Mario is a creative artist, technical director, and color supervisor. He has over 20 years of experience in visual effects raging from high-end commercials, award-winning television series, and Hollywood top grossing movies. Award recipient and nominee for his work as an artist and supervisor in the field of visual effects. Contributor to Academy Software Foundation as well as a speaker on industry conferences for color science in the movie industry.
Mario has two decades of experience in integrating the creative side of visual effects with unique artist perspective, studio software, and tools. Expert level of understanding and developing for color science has allowed him to set up and create color solutions in many facilities based on OCIO/ACES and custom show requirements. Mario is a mentor and educator sharing his wealth of theoretical knowledge and experience teaching visual effects at Langara College’s Centre for Entertainment Arts.
color supervisor
Modern digital color workflows are challenging and require in-depth knowledge of color science, camera technologies, and in-studio tooling. Mario is visual effects industry expert in this new and challenging field. He is designing and supervising complicated color workflows for virtual production and on the shows and creating easy-to-use and intuitive tools for artists. He is an active member of the Academy Software Foundation and Open Color IO.
technical director
The true skill in visual effects is to merge art with science and technology. Mario is a developer that understands visual effects pipelines, digital content creation tools, and ingest to delivery workflows. With his artist background, he creates and implements software that have modern and responsive UI/UX and are designed to help artists achieve their best work.
compositing supervisor
Each show has a unique set of requirements for creative looks that draws on the artist's skills, client requirements, and strict time frames for the teams. Mario’s visual effects supervisor experience ranges from on-set to studio work on feature films, episodic shows, and high-end commercials. His 16 years of experience with a background in compositing and countless award-winning projects make him a mentor for the in-house team of artists and an expert helping client creative and production teams.
awards and nominations
2016 - 14th VES awards nominee for Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature on San Andreas
2007 - International Emmy Award for "The Magic Tree" television series. VFX supervisor for 6 parts of the miniseries as well as feature film under the same title.
