Video Department launches Video Dept. AI: companies can hire the studio and get videos made from their own footage, all through their AI assistant

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 5, 2026 — Video Department (VIDEO DEPT.), a corporate video production studio in Fort Lauderdale, has launched Video Dept. AI, which lets companies plan, book and work with the studio through their own AI assistant, such as Claude or ChatGPT. Its newest part, an AI cloud for post-production, is now in closed beta: a company's assistant can find moments in the footage Video Department filmed for it and have videos made from that footage on request.

Each company's footage sits in its own private library. Its AI assistant can find moments by what is said or what is on screen, read transcripts, and make still photos, captioned clips for any screen shape, and short edits. For bigger requests, like a 60-second recap, vertical clips of the best quotes or a motion video with titles and the company's logo, it asks the studio editor, an AI. The editor first sends a plan with a picture of each moment and the exact words said, then makes the video from the real footage, usually within 20 minutes, and takes rounds of changes such as "shorter" or "bigger captions." A company can also share a video it likes, and the editor makes the same kind of video from the company's own footage only.

The studio's craft is built in: the crop follows the person speaking, every shot in a video is framed the same way, captions never cover a face, the bars around a shot use the company's brand colors, and sound is mixed to one level. Footage is encrypted with a key only Video Department holds and is never used to train AI. The closed beta is by invitation, for Video Department's clients; the studio loads each company's footage.

"On one shoot, we filmed for three days and got three hours of interviews and an hour of B-roll, all for a two-minute video. Less than one percent of the footage made it into the film. The rest isn't really wasted, but it sits in storage and burns money," said Nikita Marushkov, founder and creative director of Video Department. "When I realized I could work with my 10 terabytes of footage in the cloud, without downloading any of it, it hit me like thunder: AI has changed post-production forever."

"Now, after we film and deliver, a client's AI can keep working with the rest of their footage," Marushkov said. "If they need something simple, like an Instagram story, they don't have to ask for a quote, wait two or three days for an edit, and then another day for changes. It takes seconds or minutes, the way it should in the 21st century."

Anyone can already use Video Dept. AI's public door from any AI assistant, with no account or sign-in. A marketing or event team can ask its assistant to check the studio's services, posted prices and past work, plan a video with the studio's 10-question brief, and draft a script from the studio's outline. The assistant can then send the brief and the company's brand guidelines to founder Nikita Marushkov for a fixed quote, book a free 30-minute video call at one of his open times, and, once he has sent a quote, get the deposit link. It can also check whether Nikita has replied to the brief, and give its user a private link to send him files such as footage, logos and references. Existing clients get a private connection with an access code, where their assistant can see their projects, versions, approvals and review notes, and send requests or new briefs.

"People no longer Google you. They ChatGPT you," Marushkov said. "I know my job, I know who my clients are, and I know the real problems in this business. What we're offering can actually help people. It makes their work faster."

Video Dept. AI is an MCP server, the open standard AI assistants use to connect to outside services. It is listed in the official MCP Registry and on mcpservers.org, with public documentation on GitHub. In Claude, it takes one step: add a custom connector with the address below. ChatGPT plans that allow custom apps use the same address.

Video Department films conferences, trade shows, brand films and customer stories for companies across South Florida and around the US. Its film "Lumberock: Built to Last" won a 2026 MarCom Gold Award.

How to connect your AI assistant: https://videodepartment.org/ai-assistant
Read more: https://videodepartment.org/blog/hire-a-video-crew-through-your-ai-assistant
Connector address (paste it into your AI app, not a browser): agents.videodepartment.org/mcp

About Video Department

Video Department (VIDEO DEPT.) is a corporate video production studio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 2017 and led by director Nikita Marushkov. It films conferences and trade shows, brand films, customer stories and online courses. https://videodepartment.org

Media contact: Nikita Marushkov, nikita@videodepartment.org, (754) 300-9398

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