Author Hannah White Affiliation: Independent Researcher Received 25 June 2025; Revised 10 August 2025; Accepted 20 August 2025; Available online 6 September 2025; Version of Record 6 September 2025. Abstract AI-generated video has moved from experimental novelty to a routine part of media production workflows. In the context of big-budget filmmaking, these systems promise faster ideation, cheaper effects, and new forms of world-building. At the same time, they raise complex