Dabes Sage D.
AI Video Expert | Realistic Ads | Cinematic Hybrid VFX | Animation
"Sage is the best AI Video creator on Upwork. So glad I found this guy! We will be working together a lot!" Hey, I'm Sage, an AI video generation expert, editor, scriptwriter and director for brands looking to make their mark. I started in NYC, cut my teeth at Walt Disney World, spent three years backpacking the globe, and now I travel between NYC, LA, and London making AI-driven video for clients worldwide. That cross-cultural lens shows up in my work. I know how to craft stories that connect across languages, markets, and audiences. I don't dabble in AI. It's been my daily craft for over two years, across every major platform. And I'm not just an AI video specialist. I build custom GPTs, engineer prompts professionally, and stay deep in the AI ecosystem every day. That means I spot creative possibilities other producers miss entirely. What clients are saying: "Sage is an AI Video Generating Master. He exceeded my expectations in every way, delivered on time, and offered very valuable insight. Sage has earned our business for life!" "The production quality is amazing. He always charges us a fair price, has great communication, and exceeds expectations." "Sage is an absolute game-changer. Conscientious, innovative, and deeply invested in delivering results." What I specialize in: Hyper-Realistic AI Commercials: 50+ produced for clients on Upwork, making me one of the most experienced AI video director producers on the platform. Narrative Storytelling: Action, Sci-fi, Horror, Microdramas, and everything in between. I bring traditional filmmaking instincts to AI-first production. Branded AI Music Videos: I've created campaigns for brands like Denny's, Better, and Qodo, turning brand identity into something people actually want to watch. As a musician and music producer myself, I bring an ear for sound that most AI video creators simply don't have. It's why my branded music videos hit differently. Why clients keep coming back: I handle the full pipeline. Script, direction, editing, sound design, final polish. No handoffs, no delays. I think like a business owner because I am one. That means I understand your deadlines, your budget, and your ROI, not just the aesthetics. I deliver 48-hour and same-day turnarounds when needed, and I stay ahead of every new model and tool so your project uses the best tech available. My background in traditional film means I hold AI output to a cinematic standard, not just a "good enough for AI" standard. Forget about blending in - Your brand deserves SO much more. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” - Steve Jobs ---------------------------------------------------------- P.s. here's a larger look at the tools in my arsenal: Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, Kling 2.6, GROK, Kling 2.5, Google Veo 3.1 , Veo 3, Veo 2, Sora 2, Kling Motion Control, Kling 2.6, Runway 4.5, Hailuo 2.3, Runway Gen 2, Runway Gen 4, Pika, Magnific, Bloom, GPT-4o/o3, Luma Dream Machine & Ray2, Dzine, CapCut Pro, Freepik, Krea, Higgsfield, Leonardo, Dreamina, Seedream, Seedance, Act 1, Act 2, Omnihuman, Bytedance, Aleph, Flux Kontext, Hedra, HeyGen, D-ID, Opusclip, Descript, LTX Studio, LTX 2, Flux, Pikzels, Canva, DaVinci Resolve, Topaz Astra, Topaz Bloom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Nano Banana, Seedance and Seedream, Photoshop, Davinci Resolve, After Effects, ElevenLabs, Epidemic Sound, Suno, and actively training LORAs in ComfyUI for local workflows.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $17k
Billed in all: $74,984$75k
$1.1k in the last 6 months
Across 20 contracts
Across 60 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 2% in Video Editing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #5Runway231 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 2%🇺🇸#2 of 19
- #7Generative AI Prompt325 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 2%🇺🇸#4 of 40
- #17Generative AI Prompt Engineering427 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 4%🇺🇸#6 of 47
- #18AI Text-to-Image739 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 2%🇺🇸#2 of 58
- #25Midjourney AI1,072 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #7Top 2%🇺🇸#7 of 96
- #43AI Video Generator1,454 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 3%🇺🇸#4 of 63
- #69Video Ad2,818 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #13Top 2%🇺🇸#13 of 270
- #74AI Image Generation2,564 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #12Top 3%🇺🇸#12 of 163