AI Filmmaker · Director · Editor

Stephen
James
Thomas.

I make ads that look like films and films that move like ads — at internet speed. AI-first creative direction for brands ready to look finished.

NowAI Filmmaker · Jiffy Shirts
PastR&CPMK · MediaNug
TrainedUSC MFA · Cal Poly · Art Institute
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01 Selected
Work

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RunawayMusic Video
DoordashFarmer AI
IICFlorida Man AI
InstagramMeta Ad
ZolloroSamurai AI
Sierra NevadaGolden Trail
Baloney BrainsMotorcycle AI
Michelob UltraWinter Olympics 2026
Dirty Bird RickySocial Ad AI

02 What I
Do

From concept through finished spot. One person, full stack, no handoffs. AI is the accelerant — the taste is mine.

01

Concept &
Creative Direction

Originate the campaign idea, visual world, and editorial voice. Decide what the thing is before anyone touches a tool.

02

AI Film &
Image Production

Kling, Veo 3.1, Higgsfield, Nano Banana, custom pipelines. Generative video and stills, directed — not prompted by accident.

03

Editing &
Post Craft

Premiere, After Effects, CapCut. Trailers, promos, social, theatrical. Pacing, tone, finish — the cinematic quality control.

04

Paid Media &
Performance

Meta / Google / YouTube. Concept, ship, A/B, scale. Creative decisions made with a media-buyer's brain, not guesswork.

About

Cinematic taste
· generative speed.

USC MFA in Film & Television. Nine years directing concept, design, and edit for Hyundai, Genesis, Marvel, Doritos, DraftKings, Instagram, TikTok, Paramount, Universal — and the trailers for Smile 2, Scream, TMNT. Two Super Bowls. Now an AI Filmmaker shipping ~40 generative ads a month with full-stack performance attribution.

The combination matters: most AI creators don't know cinema, most cinema people don't ship 40 ads a month, and almost nobody does both with media-buying instincts. I'm built for the era where speed and taste have to be the same skill.

Let's make something unscrollable

Start a
project.

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