AI Video Director & Studio
25 years of photo editing and creative design, now directing AI video for brands, with a Studio where anyone can make their own.
From photo editing to AI video direction
I’m Richard Byrne, a Dublin-born creative director with more than 25 years of professional photo editing and creative design behind me, for clients from one-person startups to the BBC, Dell, Novartis and the Cannes Film Festival.
When generative AI got serious, I saw a new production layer, not a novelty. I folded it into a workflow built on two decades of editing discipline, and in 2025 I founded aivideos.eu.
It works two ways. Brands commission directed AI video, and every brief is handled personally, from concept through to broadcast-ready delivery. Everyone else can open the Studio and make their own, in the browser or with the Android app. The tools are new. The craft is not.
- Years of visual craft
- 25+
- Verified 5-star reviews
- 479
- Projects completed
- 361
- Clients served
- 324+
AI short films, music videos and brand films
A public selection. Much of the wider catalogue stays under client rights and is not shown here.
Open the gallery25 years of creative design, developed into AI video
Seven frames from 2001 to 2025: art school, newsroom, a decade of freelance photo editing, then the switch to directing AI.
2001 Teesside University
Creative foundations
Graduated in Creative Graphics and 3D Animation, then joined a multimedia company in Dublin the same year: the technical and visual grounding for everything that followed.
2003 SkillSoft and Transware
Into the industry
Contract work for SkillSoft and Transware: pixel-level retouching, layout and visual storytelling at production scale.
2006 The Irish Sun
Design editor, Sport
Six years as design editor of Sport at The Irish Sun. Daily deadlines, and a newsroom's judgement for which picture leads the page.
2015 Freelance
Going independent
After two years travelling the world, went freelance. A decade of photo editing and design since, for clients from one-person startups to globally recognised brands.
Frame: Still from the photo editing showreel
2021 Generative AI
The AI pivot
Adopted generative AI the moment it got serious, then folded each new model into a workflow built on two decades of editing discipline.
2024 Global brands
Brand-level standards
Projects for Dell, Novartis, Bosch, Illy and the Cannes Film Festival sharpened the editorial standards behind every delivery since.
Frame: Still from The Dark Tide, an AI film, 2024
2025 aivideos.eu
Founding aivideos.eu
Director-led AI video production, plus a self-serve Studio for making your own. The tools changed. The editorial eye did not.
Frame: Still from the Afterlyfe intro film, 2025
“AI doesn’t replace the director’s vision. It finally gives the director the budget to execute it.”
Creative work for global brands
Plus more than 300 other clients worldwide
AI video production services
AI Video Direction
Directing Kling, Seedance, Veo and Runway with the precision of a seasoned editor: prompt engineering meets cinematic intent.
Brand Films
Full production from concept to delivery. AI-generated brand stories that hold up alongside traditionally shot content.
Commercial Production
30-second TV spots to extended brand campaigns. Fast turnaround, broadcast-quality output.
Digital Humans
HeyGen, Synthesia and Deepbrain deployed for spokesperson, training and sales video at scale.
Voice & Audio
ElevenLabs and Murf integrated into the production workflow. Realistic VO in any language.
Pipeline Consultancy
For studios and brands building in-house AI video capability. Full-stack advice from someone who has done it.
479 verified 5-star reviews across design and AI work
“Fantastic work. Richard just ‘got it’ and translated our vision into a beautiful video. Highly recommended.”