…
Storytellers Rule the World!
Dylann, Michael & The Creatorwood Team
P.S. Are you interested in having a pro AI filmmaker use the Movie Machine to bring your story to life? We are launching the Creatorwood Exchange soon, where anyone can create production projects and work with amazing AI filmmakers to bring their vision to life. You can learn more here: https://production.creatorwood.tv/
P.P.S. Want to hang out with other amazing storytellers using AI to bring their visions to life? Join us inside the free Creatorwood Discord community here: https://discord.gg/tTmWv23C9q