Digital and VFX for films
1- VFX for Documentary film (29min),Panimomestari, Dir. Antti Haase, Finland, 2022.
Summary:
THE MASTER BREWER is a magical comeback story about Leo Andelin, who in 1963 developed the most famous food of Finland – Lapin Kulta beer. A boy from a working class family in remote Tornio, Leo grows up to become the humble gentleman of beer, who passionately nurtures his “northern beer flower”. Leo’s life’s work is destroyed in 2010 when the time-honored Tornio brewery is shut down by the global beer giant Heineken. Local returnee Kaj Kostiander flies to the rescue of the old beer Jedi, who passes on his wisdom to the younger man. A record-breaking crowdfunding campaign and hunt for the original beer yeast follows. And, like a real-life fairy tale, a golden reward awaits Leo and Kaj at the end. Uplifting and beautiful, THE MASTER BREWER shows how people living far from the centers of global power can still survive and prosper with ingenuity, perseverance and authenticity.
When reviewing the post-production of "The Master Brewer", and after watching the film, we found there was a key scene in which the hope gets back to a story in which the character seems to be in a black hole. I thought it was important to show through one single image the hope and the renewal of something considered lost before inside the story.
Guillermo del Toro holding the short film's poster, 2014.
2- VFX for horror shortfilm, (5:06 min). El mariachi Loco, dir. Oliver Izquierdo, Mexico city, 2014.
Summary:
While taking a leisurely stroll through Garibaldi Plaza in Mexico City, Richard and Marie, a young married couple, find themselves caught in an unsettling encounter with a disfigured mariachi musician who, driven by an unsettled debt, is seeking payment. Marie, heavily pregnant, adds an additional layer of vulnerability to their situation. As the events unfold, Richard is unexpectedly confronted not only with the pervasive violence of Mexico City but also with the haunting specter of his own past mistakes.
Official selections: WORLD OF DEATH compilation of horror short films / MACABRO 2014 Festival Internacional de Cine de Horror de la ciudad de México. POLLYGRIND 2014 Film Festival, La Vegas Nevada EU. FERATUM 2014 Festival Internacional de cine fantástico y de Terror. ZINEMAZOMBIE 2014Festival de Cine Fantástico, Terror y Subgéneros de Bogotá, Colombia. PUERTO RICO HORROR Film Fest 2014 | Official on line selection. SUSTEFEST Festival Internacional de Cine de suspenso y terror. Cd. Valle de Santiago, Guanjuato. ÁREA DE CONTENÇÃO International Fantastic and Horror Film Festival. Cartaxo, Portugal.
This was one of the first VFX I did, which was an explosion made with After Effects due to environmental reasons, it was purposed not to perform the blast in real life, but to generate it digitally. The film was welcome in the U.S.A. and even we got Guillermo del Toro to watch it, here you can see He is holding the poster:
Watch film Mariachi Loco:
Note: This short film contains explicit content of violence.