Víctor Pérez (director)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Raya.
Victor Perez
Native name Victor Raul Perez Raya
Born (1981-02-11) February 11, 1981
Cordoba, Spain
Occupation Director, producer, digital film compositor
Years active 1997-present
Notable work The Dark Knight Rises, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Les Miserables and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Spouse(s) Maria Chiara Ranieri[1]
Children 1

Víctor Raúl Pérez Raya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiktor ˈpeɾeθ]; born 11 February 1981) is a Spanish film director, producer and digital film compositor who has worked on a number of Hollywood films, including The Dark Knight Rises, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Les Miserables and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. His science-fiction short film The Girl and the Mask is due to be released in 2015.[2]

Education and career

Victor Perez studied performing arts first at the Escuela Municipal de Teatro Duque de Rivas in Lucena (his birthplace), and then at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Málaga, Spain, graduating in 2004.[3] He then traveled to Italy to study Commedia dell'Arte and renaissance mask making under Antonio Fava.[4][5] Following his studies, he founded his own theater company, Gestus, where he began directing and producing on the stage with plays including El Tendedero, Versus and The Zanni Skinhead Comedy, which he co-produced with Commedia dell’Arte director Antonio Fava.[6][7][8][9] Perez's first film role was in 2006, when he was cast in the film Summer Rain, directed by Antonio Banderas.[10]

He then traveled to Italy to study Commedia dell'Arte and renaissance mask making under Antonio Fava, as well as work with the Spanish stage company Laviebel.[8][11] He also studied at the International Academy of Image Arts and Sciences in L'Aquila, Italy, studying film direction and earning an honorary degree, as well as frequently traveling to the US to study visual effects from Steve Wright.[8]

In 2009,[12] his home and studio were destroyed in the earthquake in L'Aquila.[13] Perez then moved to London to study Visual Effects (VFX) at Escape Studios.[14] Following his graduation from Escape, Perez went to Union VFX, where he worked on the Fox Searchlight film 127 Hours as both digital compositor and technical director.[15] Perez then relocated to Canada to work for IMAX, before returning to London to work at Cinesite and then Double Negative.[8][16] He went on to co-found Masked Frame Pictures where he co-produced and starred in the 2013 short film Project Kronos.[8][17][18] In 2013, he also joined Glowfrog’s VFX team as a compositing supervisor, before starting the production of his short film The Girl and the Mask.[2][19]

Filmography

Director

Visual Effects

Producer

Actor

Certification and affiliation

Victor Perez is a certified NUKE trainer.[46] A digital compositing software produced and distributed by The Foundry, NUKE is used for film and television post-production.[47] With certification from the Foundry, Perez taught master classes in NUKE Digital Compositing through the Spanish and Latin-American focused online visual effects school VFX Learning[48][49] He currently master classes through various institutions such as Visual Forum X, and collaborates with visual effects schools such as Escape Studios (where he teaches and design lessons plans), FXPDH and CMIVFX, focusing in specific areas of digital compositing.[50][51][52] He is a member of the Visual Effects Society (VES), an organization of people in the visual effects industry, including artists, technologists and model makers who work in film, television, commercials, music videos and games.[53][54] He is also a Member and collaborator of Nukepedia, an online community for NUKE compositors, where he publishes articles, tools and Python programming scripts for artists.[55]

Awards

Perez worked on the visual effects team for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which won a BAFTA award for visual effects in 2012.[56] He was also voted the year’s second most valuable contributor in 2012 on Nukepedia.[57]

References

  1. ↑ Norina Mackey. "Victor Perez - Spouse". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. 1 2 "Alexia Depicker | L'Infini Théâtre". Infinitheatre.be. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Solidaridad con Italia - Etcétera - Diario Córdoba". Diariocordoba.com. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Commedia by Fava : the Commedia dell'arte step by step (DVD video, 2005)". [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Senza Titolo - la Gazzetta di Reggio dal 2003.it » Ricerca". Ricerca.gelocal.it. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Gestus Teatro representa en el Cervantes do Malaga una obrade la Commedia dell'Arte". ABCdesevilla.es. 3003-05-22. Retrieved 2013-10-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ ""Zanni" alla Cavallerizza - la Gazzetta di Reggio dal 2003.it " Ricerca". Ricerca.gelocal.it. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Norina Mackey. "Victor Perez". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  9. ↑ "Gestus Teatro estrena en Lucena una obra de Fava - Cultura - Diario Córdoba". Diariocordoba.com. 2004-11-30. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  10. ↑ Jonathan Holland (2006-12-06). "Summer Rain". Variety. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  11. ↑ "El equipo. Han pasado por Laví e Bel. | Laviebel Cabaret". Laviebel.com. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  12. ↑ "One Day...". TEDx. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  13. ↑ "El lucentino que sobrevivió por un segundo al seísmo de L'Aquila". Eldiadecordoba.es. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  14. ↑ "Success Stories | Victor Perez". Escape Studios. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  15. ↑ "Interview: Union Visual Effects' Adam Gascoyne & Tim Caplan on 127 HOURS". Whatculture.com. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  16. ↑ Tafani, Sebastien (2012-08-02). "Victor Perez's Compositing Demoreel - VFX". Itsartmag.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  17. ↑ "Watch: We Make Contact in Full 'Project Kronos' Sci-Fi Short Film". FirstShowing.net. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  18. ↑ from Hasraf HaZ Dulull PRO 7 months ago all audiences (2013-02-20). "Project Kronos - Trailer on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  19. ↑ adminAuthor (2013-02-11). "Glowfrog's VFX Department Recruits Victor Perez as Compositing Supervisor". Glowfrog VFX. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  20. ↑ MFP (2016-02-27). "Coming Soon". Masked Frame Pictures Ltd. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  21. 1 2 3 MFP (2014-08-15). "Coming Soon". Masked Frame Pictures Ltd. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  22. ↑ Jorge De Juan (2014-04-25). "Entrevista al director de cine Víctor Pérez". El Ibérico. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  23. ↑ "Following the River Flow Official Videoclip". Bewider. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  24. ↑ "Reiki (2009)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  25. ↑ "40 Years (2010)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  26. ↑ "127 Hours (2010)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  27. ↑ "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  28. ↑ "This is My Land... Hebron (2010)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  29. ↑ "Il generale Della Rovere (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  30. ↑ "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  31. ↑ "Will (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  32. ↑ "Haywire (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  33. ↑ "John Carter (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  34. ↑ "The Bourne Legacy (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  35. ↑ "Total Recall (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  36. ↑ "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  37. ↑ "Viaje a Surtsey (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  38. ↑ "Les Misérables (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  39. ↑ "Un giorno devi andare (2013)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  40. ↑ "Trance (2013)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  41. ↑ "Road to Capri (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  42. ↑ "The Chronicles of Young George Washington (2016)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  43. ↑ "Project Kronos (2013)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  44. ↑ "Summer Rain (2006)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  45. ↑ "Discover your next favorite movie". Moviepilot. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  46. ↑ "Certified NUKE Trainers". The Foundry. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  47. ↑ "NUKE & NUKEX | 3D VFX Compositing Software". The Foundry. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  48. ↑ "Victor Perez Sr Digital Compositor". Vfxlearning.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  49. ↑ "VFX Learning Online School of Visual Effects | About Us". Vfxlearning.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  50. ↑ "Nuke Master Class - Corsi Nuke, VFX e Regia". Visualforumx.com. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  51. ↑ "Industry workshops – The VFX Festival – London". Thevfxfestival.com. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  52. ↑ Chris Maynard; Allen Mackley; Varomix DaGreit. "Nuke Color Masterclass Part 01". Cmivfx.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  53. ↑ "Member Directory". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  54. ↑ "About". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  55. ↑ "Nukepedia". Nukepedia. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  56. ↑ "BAFTA Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  57. ↑ "Webinars | Python Tips and Tricks from a NUKE Master". Escape Studios. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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