Kevin Friel Is a 

Pixel Wizard

Video Producer, Creative Director, Content Solutions Architect

ABOUT THE WIZARD

Kevin is a dynamic, cinematic visual director based in Vancouver, British Columbia, celebrated for his mastery in pre-production, production, post-production, technical and workflow innovation, and delivery.

With over 20 years as a Camera Operator and Director of Cinematography, 18 years as a Motion Designer and VFX Artist/Manager, and a decade as a Producer, Writer, and Director, he is a highly sought-after visual storyteller who brings creativity and community to every project.

With a roster of award-winning artists across the globe, Kevin’s vision and organizational mastery deliver the highest standards of storytelling for client ventures of any scale.

Latest Projects

Cinematic Podcasts
Multi-camera, realtime-edited cinematic interviews. Leveraging Hollywood-grade cameras, lenses and lighting techniques. Bringing a Netflix-quality sheen to all of your important discussions.

Teleporter
AI-Assisted, realtime cinematic lighting system for high-end music and performance based content.

The VibeBox
Realtime, context-aware AI-animation system adding dramatic production value to podcasts, performances and live events.

Behind the pixels

  • Community Spotlight: Kevin Friel — A Pixel Wizard's Take on Creative AI

    Say hello to the Pixel Wizard! See how Future Proof Creatives has levelled up his offerings and community reach in Vancouver AI and creative fields, and how you can too.

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  • Cinematic Podcast: Behind the scenes

    Live from AWS Community Day Vancouver: Kevin Friel Is A Pixel Wizard walks us through the behind the scenes of all the intersecting technologies behind the engaging Cinematic Podcast platform.

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  • Virtual Production in Unreal Engine — BRON DIGital's 'Fables'

    Delve into the virtual world of ‘Fables’, a modern telling of all your classic fairy tales. As Associate Virtual Production Manager, I was a leading part of BRON Digital’s cutting-edge initiative utilizing Unreal Engine, where I leveraged my content creation and workflow design experience to help shape this exciting new frontier. Bonus points if you can spot my wee cameos in this feature piece produced by the Unreal Engine team at Epic Games!

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  • Pixel Wizard Update: Oct 2024

    New cameras! New lenses! New tutorials! New everything!

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  • Pixel wizard on the Teen2Life Experience podcast

    Listen to my musings on the future of visual AI, tech, my ups and downs in content creation at all levels, and how the heck to survive it all coming into this amazing and weird industry.

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Clients & partnerships

the pixel wizardry

  • Shepherds

    Shepherds AI Short film - Written, Directed, Generated and Edited by Kevin Friel

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  • pixel wizard teleporter

    AI Assisted Realtime Lighting for Musical and Performance Based Content Creators.

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  • Fishing BC - Salmon Fishing with Squid

    Post-production services for a micro-doc featuring the unique practice of fishing with squid for salmon in Ucluelet, BC.

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  • Dominion City Brewing Co. — Crowdfunding

    Kickstarter campaign for Ottawa, Canada craft brewery, Dominion City Brewing Co. Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor

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  • MBNA CFL Mastercard - Grey Cup Experience

    60 sec spot featuring a superfan's gameday experience with the Grey Cup after redeeming his MBNA MasterCard Rewards points.

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  • Fiera Capital — Asia Launch

    Motion Design celebrating Fiera Capital’s Asia launch. Motion Design, Editing, Sound Design by Kevin Friel.

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  • Dune: Part one (2020)

    VFX Production Coordinator for the FX department at DNEG Vancouver.
    2022 Academy Award, BAFTA, & multiple VES Awards winner for Best Visual Effects.

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