Visual Creator · Czech Republic

PAVEL
KRISTEK

Freelance Filmmaker & AI Visual Creator

A new-generation visual creator blending cinematic storytelling with cutting-edge AI tools. With a strong background in camera and film work, I bring a cinematic perspective into generative media — working on campaigns for major brands, leading workshops for international clients, and helping shape the workflows behind Fameplay, one of the first large-scale AI audiovisual productions in Czech Republic.

Film & Camera / Hybrid / AI — production approach for each project
2026 · Showreel · Coming soon
01
Film & Camera

Behind the Camera

2019 — 2023

Film school in Zlín. From day one, I was drawn to the camera — not as a tool, but as a way to shape how stories feel. I focused on the technical and visual side of filmmaking, working as DoP on my graduation project.

My first year, a camera teacher brought me to a professional set as 2nd AC. From that moment I spent more time on set than in the classroom — commercials, music videos, series, short films, and AVATAR productions.

02
The Turning Point

Fameplay & AI

2024 — 2025

I joined Fameplay — one of the first large-scale AI audiovisual productions in Czech Republic — originally as camera operator on avatar shoots. Over time I became responsible for AI imaging, DoP work, and equipment management.

Working across HeyGen, Midjourney, Runway, Lumalabs and many others on real commercial projects for major brands. This is where both worlds merged.

03
AI

Generative Practice

2025 →

A fully-fledged creative practice blending generative tools with cinematic language. Working on campaigns for international clients, leading workshops on AI workflows, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible when you combine a camera operator's eye with AI's reach.

The craft doesn't change. The tools do.

But AI isn't everything.

AI fills a big part of what I do — but not all of it. I'm still actively shooting and editing classical work, and a lot of my time goes into Seismic.rec, a techno label and creative collective I help build out of Hradec Králové. There I work primarily as a lighting designer at events, but I also shoot promo content for Seismic and built their website — just like this one.

seismicrec.com

If you're looking for a collaboration that has nothing to do with film or AI — web work, lighting, anything visual — I'm open to it. I genuinely enjoy both.

Honestly, I think to do good work with AI you need to diversify. AI moves fast, and being all-in on a field that keeps shifting under your feet can wear you down. Working across mediums is how I stay grounded — and it keeps every part of my craft sharper.

Pavel Kristek
Film

Eldorádo — DAMU

DAMU · Apr 2026
Solo
AI

AI Animatic — Lékárna.cz

Lékárna.cz · Feb 2026
Solo
AI

Muzeum Prahy — Langweil

Muzeum hlavního města Prahy · Dec 2025
Production PINK Productions
Hybrid

The Monsters Within

Juliána Somsedíková · Dec 2025
Solo
Film

The Gap

Juliána Somsedíková · Sep 2025
Solo
Hybrid

Raifeisenbank — Příjezd z dovolené

Raiffeisenbank · Aug 2025
Production Fameplay
AI

YES VISAGE — New Clinic

YES VISAGE · Jun 2025
Production Fameplay
Hybrid

Euromedia — Co jste to provedli?

Euromedia Group · May 2025
Production Fameplay
AI

Nordic Spirit — Hockey

Nordic Spirit · May 2025
Solo
Hybrid

Hodinářství Bechyně — Toine Hezemans

Hodinářství Bechyně · Mar 2025
Production Fameplay
Film

Nanashi — Guardian Angels

Nanashi · Mar 2025
Solo
Hybrid

Marsal Al Arab — Hotel Lobby

Marsal Al Arab · Dec 2024
Production Fameplay
AI

Monoprix — AI Product Video

Monoprix · Apr 2024
Production Fameplay
Film

Discover the Colors of Creative Hill College

Creative Hill College · Jun 2023
Production Creative Hill College
Film

The Story of a Woman Who Fell in Love with Evil

Creative Hill College · Apr 2022
Production Creative Hill College

From storyboard
to final cut.

Whether you need a single piece or a full production pipeline — I can handle all of it. The work starts at the concept stage: AI-generated storyboards and animatics that actually communicate framing, tone, and pacing before a camera rolls.

Beyond pre-production — UGC-style videos, product ads, AI-generated visuals, and hybrid productions combining live footage with generative elements. I work across the full spectrum, from a single social post to a multi-format campaign.

Some projects need more than one set of hands. I collaborate closely with established productions that have their market position and aren't afraid to work with AI — fully generative pipelines or hybrid approaches with real camera work.

I can take a project end-to-end: brief, storyboard, shoot, AI, edit, final touches. Or step into a specific role on a larger production — whatever the workflow needs.

I grew up surrounded
by nature and space
to explore.

From a small village in Czech Republic, I moved to Zlín to study film and media — where I began shaping my creative and technical skills. Eventually I moved to Prague, spending two intense years on various film sets and creative projects.

After some time, I felt the need to step out — so I spent half a year across Asia, living as a digital nomad. We came back with a small companion: we found him as a one-month-old puppy on the street and couldn't bring ourselves to leave him there. I love dogs in general — but this one especially.

After returning to Czech Republic, I settled in Hradec Králové, where together with other creative people we're trying to wake up a local scene and culture that has been quietly stagnating. Seismic.rec — a techno label and creative collective — grew out of that effort.

I started in classical production — camera assistant, DoP, camera operator. Over time I became deeply curious about AI and the possibilities it opens for visual storytelling. That curiosity led to Fameplay, and from there into a fully developed creative practice blending both worlds. Now I work independently, collaborating with productions and artists on projects across the full spectrum.

I also taught myself HTML and CSS to build our collective's site (seismicrec.com). A willingness to learn fast and push things until they feel right — whether it's filmmaking, AI, or web structure.

Pavel Kristek with his dog

Experience

  • Freelance Filmmaker & AI Creator Independent 2025 →
  • AI Imaging, DoP & Equipment Manager Fameplay 2024 — 2025
  • Camera Equipment Dealer Syntex 2023 — 2024
  • Camera Assistant & Freelance DoP Various productions — Czech Republic 2020 — 2024

Education

  • Film, Media & Computer Technologies High School of Film — Zlín 2019 — 2023

Get or
Stay in Touch.

Whatever your project is about — I'll be happy to hear from you. I can handle projects of all sizes, from a single social post to a full production pipeline. If it requires more hands, I know the right people.

Based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

No spam, no pressure. Just a conversation.