Ricardo is an independent filmmaker and VFX Artist based in Vancouver BC and LA.
He has worked for over a decade in multiple VFX facilities like Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain. VFX Credits include, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Star Wars: the Last Jedi (2017) and Aquaman (2019).
Ricardo has also a big passion for independent filmmaking and art projects. His most recent short film, "The Seahorse Trainer" a surreal short film where he co-directed, has made an appearance at multiple international film festivals like "LAShorts", "New Jersey International Film Festival", “Filmquest” and "The Seattle International Film Festival" where the film won one of the jury awards making it Oscar Qualified for the 2020 Academy Awards edition.
Currently, he is working at Apple in Los Angeles as a part of the "Pro Workflow" team, which specializes in the creation of high-end productions.
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Credits / Publications /Awards
Awards:
-Seattle International Film Festiva: Best Short Film (Winner)
-New Jersey Film Festival: Best Short Film (Winner)
-Leo Awards: Best Director (Nominee)
-Leo Awards: Best Director (Winner)
-Filmquest Film Festival : Best Visual Effects (Nominee)
-Filmquest Film Festival : Best Fantasy Short (Winner)
-Vancouver Short Film Festival : Best Short Film (Winner)
-Vancouver Short Film Festival : Best Visual Effects (Winner)
-Chicago Horror Film Festoval: Best Director
-Raising Start accolade - VES
Terminator :Dark Fate (2019)
ILM
Texture Supervisor
Batman vs Superman
ScanlineVFX
3D Genaralist
3D World Magazine 2012
VFS demoreel featured, tutorial (6pages)
AQUAMAN (2018)
ILM
Lead Texture Artist
San Andreas
ScanlineVFX
3D Genaralist
Assasins Creed Revelations (cinematics)
Method Studios
Modeler/Texture Artist
Captain Marvel (2018)
ILM
Lead Texture Artist
PAN
ScanlineVFX
3D Genaralist
Jack the Giant Slayer
Digital Domain
Modeler/Texture Artist
STAR WARS
The Last Jedi
ILM
Senior Texture Artist
X-MEN Apocalypse
Digital Domain
Texture Artist
Ender's Game
Digital Domain
Modeler/Texture Artist
Magazine - Interview
Valerian
The Last Jedi
ILM
Senior Texture Artist
X-MEN Days of Future Past
Digital Domain
Modeling and texturing
