AI Cinema · Direction
AI Cinematic Direction.
Festival-grade AI films for brands, artists, and studios — directed by someone who spent 25 years on real sets before the tools existed.
Selected Work
Why this looks different
Most AI video reads as software output. That's a craft problem, not a tools problem.
Twenty-five years of live-action shooting — hundreds of commercials, three Grammy-nominated music videos, and an independent feature in the Houston Filmmaker Grant winners' circle — is what makes the difference between a prompt result and a shot. Framing, pacing, cut discipline, and story architecture don't come out of a model. They come out of every director I ever watched screw up a scene on set and then fix it.
The AI is the camera. I'm still the director.
What I make
- Music videos — full-length or hero cuts for artist launches
- Brand films — 30 to 90 seconds, campaign-ready
- Festival entries — original short films for competition circuit
- Studio pitches — episodic proofs-of-concept for streamers and networks
- Concept-to-screen previz — for live-action productions that need to sell a look before green light
Process
- BriefOne call. Tight scope. Honest budget.
- PrevizReference decks, storyboards, tone tests before a single frame is generated.
- GenerationRunway, Sora, Kling, Veo, plus custom pipelines built for the specific look.
- CraftGrade, sound, cut, deliver in the format each platform needs.
Typical turnaround: two to four weeks from brief to master.
Recent proof
- Nothing More · Carnal — Music video for the three-time Grammy-nominated rock band. 6M+ views.
- The Goodpasture Chronicles — TV series pitch. Premiered on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
- Come and Take It — Festival entry, AI cinema short.
- Thrice · Scavengers — Music video spec.
Frequently asked
- What tools do you use?
- Whatever fits the shot — Runway, Sora, Kling, Veo, Midjourney, custom LoRAs. The tool is a means; the shot is the point.
- Live-action + AI hybrid work?
- Yes — often the strongest deliverable for brands.
- Rights & licensing?
- Clean commercial rights delivered in every contract. Discussed upfront.