SHOWCASE
MARCUS GRIP
Marcus Grip is a Swedish-born, London-based video director and creative entrepreneur who's been pointing cameras at interesting people and places for over a decade. As founder of The Journey and creator of the AI show Made with AI, he sits at the collision point of human storytelling and machine creativity — using AI not as a shortcut, but as a genuine creative collaborator.
With a background spanning documentary filmmaking, brand content, and live production, Marcus has spent the last few years going deep on what AI actually means for visual creators — and building in public as he figures it out. He's the kind of person who'd rather make something weird and new than play it safe.
The New York Groove by Marcus Grip
The Truth by Marcus Grip
Made with AI Show by Marcus Grip
Contact:
marcus@thejourneyagency.co @marcusgrip on socials www.marcusgrip.com
MY TECH STACK
1. New York Groove:
A movie trailer about a robot in London, struggling to find hope and meaning to life. He goes on to take his colleagues advice and takes a trip to New York, where being at the wrong place at the wrong time, turns what’s supposed to be arelaxing holiday to find inspiration, into a mayhem of chaos where he and his girlfriend have to fight their way to get out of the mess.
Tech stack:
Higgsfield Cinema Studio 1.0 for images and some clips Kling 2.6 and 3.0 for most of the shots
Elevenlabs for voice and custom SFX Artlist for SFX library
Suno for intro music
Preview.io for storyboarding and some Kling generations Photoshop for image fixes or alterations
Premiere Pro for editing
2. The Truth:
Second place winner: A short film I created in November of 2025 for an AI Film Hackathon for the British Film Festival.The theme was simply “The Truth” and could be interpreted in any way. This film is inspired by ‘mindfuck’ movies such as Inception and Shutter Island, where we follow the journey of a struggling DJ. Did he finally find fame and fortune, or is it all a fantasy in his mind, to escape the harsh truth?
Tech stack:
Seedream & Nano Banana for images Kling 2.6 for videos
Suno for music ElevenLabs for voice Premiere Profor editing
3. MADE WITH AI Show:
A YouTube show talking about creative AI, where the production itself is a mix of education and entertainment and AI is used to create both set design (like the glowing neon logo) and the co-hosts (Mr. Robot and Kira), showing how we can blend real footage with AI to create a unique combination.
Tech stack:
Real cameras in studio
Nano Banana Pro for co-hosts (both creation and add into the studio shots), and studio decoration (neon sign)
HeyGen for avatar voice-to-video After Effects for motion graphics Premiere Pro for editing
“When cost and physical limitations are removed, the only limit is our imagination and creativity. That’s what AI has done for the industry. Now, no one has an excuse. The best ideas with the best execution wins. Small creators without accesshave a chance now. I can blend reality with AI and create a show with a made up co-host. Someone else can create a whole universe without ever leaving their bedroom. That is what excites me the most.”
—Marcus Grip