PHOENIX RISING STUDIO
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AI FILM & COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION
Director-led AI, hybrid production, previsualization and cinematic storytelling from concept through post.
DIRECTING THE FUTURE OF ADVERTISING & ENTERTAINMENT
Phoenix Rising Studio is the creative home of filmmaker, visual artist, and AI director/cinematographer Craig Barker. With decades of experience in traditional filmmaking, creating work for Disney, Amazon, Microsoft, L’Oréal, Nike, Universal Studios, Dodge Ram, Mattel, Walmart, Toyota, Hyundai, and Dyson, the studio brings established filmmaking craft and emerging AI tools together to create cinematic films, advertising, and previsualization from concept through post. The studio works with production companies, advertising agencies, entertainment studios, producers, directors, brands, and direct clients worldwide.
PRODUCTION CO. CLIENT COMMISSIONED MICRO 1 AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR / CONCEPT / CO-WRITER SCRIPT / SOUND DESIGN 100% AI
SHORT FILM ALONE AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR 100% AI
CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR / CONCEPT / CO-WRITER SCRIPT / SOUND DESIGN 100% AI
REIMAGINED WITH ORIGINAL CAMPAIGN AUDIO / SPEC
CLIENT COMMISSIONED TEQUILA MANDALA HYBRID PRODUCTION LIVE ACTION + AI DIRECTOR/DP / AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR HYBRID MIX LIVE ACTION & AI
LAMINAR SPEC AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR / CONCEPT / COPY WRITER / SOUND DESIGN 100% AI
AMAN LUXURY RESORTS “AMANGIRI” AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR 100% AI
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FUGUE AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR 100% AI
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ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMING WORLD BUILDING / PRE VISUALIZATION / VFX MONTAGE AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR 100% AI
BEAUTY & FASHION STILL IMAGE GALLERY 100% AI
MUSIC VIDEO MONTAGE AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR 100% AI
BUDWEISER SPEC AI DIRECTOR / AI ANIMATOR / EDITOR / CONCEPT / SCRIPT / SOUND DESIGN 100% AI
Craig Barker is a director, cinematographer, and visual creator whose career spans more than 300 commercials, music videos, and films. He has created work for leading global brands including Universal Studios, Disney, Warner Bros., Amazon, Walmart, Microsoft, Mattel, Black + Decker, Bosch, Dyson, L’Oréal Paris, Gucci, Acura, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai.
As a cinematographer, Craig has been entrusted to photograph some of the world’s most recognizable talent, including Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, Tennis icon/GOAT Serena Williams, Cindy Crawford, Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, and rock legend Alice Cooper. In 2021, Craig was accepted into the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers mentorship program.
His work has received recognition from the Clio Awards, New York Film Festival, and Ad Club Awards, and has been featured in Billboard, Daily Variety, Markee, and The New York Times.
Rooted in a lifelong love of music, fine art, photography, cinema, and storytelling, Craig brings a filmmaker’s eye to every project. Years spent shooting on film continue to influence his work today, shaping an approach built around light, composition, movement, texture, rhythm, and emotion. Whether working with traditional production or emerging AI tools, the technology remains secondary to the idea, the image, and the story.
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