Amy Vaughan-Thomas (University of Massachusetts School of Law), My Favorite Movie: Using AI to generate hypothetical short films for student analysis, Academic Support Blog (February 10, 2026).
Professor Vaughan-Thomas walks her readers through a simple process (and her own journey) in using AI to create video hypotheticals.
. . . Inserting a few cinematic clips based on your own prompts can help break up a dense lecture and is a great way to get students to creatively engage in written analysis. Instead of a written hypothetical prompt, try a visual depiction followed by a short writing prompt.



