Bridging studio-grade craft with AI-native and AI-hybrid production · AI Film & Video Studio Leadership · Editor, Post-Production Architect & AI Consultant · Marvel Studios + Kartel AI alum
Wayan Palmieri is an editor and post-production architect based in Los Angeles, bridging studio-grade craft with AI-native and AI-hybrid production. Raised on the island of Bali, he has built a global career spanning Asia, Europe, Brazil, and the United States. He spent roughly ten years in-house at Marvel Studios — contributing editorial support across 25 feature films, 2 TV shows, and more than 50 trailers — before turning the same craft toward generative film, mixed reality, and AI-native and AI-hybrid production at scale.
As SVP, Head of Production at Kartel (Kartel AI Inc. / Kartel Studio LLC), he led production end-to-end across the company's slate: managing enterprise accounts (Netflix, Fox Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Newell Brands, Vidmob) and DTC/retail brands (Lidl, Coleman, Contigo, Bubba), authoring the production SOP that ran every engagement, building internal pipeline tooling, hiring and directing AI artist teams, and developing tiered model-selection strategies across a wide range of image and video tools.
In parallel he works as an independent director and AI artist — generative music videos and short films for Justice, Bambaata (fka Bam Marley), MAGIC!, and original work — and editorial credits include "What If…? An Immersive Story" for Apple Vision Pro (Marvel Studios × Apple, dir. Dave Bushore). He is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700.
The craft runs in the family. Wayan's great-grandfather, Johannes "Hans" Bartholowsky, was a master matte painter during Hollywood's Golden Era — known for his glass painting and set design work. That lineage of classical craftsmanship, paired now with cutting-edge tools, shapes how Wayan approaches every frame.
- 01Editorial — feature, trailer, music video, mixed reality, 3D stereoscopic, VFX
- 02Directing — music video, narrative, performance, AI-generated film
- 03AI production — running departments, scoping work, hand-picking AI artists, tiered model selection across a wide range of image/video tools
- 04AI workflow design — pipelines, model chaining, ComfyUI, FAL.ai, Kling, Veo, Sora 2, Nano Banana Pro, LoRA training, voice model training
- 05AI engineering — Claude Code, Anthropic API, MCP integrations, agentic workflows
- 06Creative coding — DaVinci Resolve OFX / C++ plugin development, Adobe AE SDK, React
- 07Mixed reality — Apple Vision Pro spatial editorial, AR/VR
- 08Business operations — enterprise accounts, MSAs/SOWs, partnership development, internal SOPs
Consulting · AI-native and AI-hybrid production
I work with studios, agencies, and brands building serious AI-native and AI-hybrid film and video pipelines — from one-off engagements to embedded production leadership. Most engagements blend strategy with hands-on workflow build-out.
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Pipeline design & integration
End-to-end AI pipelines (image, video, voice, LoRA) integrated into editorial workflows — ComfyUI, FAL.ai, Kling, Veo, Sora 2, Nano Banana Pro, MCP-based agentic tooling.
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Model strategy
Tiered model selection across a wide range of image and video tools. Cost / quality / time benchmarks for the work you actually ship.
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Production SOPs & ops
Authoring the playbook that runs every engagement — scoping, contracts, hand-off, QC, and delivery.
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Team build-out & training
Hiring, directing, and upskilling AI artist teams. Editor-to-AI craft transition for in-house post departments.
- Marvel Studios
- Kartel AI
- Fox Entertainment
- Netflix
- National Geographic Films
- Lionsgate
- Paramount Pictures
- Blvd Industries
- The Faktion
- Warner Music Group
- Sony Music
- Atlantic Records
- EMI
- Red Bull Records
- Nintendo
- Samsung
- Lidl
- Coleman
- Contigo
- Bubba
- DKNY
- Fuji
- Walls
- Rod Stewart
- Brandi Carlile
- Foster the People
- AWOLNATION
- MAGIC!
- Bambaata (fka Bam Marley)
- Mystic Marley
- Keyawna Nikole
- Chip Da Ripper
- RecentSVP, Head of Production · Kartel AILed AI-powered commercial production end-to-end. Enterprise + DTC clients (Netflix, Fox, Warner Music, Newell Brands, Vidmob, Lidl, Coleman, Contigo, Bubba). Built internal SOPs and pipeline tooling, and tiered AI model strategy across a wide range of image/video tools.
- 2024Editor · 'What If…? An Immersive Story' (Apple Vision Pro)Marvel Studios × Apple. Mixed-reality editorial. Dir. Dave Bushore.
- OngoingAI ConsultantAdvising studios, agencies, and brands on AI-native and AI-hybrid production — pipeline design, model strategy across a wide range of image/video tools, SOPs, team build-out, and editor-grade workflow integration.
- OngoingIndependent Director, Editor & AI ArtistGenerative music videos and short films for Justice, Bambaata (fka Bam Marley), MAGIC!, plus original work.
- ~10 yearsMarvel Studios — In-house Editor25 feature films, 2 TV shows, 50+ trailers. Editorial support across blockbuster releases.
Common questions
- Who is Wayan Palmieri?
- Wayan Palmieri is a filmmaker, editor, AI artist, and AI consultant based in Los Angeles bridging studio-grade craft with AI-native and AI-hybrid production.
- What does Wayan Palmieri do?
- He works as an editor, director, AI artist, and AI consultant — editing features, trailers, music videos, and Apple Vision Pro experiences, directing music videos and short films (both live-action and AI-generated), and advising studios, agencies, and brands on AI-native and AI-hybrid production pipelines.
- Where is Wayan Palmieri based?
- Wayan is based in Los Angeles, California. He was raised on the island of Bali and has worked across Asia, Europe, Brazil, and the United States.
- What has Wayan Palmieri edited?
- He edited 'What If…? An Immersive Story' for Apple Vision Pro (Marvel Studios × Apple, directed by Dave Bushore), the indie feature 'The Private Eye,' and short films including 'Sweetheart.' He also spent roughly ten years in-house at Marvel Studios giving editorial support across 25 feature films, 2 TV shows, and more than 50 trailers, and has edited music videos for MAGIC!, Bambaata (Bam Marley), AWOLNATION, Foster the People, and others. He is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700.
- Does Wayan Palmieri offer AI consulting?
- Yes. He advises studios, agencies, and brands on AI-native and AI-hybrid film and video pipelines — pipeline design, tiered model strategy across a wide range of image and video tools, production SOPs, and team build-out. Inquiries go to WayanPalmieri@gmail.com.
- How can I contact Wayan Palmieri?
- Email WayanPalmieri@gmail.com for editorial, directing, or AI consulting inquiries.