Aziz Dahham
Creative Producer · Filmmaker · VFX Supervisor · Generative AI Builder
Kuwait (GMT+3) · ADMarei@outlook.com · English / Arabic
Download PDFCreative producer, filmmaker and VFX supervisor with seven years in Gulf TV drama and advertising, from script and pitch deck through the shoot, the edit and visual effects to broadcast. Most recently assistant director, line producer, assistant editor and VFX supervisor on Mataha, a 30-episode crime drama aired on Rotana Khaliji in 2026. Trained to judge moving images frame by frame: framing, light, continuity, pacing, performance and finish, and to say exactly what is wrong and how to fix it. Since 2025, building with generative AI: websites, apps and a mobile game with Claude Code, and AI images and video with Midjourney. Native Gulf Arabic, fluent English.
Experience
- 2025 – present
Generative AI Builder · AI-Assisted Developer
Independent projects · Claude Code, Midjourney
- Built websites and apps through AI-assisted development with Claude Code, from idea and design to a working product, with prompt and review workflows that keep AI output consistent.
- Building Don't Scam, a bilingual Arabic and English voice party game for mobile: designed the game and its art direction, directed AI coding agents, and ran automated tests and Arabic language reviews.
- Produced AI images, video and social content with Midjourney, to film standards of framing and light.
- 12/2025 – 03/2026
Assistant Director · Line Producer · Assistant Editor · VFX Supervisor
Mataha (متاهة), 30-episode crime drama, Rotana Khaliji
- Held four roles across production and post on a 1990s-set crime series, from the first shoot day to broadcast.
- Line-produced the shoot: scheduling, resources and daily coordination between every department.
- Directed the edit alongside the editor: chose takes, ordered scenes, set where each scene starts and ends, and picked the music.
- Supervised the series' visual effects, keeping the period look consistent across 30 episodes.
- 06/2019 – present
Freelance Filmmaking · Executive Production, Director's Assistant, Production Assistant
TV drama and advertising
- Coordinated direction and production on six drama TV series, including High Skies (سما عالية) and She's Gone with Water, and four advertisements.
- Made creative calls on costume, set design, camerawork and character, and prepared actors for their roles.
- Guided post-production with the editors: scene selection, effects and music, setting the tone of the final cut.
- 02/2024 – 06/2024
Creative Photographer · Videographer
Mawada.co
- Built the product studio from scratch; photographed, edited and retouched almost 1,000 products in Lightroom and Photoshop, and led creative direction for the platform's visuals.
- Produced social and advertorial content, contributing to over 3,000 sales in five months.
- 04/2021 – present
Freelance Artist · Ceramics, Sculpture, Photography
Self-employed
- Client commissions in pottery and plaster sculpture, 10 cm to 1 metre tall, from concept to delivery.
- 2016 – 2019
Videographer · Photographer
Beyond Dreams Productions (11/2018 – 04/2019) · Daytona Media Productions (04/2016 – 07/2016)
- Shot behind-the-scenes video and photos in studio and on location; edited in Final Cut Pro.
Education
BA in Communications and Media, Cum Laude (3.5 GPA)
American University of Kuwait
- Full scholarship
- Dean's List, 2018
- Coursework: media law, advertising, public relations, film production, creative design, art history
- Treasurer, Media Club, 2016 to 2017
- Media Officer, International Relations Club, 2017 to 2018
- Artwork displayed in the President's office and across campus
Skills
- Generative AI & AI development
- Websites, apps and a mobile game built with Claude Code · Prompt engineering · AI agents · AI image and video in Midjourney
- Cinematography & framing
- Composition, shot choice and camera movement across six drama series
- Edit direction & continuity
- Takes, scene order, cuts and music · Editing in Final Cut Pro · Spotting continuity breaks
- VFX & finishing
- Supervised effects for 30 episodes · Spotting artefacts and breaks in realism
- Performance & direction
- Casting · Character work · Preparing actors for their roles
- Story & script
- Structure, character and dialogue · Rewrites to production standard
Let's talk.
Available for remote roles, contracts and freelance work.