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EXPERIENCE
+21 years of experience in composition and VFX supervision of TV/Movie/Streamming productions delivering projects on schedule; on budget; and with accurate results. Experience leading productions with multicultural team members on high profile, multi-million dollar projects. I see myself as an artist with people, design, and technical skills who can work at the strategic level and all the way down. Solid knowledge in all production stages.
OBJECTIVE
As a visual effects supervisor, I am committed to delivering maximum quality and agility, maintaining a relaxed, motivating, and stimulating environment with the entire team and partner areas.
SKILLS
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Leadership profile: motivating, inspiring, and guiding the team, creating a positive, relaxed, and productive environment
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Ability to make complex decisions; learn on the fly Strong interpersonal relationship skills
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Crisis solver: analyzing, evaluating, and solving problems efficiently even under pressure and in challenging situations
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Ability to delegate, develop, and direct others
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Problem solver; critical thinker
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Drive for results; fast-paced; self-motivated; self-starter
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Desire to face new challenges
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Experience with different formats, codecs, processes, workflows, and pipelines, local remote and hybrid.
EDUCATION
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Technologist degree in Graphics Design (2007) Digital Animation and Illustration - UVA - RJ, Brazil
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Postgraduate Degree in Strategic Planning and Management of People - Uninter - RJ - Brazil (in progress)
CAREER EVOLUTION
Globo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Flame Artist (Intern) – (2008-2009)
Flame Artist I – (2009-2011)
Flame Artist II – (2011-2017)
Flame Artist III/ Lead Comp – (2017-2022)
Lead Compositor/Coordinator – (2022-2023)
VFX Producer and Supervisor – (since 2023)
Globo is the largest commercial TV network in Latin America and the second largest in the world.
Most of the programming is produced in-house and broadcast to 200 countries with ~150 million daily viewers.
I’m responsible for many VFX productions at Globo including soap operas, telenovelas, movies, TV Series, TV ads, talk shows, delivering complex scenes with 2D and 3D elements in multiples outputs formats.
Graphic Designer (from 2004 to 2008)
Main duties involved design and development of visual solutions to address business and marketing requirements using printing press and digital media.
SOFTWARES
Advanced: Autodesk Flame, Adobe Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, ShotGrid, Trello, Microsoft 365 (Excel, Forms, Planner, Teams, +Power Automate), Mac, Windows, and Linux.
AI: Flow, Runway, Kling, Weavy, Leonardo and Beeble
Plus (basic/intermediate): Unit3D, Adobe (After Effects, Character Animator, Media Encoder, Lightroom, Bridge) and Resolume
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
2009
Best Telenovela - "Caminho das Índias"
Globo - Brazil
2012
Best Telenovela - "O Astro"
Globo - Brazil
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NOMINEE
2013
Best Comedy Series "Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo"
Globo - Brazil
2016
Best Comedy Series "ZORRA"
Globo - Brazil
2021
Best Telenovela - "Amor de Mãe" - Globo - Brazil
Best Short-Form Series -"Diário de um Confinado"Globo Brazil
Best Telenovela "Pantanal" - Globo - Brazil
Best Telenovela "Cara e Coragem" - Globo - Brazil
2023
Best Telenovela "Mania de Você" - Globo - Brazil
2025
2021
WINNER Best Telenovela - "Amor de Mãe" - Globo - Brazil
2022
Nominee Best Telenovela - "Pantanal" - Globo - Brazil
BEST VFX "Passport to Freedom" - Globo - Brazil
GOLD 2023
BEST VFX "Mar do Sertão" - Globo - Brazil
GOLD 2022
FINALIST 2024
Streaming Entertainment “How to Be Carioca”
GOLD 2025
Streaming Social Justice "O Som e a Sílaba"
2011 Best Visual Effects "Tapas e Beijos" - TV Series
2012 Best Visual Effects "Gabriela" - Telenovela
THIAGO SANTORO
BRAZILIAN AWARDS
2009 Best Telenovela "A Favorita" - Globo
2010 Best Telenovela "Caminho das Índias" - Globo
2014 Best Telenovela "Amor à Vida" - Globo
2014 Best Comedy TV Series "Tapas & Beijos" - Globo
2019 Best Telenovela "O Outro Lado do Paraíso" - Globo
2019 Best Comedy TV Series "Zorra" - Globo
2022 Best Telenovela "Amor de Mãe"
2022 Best Telenovela "Um Lugar ao Sol"
Press Trophy SBT - Brazil
Engineering Award Rede Globo - Brazil
Gramado Film Festival - Golden Kikito
2023 Best Film - "Mussum, o Filmis"
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Grande Otelo
2020 Best Comedy (Nominee) - "Minha Mãe é uma Peça 3"
Brazilian Best Revenue Film + R$ 180 millions
Second Most Watched Brazilian Movie (+11,5 millions viewers)