Role: UX Designer, Visual Development and Director

Studio: Carabela

Software: Maya, Houdini, Photoshop.

VR, Design and Look development and technical Direction for a VR Experience for Toyota Brand in South America involving Drone Surveying, PhotoScanning, Re-Topology and Geometry Decimation for Realtime.

Role: FX Designer (Houdini)

Studio: Mirada

Software: Maya, Houdini, Flame Painter.

Visual Exploration for Visualization and FX based approaches of Energy Flows and Data Visualization for Guillermo del Toro's Production company, Mirada.

Role: Director

Studio: Self

Software Used: Maya, Houdini, Renderman, Mental Ray, After Effects.

First off, I would like to thank you for watching this short film, entitled “It Gets Better.”

This film is a visual poem, one that focuses on the hard times every single one of us has gone through in the process of discovering who we want to be, dry patches in the journey of finding out who it is we really are…

Isolation. Desolation. Courage. Endurance. And in the final moment, grasp of self-realization, represented in simple elements of visual design.

I have been working on this short for months, and one of the nicest moments I’ve experienced
was on 10/12/10, when I listened to Joel Burns give a speech encouraging those who suffer dire situations to remember one thing- “it gets better”.

Listening to Joel, I realize that this film might not change the situation. It might not end suffering or change the mentality of the perpetrators, but what it CAN do is help the perpetrated to become stronger, arming them with a positive attitude and a resonant hope for the future.

I would like to thank Joel Burns for his inspiration, and to all our silent collaborators.

Please feel free to contact me at itgetsbetterfilm@gmail.com if you’re interested in screenings,
or if you would like to get a higher version of this file for your own postings or sharing on your websites.

Remember to thank those who are still fighting, still strong, still walking that beautiful journey
and discovering themselves… As I leave, all I can say is, “It gets better”…

In the memory of those who are no longer at our sides, fighting for us… in our hearts.

“…it gets better…”

Role: Designer / FX Artist / Tools

Studio: Blind Visual Propaganda

Software: Maya, Houdini, After Effects, MEL Scripting.

Awards: MOMA Permanent Collection, AICP, London International Award.

I had heard from people that working with Vanessa Marzaroli was nice, but they were wrong. IT WAS AWESOME. Just in case you don’t know, she was the creative director for the Gnarles Barkley "Crazy" Video, a pretty amazing piece, along with other outstanding pieces that she created at her home base, Blind Visual Propaganda. The concept was based on the actual conception inside the automotive designer’s brain, and how the car was created and thought up piece by piece.

Role: Designer, Character and Effects Visual Development

AWARDS: Academy Awards Nominated Film

Studio: Pixomondo

Software: Maya, Houdini, 3D Max, FumeFX, Krakatoa, Vray, Photoshop, Nuke.

Design and Look development for stylized, photorealistic ravens and the effects that surrounded that character.

I had the pleasure to work on this show under the supervision of Bryan Hirota over at Pixomondo… Bryan is a well seasoned VFX Supervisor with a jaw dropping list of features under his belt and a personal Hero…

Role: Designer, Main Title Design

Studio: Deva

Software Used: Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, Vray, Mantra.

I was approached by Deva Studios in Santa Monica, CA to create concepts for the Film 300 Rise of the Empire, Directed by Noam Murro. It was a really fun to translate visually the epic moments of the film.

Role: Co-Director / Designer

AWARDS: Redbull Art of a Can

Studio: Redbull

Software: Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Vray, Arnold.

Note: Sound Design not provided for the project

Originally designed as a competition piece for Redbull, the piece was then given and extended and especial guide for it to be part of the gallery of the "RedBull art of a Can" in Philadelphia.

Role: Director / Designer

Studio: LatinaTV

Software: Houdini, Maxwell, After Effect.

TV Ident Directed for LatinaTV leading Television Company in Latin America. 

Role: FX Designer

Studio: Gentleman Scholar

Software: Maya, Houdini, Vray.

Worked as an FX Artis for non-fluid based river flow simulations, Trees and Whale-leaves interaction.

Role: Designer

Studio: Digital Domain

Software: Maya, Mental Ray.

I had the opportunity to work with one of my favorite directors, Aladino Debert from Mothership (some of his latest works include Brothers In Arms “Furious 4″ Trailer and the mind-blowing Audi “Beauty In Engineering”).

The concept was nice, and one of the things I really like about working with Aladino is that he lets you contribute a lot as an artist. Unlike with other pitches, you don’t just become a production artists for someone with a vision. The concept was simple, yet elegant.

The base shape of the Porsche 911 hasn’t changed in years, and even though they have added so much technology and breakthrough engineering to their cars, Porsche has managed to remain loyal to the original shape, base curves, and splines that characterize this special model.

Mothership provided me with video and imagery to work on. The concept Aladino came up with was to not reveal the car until the end shots, and let the vintage video projections reveal the shape and contours of the car to depict the message that the car has been “shaped by its past”. Aladino and I picked up nice filmic angles (if you see the Audi Spot… man, this guy knows about framing) to build up the momentum until revealing of the car.

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