Alejandro Manrique

AI Filmmaker and Creative Technologist specializing in cinematic storytelling with generative AI. I combine filmmaking principles, visual direction, narrative structure and emerging generative tools to create cinematic short films, trailers, branded content, social-first storytelling and visual concepts from initial idea to final delivery. My workflow covers concept development, screenwriting, shot design, storyboarding, character consistency, image generation, AI video generation, voice performance, sound design and editing.

Before moving deeply into AI filmmaking, I spent approximately 8 years working as a Full-Stack Developer, giving me a strong technical understanding of AI systems, automation, APIs and production pipelines. My focus is not simply generating AI visuals — it is directing coherent stories with intentional cinematography, emotion and visual continuity.

AI Filmmaker · Generative Video Director · Creative Technologist at Self-employed (Present)

Independent creator working across Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, with hands-on experience understanding what makes AI-generated storytelling perform in real audience environments.

AI Film Concept · Writer · Director · Visual Development at Self-employed

Developed an original cinematic science-fiction project exploring artificial intelligence, power, scarcity and human consciousness.

• Created the central story, characters and visual language.
• Designed cinematic environments, character reference sheets and recurring locations.
• Developed shot-by-shot sequences using generative image and video workflows.
• Directed visual continuity across multiple AI-generated scenes.
• Established consistent cinematography, lighting, lens language and color palettes.
• Created trailer sequences combining dialogue, atmosphere, sound and AI-generated imagery.
• Designed production workflows for maintaining character identity across generations.

Creator · Writer · AI Director · Editor at Self-employed

Produced narrative videos combining documentary aesthetics, cinematic reconstruction and AI-generated visuals.

• Research and story development.
• Hook construction and retention-oriented scripting.
• Voice-over writing and performance direction.
• Cinematic shot breakdowns.
• AI image and video generation.
• Visual continuity and character locking.
• Editing, sound and final delivery.
• Optimization for Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

Independent AI Content Creator at Self-employed

Experimented extensively with AI-native entertainment formats across social media.

• Generated tens of millions of cumulative views with AI-assisted short-form content.
• Developed repeatable visual and narrative formats for social video.
• Tested hooks, pacing, visual novelty and audience retention at scale.
• Built workflows for producing high-volume content without abandoning cinematic quality.
• Used performance data to refine storytelling decisions.

Full-Stack Software Engineer at Various

8+ years of professional experience in software development and digital product engineering.