You don't need AI to replace your camera. You need it for the 20 shots your budget can't reach: the period street, the aerial, the burning building, the scene you lost to weather. Generation is the cheapest second unit ever offered.
Cities, coastlines and impossible angles, matched to your film's palette.
The close-up you notice is missing in the edit — generated in an afternoon, not a reshoot day.
Block the whole film in generated clips before spending a dollar on the real shoot.
A short film's AI shot list usually runs 40-120 clips. Studio tier ($189) covers most of it; premium-engine close-ups price in credits, so the expensive engine only ever renders the shots that fill the screen.
Malvyn