About
Creative AI Technologist · AI video & generative pipelines · Real-time / Unreal Engine
Creative technologist with 20+ years in VFX, 3D and real-time production. I build generative-AI video and sound tools and Unreal Engine interactive experiences, and drive automation through API integrations and cloud-based workflow architecture, from rapid prototype to delivered production. Israeli TV Academy Award nominee (VFX).
Founder & Creative Technologist · Tel Aviv · 2010–present
Creative direction, technical direction and hands-on build of AI-driven content, real-time 3D, virtual production, interactive installations and VFX for tech companies, exhibitions, museums, broadcast and live shows.
Independent tools developed by the studio, from model orchestration to a shipped web product.
AI video studio · web product
Designed and built an end-to-end AI video studio for ads and short-form clips: automated storytelling, image/video generation and edit workflows.
AI sound-effects generator
Built an AI sound-effects generator for filmmakers, editors and game developers.
Glass Refract · Smart Mask · Smart Upscale · Toon Shader
Custom GPU effects released free by the studio: real refraction, an AI matte inside the effect, clean GPU upscaling and colour-preserving cel shading.
AI characters, multiplayer games and immersive spaces built for live audiences.
Conversational AI characters in Unreal Engine
Concept and Unreal Engine development of a conversational AI-character world; animated content for the giant LED sphere at MWC 2025.
Real-time AI character
Real-time interactive AI character driven by motion tracking and computer vision.
Real-time multiplayer game
Designed and developed a real-time multiplayer game controlled from tablets, from gameplay mechanics to visitor challenges.
VR film & six-player dome game
VR film and six-player game in a single projected dome.
Multi-screen immersive installation
Multi-screen visual content for the immersive space experience at Madatech.
Real-time automotive launch content
Virtual production workflow for automotive launch content.
Game prototypes, VR and technical art that keeps visual quality high and asset weight low.
Maya automation · smart baking · texture atlases
Game optimization in Maya: automation for smart baking and texture-atlas management, high visual quality at minimal asset weight (mobile-friendly).
Technical Art Director
Technical Art Director on an international online game.
Ayayu Games · The Ark
A VR game for Ayayu Games, and The Ark: an interactive VR show with singers and dancers.
Unreal Engine environments & tools
Real-time environments, gameplay and production tools in Unreal Engine, designed to look strong and stay fast in real use.
VFX for Israeli prestige drama, on-set supervision abroad and live stage visuals.
Nominations
Special Effects & Video Art: HaMidrasha (2017), Stockholm (2018). Visual Effects: Tehran (2020), Juda (2020), The Moon Years (2022).
VFX · Apple TV+ / Kan 11
Visual effects for the series Tehran, nominated for the Israeli Television Academy Award for Visual Effects (2020).
Juda · HaMidrasha · Stockholm · The Moon Years · Eretz Nehederet
On-set and post VFX for episodic work: Juda, HaMidrasha, Stockholm, The Moon Years and Eretz Nehederet.
On-set VFX supervision · New York
On-set VFX supervision in New York for Tadiran’s international campaign with Morgan Freeman.
WOW Eilat · Around the World in 80 Days · Fiat
Stage-screen visuals for WOW Eilat and Around the World in 80 Days; high-end VFX and compositing for commercials such as Fiat.
Capabilities over tool lists: AI-assisted engineering, automation and real-time craft.
Cursor · Git · Codex, Grok & Claude Code agents
Daily development and codebase management in Cursor; Git-based version control and deployment; orchestrating Codex, Grok and Claude Code agents in parallel; JavaScript, Three.js / WebGL.
APIs · cloud workflow architecture
AI video, image and sound generation pipelines; automation via API integrations; cloud-based workflow architecture.
Unreal Engine · virtual production · Maya · Blender
Unreal Engine, virtual production (LED, camera tracking), Maya, Blender.
After Effects · Premiere Pro · DaVinci Resolve
After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, compositing; custom GPU plug-ins for After Effects/Premiere.
Sharing the craft, and the brands that trusted the studio.
Tech, defence, automotive, media
Amdocs, Wiz, PwC, BYD, Wix, IAI, Rafael, Elbit, Tadiran and Fiat.
Lecturer · 2016–2024
Lecturer in Unreal Engine, Maya and After Effects at Tel Aviv University, Hadassah Academic College, IAC and Shenkar (2016–2024). Studies: Digital Game Design, Shenkar (2016–2017); Maya, Hasifa / Open University (2008). Languages: Hebrew (native), English (professional).
alonsaranga@gmail.com
Portfolio, reels and the full nominations list are on the website.
Images and videos: alonsaranga.co.il and Alon’s YouTube channel.
