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Cinematic worlds, simulated. For brands that ship.

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DAVIDCOMPRIDO · 2025PRESS · SPACE

An independent AI & CGI director making cinematic films, environments and product worlds for brands — from concept through final frame.

Based Lisbon, PT · Working worldwide
For Brand teams · Creative directors · Marketing leads
ON AIR
NIKE · PURE FORM PORSCHE · LIQUID HERITAGE UNIVERSAL · ECHO CHAMBER APPLE · QUIET ATMOSPHERE SAMSUNG · INNER WORLDS NETFLIX · TITLE / S2 HEINEKEN · COLD CHAIN BMW · M-HALO NIKE · PURE FORM PORSCHE · LIQUID HERITAGE UNIVERSAL · ECHO CHAMBER APPLE · QUIET ATMOSPHERE SAMSUNG · INNER WORLDS NETFLIX · TITLE / S2 HEINEKEN · COLD CHAIN BMW · M-HALO
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Selected Work / 24

Eight years directing high-end CGI & AI-assisted films for global brands. Hover any frame to play.

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NIKE · PURE FORM— 02:14
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ProjectPure Form
ClientNike — Global
Year / Role2025 · Director, CGI
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PORSCHE · LIQUID HERITAGE— 01:08
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ProjectLiquid Heritage
Year2025
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UNIVERSAL · ECHO CHAMBER— 00:48
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ProjectEcho Chamber
Year2024
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APPLE · QUIET ATMOSPHERE— 01:32
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ProjectQuiet Atmosphere
Year2024
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SAMSUNG · INNER WORLDS— 00:54
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ProjectInner Worlds
Year2024
Showing 05 of 24 · 2018 — 2025 View full archive

By the numbers

Eight years of independent practice. The kind of detail that gets through brand legal.

Scene 03 / 09 — Proof
8YRS Of independent practice
142 Films & shorts shipped
37 Brands worked with directly
214M Combined reach across reels

What I make

End-to-end direction. I write the concept, build the world, finish the frame. AI is a tool — craft is the deliverable.

Scene 04 / 09 — Capabilities

From concept
to final frame.

01 Brand films 30s — 90s cinematic films for product launches and brand campaigns. Concept, board, direct, deliver. Direction · CGI · AI
02 Product worlds Photoreal environments that hero the product. Hard surface, materials, lighting, atmosphere. Look-dev · Compositing
03 Simulation work Fluids, smoke, fabric, destruction. Houdini-grade FX without a Houdini-grade timeline. FX · Simulation
04 AI look-dev Rapid concept exploration via custom-trained models. From mood to approved board in days, not weeks. Concept · Look-dev
05 Title & opening sequences Editorial-grade title design for series, films and showreels. Type as image. Motion · Type

Case studies / 03

How three of these films actually came together — process, decisions, and what shipped.

Scene 05 / 09 — Cases
CASE / 01 — 02:14
Nike — Pure Form Director, CGI · 2025 · 30s + cutdowns
CASE / 02 — 01:08
Porsche — Liquid Heritage Direction, Simulation · 2025 · 60s anthem
CASE / 03 — 00:54
Samsung — Inner Worlds AI · CGI · 2024 · 4× regional cuts

About

One director, a small bench of trusted collaborators, a tight pipeline. No agency overhead.

Scene 06 / 09 — About

I direct cinematic films for brands. Most of what you see on this page started as a quick sketch and a moodboard — I take it from that first conversation through approved board, build, lighting, and final delivery.

My pipeline blends classical CGI craft with custom AI workflows for look-dev and concepting. That combination lets brand teams skip the agency tax without giving up the polish — boards in days, finals that pass legal, decks that survive the C-suite.

“If a thing can be filmed, it can be simulated. If it can be simulated, it can be told better.”

Portrait of David Comprido
Portrait · 50mm 2025
Based
Lisbon, Portugal
Working
Worldwide, remote
Pipeline
Houdini · Blender · Comfy · Nuke
Spoken
EN · PT · ES
Day-rate
On request
Bench
2–5 collaborators on call
Scene 07 / 09 — Contact
Booking · Sep — Dec 2025
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Or write the brief — I’ll reply within 24h
hello@davidcomprido.com Copied

One email is the whole pitch. Tell me what you’re launching, when you need it on air, and what success looks like. If we’re a fit, you’ll get a boarded concept inside a week — no decks-about-decks.

Good to mention Brand · Format · Air date · Budget range Project types I take Brand films · Product worlds · Titles · Concept dev
Elsewhere Instagram · Vimeo · LinkedIn Or call +351 9• ••• •• ••
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