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Ryan Hammer

@ryanhammer

Cinematographer and editor since 2008. I direct AI video, cut in Premiere Pro, and build my own tools in Python and TypeScript.

United States

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I have shot and edited since 2008, freelance for National Geographic, Samsung, Red Bull and the NBA, and Premiere Pro was my main editor for more than ten years. Since July 2024 I have built software with AI: 25+ apps, 58 open-source MCP servers, and a beat-sync cutting engine I use on my own Runway films as an official Runway and Hailuo Creative Partner. In September 2026 my NoBanks AI Listing Engine won the $50,000 XPRIZE Build with Gemini.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

AI Video Director

Current

Self Employed

Jul 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Directed, voiced, and scored five brand spec films and seven AI music videos, with every shot generated in Runway and cut on a custom beat-sync editing engine. Provided services including brand spots, AI music videos, and AI-assisted edit and post with frame-by-frame QA.

Runway Hailuo Python Video Editing AI Video Generation Beat Sync Cuts Brand Films Music Videos

Current

Self-Taught Engineer

Current

Self Employed

Jul 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Built 25+ production AI applications and published 58 open-source MCP servers, including shotcut-mcp and CUTROOM, a multi-agent virtual cutting room. Runs a self-hosted local LLM agent stack daily for production workloads.

Python MCP Shotcut MLT FFMPEG LLM AI Applications Open Source

Current

Freelance Cinematographer and Editor

Current

Self Employed

Jan 2008 - Present (18 years 10 months)

Delivered broadcast and brand work for National Geographic, Samsung, Red Bull, and the NBA, with a decade of deadline-driven shooting, lighting, directing, and post-production.

Cinematography Video Editing Lighting Directing Post production Broadcast