An 11th grade student from St. Joseph Catholic High School in Windsor took second place in a national AI video competition sponsored by Best Buy Canada.
More than 40 schools took part over four weeks, with students creating original videos using artificial intelligence tools.
This project encouraged responsible use of AI combined with creativity, collaboration, and storytelling.
Quinton Palomino Terranova says his stories lean towards science fiction themes.
“There was this AI overlord who was going to control the whole world and go into the multiverse and everything,” he said.
“It was kind of a little bit inspired by Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. There was a guy named Vulkar who was like the main character in the video.”
He says the rules determined the tools he used.
“We created an AI video using copilot, which is Microsoft’s AI, and we had to brainstorm, I think we were designers or something, to create a script, and then we had to edit all the clips we shot to create a complete two-minute video,” said Quinton Palomino-Terranova.
Palomino Terranova said it took persistence to make the project a success, but it was worth it when his classmates chose his video to represent their school in the national competition.
“It was really difficult at first because sometimes the AI messed things up, but overall it was an interesting experience, like we took the time to make it perfect, but it was perfect,” he said.
The school received a $5,000 grant and five laptops, which will be used to support arts and culture programs.
Principal Laura Beltran said the new equipment will soon be back to programming for students.
“We will take these five laptops and return them to the Arts and Culture program in the Advanced Skills for Professionals major so that the kids can continue to take advantage of the video editing capabilities and what they learned in this particular competition,” Beltran said.
“They will continue to increase it even more over the years to come.”
