Eray Balat
I'm Eray Balat, a Creative AI Producer and filmmaker known as documenteray (sometimes ÆRAY). I treat generative AI as a camera, an edit suite and a scoring stage, directing music videos, documentaries, product films and short films for brands and artists worldwide.
Cinema student at Erciyes University. I build custom AI pipelines (Nano Banana, Kling, Seedance, Flora, Suno) finished in Premiere Pro and After Effects. My signature: deep, cinematic frames in a glowing Mediterranean blue palette.
- 🎬Producer @ CITRINE — animated documentaries (Charlie Kirk, 17K views)
- 🎵AI Creator for Universal Music Türkiye (Modd)
- 💼“Dark-luxury” AI product & furniture commercials
- 🏆“Boomerang” (editor) — Honorable Mention, Student Video Contest 2026
- 🎓Cinema student, Erciyes University · based in Türkiye, working globally
- ✉️Get in touch — eray@eraybalat.com
FLAWLESS — The Antwerp Diamond Heist
A 4K CITRINE documentary reconstructing the greatest diamond heist in history — with an exclusive interview with the mastermind, who personally praised the finished film.
CITRINE · 16:56 · 4K
★ The mastermind praised it himself
FLAWLESS
Over $100M gone from a vault called unbreakable, without a single alarm — told, for the first time, alongside Leonardo Notarbartolo himself, the man who pulled it off. Directed, written, edited and narrated by me.
View the case study →Bushido — The Morning Ritual
A complete AI-produced brand campaign — a two-character cast, a 4K capsule, three films and a custom soundtrack. Directed and finished end-to-end as a concept for Bushido.
Bushido
3 films · 2 characters · 6 products
Kheshig Edition
A full brand-content campaign: a synthetic cast (Ayla & Kaan), a 4K product capsule built from scratch, three vertical films and an original soundtrack — every frame directed and finished by me. Open the full case.
View the campaign →UGC Ads & Lip-Synced Localization
The same ad — re-voiced and lip-synced across languages with my AI pipeline. Same actor, three markets.
TennisCut — The Moment
Sports app campaign · hook film
TennisCut — Dead Time Remover
Feature spot · AI-directed
TennisCut — Best of Us
Brand film · original score
Konfuse — Brand World Film
End-to-end brand world · original score
eSIM.io — AI UGC
Real client · brief-faithful · 4K
XAURA — AI UGC
Brand content
Her Ritual
Yağ Dengesi face bar · Bushido
The Reel — Sabah Ritüeli
Hero film · both rituals
His Ritual
Nord beard oil · Turkish VO
The Call Home · EN
🇬🇧 Original · English
🗣 Lip-synced originalThe Call Home · DE
🇩🇪 Localized · Deutsch
🗣 Re-lipped · DeutschThe Call Home · PT
🇵🇹 Localized · Português
🗣 Re-lipped · PortuguêsExotic — Beverage Campaign
Citrine Studio · 9:16
Exotic · Brand Film
Beverage campaign
Exotic · Portakal
Beverage campaign
Exotic · UGC Cut
Beverage campaign
UGC Ad — Upwork
Real task · brief-faithful · 4K
Furniture — Motion
Product motion · 4K
DTC Skincare — Story Ad
Long-form UGC · story-driven
DTC Haircare — Comparison Hook
Real vs fake · educational hook
DTC Beauty — Problem & Solution
Problem-solution · 90 sec
Short Films
Narrative shorts and trailers — AI and live-action, as director or as editor. Each card states the footage and my role.
COLD START
A US client arrived with AI-generated footage and voice recordings. I cut it, designed and mixed the sound, graded it to one cold identity and wrote the score. Nine days, four versions.
−15.7 LUFS · LRA 16.0 · a designed two-second silence at the dramatic centre · every shot held between U 130–149 so the film reads as one family.
“He caught continuity and pacing problems I’d missed. I’d hire him again without hesitation.”
Novora — Health is in the Roots
One olive grove, from first light to the table. Built end to end with generative AI.
- 27 seconds · six scenes · 4K and 1080p
- Two languages from one production — no second shoot
- Original voice-over and score
A 10-minute narrative short
A private commission. 106 approved stills turned into motion and cut to an existing voice-over — seven chapters, one finished film.
- Five models, routed per shot — not one tool for everything
- 110 clips generated for $88
- Delivered with an edit-ready Premiere project
🏆 Honorable MentionBoomerang
Honorable Mention · Student Video Contest 2026 · Selected at Duemila30
Die Post
Short Film · Erciyes University, 2024
Run or Run
Short Film · 2:34
🎥 Live-actionSwitzerland in One Hour 🇨🇭
0:45 · a one-hour challenge, shot on my first day behind the camera — no AI
AI Music Videos
Official videos for Universal Music Türkiye artists — plus my own AI-scored tracks.
AI Anime Music Video
Animated concert visuals · a 4-era reconstruction · directed by Eray Balat
Animated Documentaries
Research-driven documentaries under my CITRINE label, built with 3D, motion graphics and AI.
★ Featuring the mastermind himself · 16:56 · 4KFLAWLESS — The Antwerp Diamond Heist
The mastermind of the heist praised the film himself · CITRINE
17K views · Most-watchedThe Charlie Kirk Shooting
Explained by a former FBI Special Agent · CITRINE
DocumentaryThe Meltdown: Trump vs Elon Musk
Animated documentary · CITRINE
DocumentaryThe Louvre Heist Explained
7 minutes that changed everything · CITRINE
DocumentaryHow Milei Transformed Argentina
Economy, explained in 12 months · CITRINE
DocumentaryThe Secret Nuclear War: Iran vs Israel
Geopolitics, explained · CITRINE
CITRINE — Documentary Channel
In-depth animated documentaries →
Anatolian Leather — Tooled by Hand
A small atelier collection of Seljuk-tooled bags, bracers and belts — each one of one, hand-cut and stitched, priced in USD and shipped worldwide.
ÆRAY Atelier
✦ New · Shop
7 pieces · one of one
The Leather Collection
Seven hand-tooled pieces in Seljuk motifs — from a brass-medallion briefcase to a five-piece archer's set — cleaned, shot and priced for sale. Browse the full collection and order any piece by email.
View the collection →Short Pieces & Visuals
Quick visual experiments and bite-size films.
Cinematic Experiments
Personal work — cinematic studies in light, motion and character.
Breaking Bad — Pixar Style
A personal AI animation study — iconic Breaking Bad scenes reimagined in a Pixar / 3D-animated style.
AI Product Photography
E-commerce imagery — every product shown from multiple angles and in every colorway, from clean studio packshots to lifestyle interiors. Studio quality, at scale for stores and brands.
AI Images · AI Videos · AI Music
A full creative pipeline across three crafts — I design the frame, direct the motion and score the sound. All AI-native, finished by hand.
AI Images
Cinematic stills, key art and product visuals — concepted in Midjourney, Seedream & Nano Banana, then upscaled and finished with Magnific and Topaz Photo AI.
AI Videos
Documentaries, music videos and brand films — directed with Kling, Veo and Minimax Hailuo, edited and graded in Premiere Pro & After Effects.
AI Music
Original songs and scores built in Suno — from full tracks for music videos to brand soundbeds. I've produced 5,500+ tracks in Suno.
Visuals & Images
Video & Film
Motion & Post
Music, Ads & Content
What Clients Say
“I’d hire him again without hesitation.”
“He was outstanding from the first cut to the last. He caught continuity and pacing problems I'd missed, handled multiple rounds of shot swaps and audio fixes without complaint, and hit every milestone early or on time. … The final cut came in exactly at target length and looked genuinely professional. I'd hire him again without hesitation, and I already plan to for my next film.”
“Eray was great to work with. Will definitely do some more projects with him in the future.”
“Fast and quality work from Eray.”
★ 5.0 — every public Upwork rating6 completed jobs · 3 in progressSee verified reviews on Upwork →Services & pricing →
Let's create together 🤝
Open for commissions and brand work — music videos, documentaries, product films & more.