Cinematic Ads · Engineered to Sell
We make cinematic ads with the soul of real film, then build the funnels, pages, and automation that turn them into customers. One studio for the work that earns attention and the system that cashes it in.
Crafted by 21+ years behind real cameras
Why trust us
Anyone can type a prompt. Almost no one can direct.
Black Sillage is led by more than 21 years behind real cameras, including an Absolut Vodka commercial, an Amazon Prime series, and camera work on major-label productions, both on set and in the air. That is the difference between an ad that looks generated and an ad that looks directed. We bring a working cinematographer's eye to every frame, whether it is shot on a real set or built with AI, so your brand stops the scroll while the rest of the feed blends together.
The work
See the wake.
Two kinds of proof. Ads built to sell, and samples that show the range.
Real ads
Built to sell, not just to look good.
Cinematic commercials made to move product and book customers, with the funnel behind them doing the quiet work.
Oakley Meta Vanguard
Editorial film · VFX & AI by Black Sillage
Absolut Vodka
Cocktail commercial · real shoot
Absolut Vodka
The Martini · real shoot
Vega
Launch spot · 30s
Samples
A glimpse of what's possible.
These are samples, not client work. Each one shows what opens up when a working director's eye meets AI and real film. Picture your brand in their place, then let's make it.
Luxury Timepiece
Product film · live action + AI
Fragrance
Beauty film · AI craft
Elite Coffee
Coffee brand · lifestyle film
Cinematic Film
Concept · live action + AI
The gap we close
Most brands lose money one of two ways. Either their ads look cheap and get scrolled past, or they pay for something gorgeous that sends clicks to a dead-end website, and the sale quietly leaks away. Either way, the budget is gone and nothing comes back.
We close that gap. The cinematic ad earns the attention. The funnel, the landing page, and the automation behind it turn that attention into booked, paying customers, and keep working long after you have logged off. Beautiful that also sells. That is the whole point.
Nightline
Fully AI-generated · 30s
Pulse
Short-form series · IG / TikTok
Maison Noir
Landing and automation
What we do
The ad is the hook. The craft makes it pay.
One studio that pours everything into one product or one campaign for one brand, so every dollar of attention has somewhere to go.
Cinematic Ads
Scroll-stopping ads with the soul of real film, shot for real or built with AI. The hook your campaign is built around.
Built around your one product
Landing Page
One beautiful, focused destination for your product, one to three pages built to convert. Not a full website, a single perfect page for a single campaign.
Sales Funnel
The path that turns a click into a customer instead of a bounce, built around your one product.
Product Photography
Editorial, campaign-grade imagery of your product, directed and lit like film.
Social Automation
Campaign follow-up and amplification, so every lead the ad earns is worked the moment they raise a hand.
We take one product and make it unforgettable. We do not build full corporate websites or apps. That single focus is exactly why the work is this good.
The partnership
One ad is a moment. A rhythm is momentum.
The brands that win do not run one campaign and hope. They go deeper. That is what we become for you: a creative partner who keeps refining the work on your product and your campaigns. New cinematic pieces on a rhythm, the landing and funnel sharpened as the numbers come in, follow-up working quietly in the background. Not wider, deeper. The longer we run, the sharper the craft gets, and the stronger your one thing becomes.
Sebastien Ricci
Black Sillage Studio
The director
Two decades behind the lens. Now pointed at your brand.
Black Sillage is not a content mill with a prompt window. It is led by Sebastien Ricci, a working director with more than 21 years behind real cameras, including an Absolut Vodka commercial, an Amazon Prime series, and camera work on major-label productions, both on set and in the air.
That eye does not switch off when the tool changes. Whether a frame is shot on a real set or built with AI, it is composed, lit, and cut like film, because it is directed like film. That is the difference you feel in the first three seconds, and the reason a brand gets remembered instead of scrolled past.
- 21+ years directing
- Absolut Vodka commercial
- Amazon Prime series
- Major-label productions, on set and aerial
How it works
Three steps. Then it compounds.
Strategy call
We map where your attention is leaking and what the wake could be worth.
The launch
We build your first cinematic ad and the system underneath it.
The engine
Every month we create, test, and tune. The results compound.
Behind the lens
Stills from the wake.
Drag them around. Every frame is shot, graded, and built to sell.
The AI advantage
AI didn't replace the craft. It erased the limits.
Until now, cinematic work meant time and money most brands could never spare. Months of production. A full crew. Budgets that kept the best visuals locked away for the giants. AI changed that overnight. Today we create ads, films, and images at a fraction of the old cost, at a speed that used to be impossible, with none of the quality lost along the way.
The difference is who holds the tools. In most hands, AI just makes more noise. In the hands of a filmmaker with more than 21 years behind real cameras, it makes work that looks richer, lands harder, and arrives faster than anything you could have made before.
The promise of Black Sillage is simple: the quality of real cinema, the speed of AI, at a price that finally makes sense. With us, you have everything to gain.
Who it's for
We are not for everyone, and that is the point. We work with founders, luxury labels, fashion and beauty names, and ambitious challengers who would rather own a category than chase one. The kind of brand that wants to be remembered, not just seen. If safe and forgettable is working for you, we are not your studio.
We take on only a handful of brands at a time, in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Paris, and Singapore, and across the US, Europe, and Asia. Fewer clients, deeper work, and a standard high enough to keep our name on it.
Ways to work together
Three ways to start the wake.
Every engagement is scoped to your brand. These are the starting points.
Recent work · Oakley Meta Vanguard · Absolut Vodka
The front door
The Signature Ad
Final price scales with the creative scope of the production.
- One cinematic ad, directed and produced at true film quality
- The same techniques, equipment, and discipline used on major productions
- A bespoke landing experience built around your product
- Full creative direction from concept to final frame
The full launch
The Flagship
A complete bespoke production. Scope confirmed on your call.
- A complete creative world built around one brand or product
- Film-grade production: real direction, crew, and the craft of a major motion picture
- A cinematic destination and funnel matched to the film
- Every element directed for a single, unforgettable impression
- White-glove delivery from start to finish
The recurring system
The Engine
For brands building momentum. A few brands at a time.
- Ongoing cinematic content directed to the same standard
- The landing experience and system kept evolving with the brand
- A studio partnership, not a vendor relationship
We take on only a few brands at a time, so every engagement gets our full attention.
Final scope and pricing are confirmed on your strategy call.
Questions
Before you book.
Both, and that is the point. We shoot on real sets when the work calls for it, and we build with AI when it unlocks something faster or impossible to stage. You get whatever serves the brand best, not a rule about the tool.
Not in our hands. Most AI work looks generated because no one directed it. We bring a cinematographer's eye to composition, light, pace, and color, so the result reads as film instead of a prompt.
Far faster than a traditional production. AI collapses the parts that used to take months into days, so your campaigns move at the speed of your calendar, not a shoot schedule.
Yes. The final deliverables are yours. We agree on usage and rights in plain language before anything starts, so nothing is a surprise later.
No. The ad can stand on its own. But an ad points attention somewhere, and most of it leaks away without a funnel and follow-up behind it. We will tell you honestly whether you need the full engine or just the film.
It depends on scope, and we will be straight with you on the first call. We take only a few brands at a time, so the work is built around your goals instead of a fixed package. Book a call and you will leave with a clear number and a plan.
No borders
We deliver worldwide.
Wherever your audience is, we ship the work. Remote-first production and delivery for brands across the US, Europe, and Asia. Time zones aren't an obstacle, just another shoot day.
We leave a wake.
Final call
Let's leave a wake.
Tell us about your brand and get a free teardown of your funnel. No pitch deck, no pressure, just a clear read on where the money is leaking and what it would take to fix it.
- Where your attention and budget are leaking
- What that gap is costing you each month
- A plan to turn it into revenue, with us or without us