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THIAGO SANTORO

flame artist - thiago.c.santoro@gmail.com
VFX Supervisor | Lead VFX Compositor 

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EXPERIENCE

+20 years of experience, including +16 years of composition for TV/Movie productions delivering projects on-schedule; on-budget; and accurate results. Experience leading productions with multi-cultural 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.

Quem sou
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OBJECTIVE

Flame Artist position that allows me to leverage my background in the above referenced areas with emphasis on speed and superlative quality. I strongly believe I can present and establish myself not simply as an artist, a Flame evangelist, but mainly as a trusted advisor in TV/Movie productions.

SKILLS

Ability to make complex decisions; learn on the fly
Strong interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to delegate, develop and direct others
Problem solver; critical thinker
Drive for results; fast paced; self-motivated; self-starter
Desire to face new challenges

EDUCATION

Technologist degree in Graphics Design (2007) Digital Animation and Illustration Universidade Veiga de Almeida - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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 – (2017-2022)
Lead Compositor – (2022-2023)
VFX 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 all Flame production 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.
Considerable work on projects with Flame using rotoscoping, tracking, chromakey, backlot, matte painting, car mounted cameras and visual effects.



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

Expert knowledge: Autodesk Flame, Adobe Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve.
Plus: Microsoft 365 (+Power Automate) and Unity 3D

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

2009

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Best Telenovela - "Caminho das Índias"
Globo - Brazil

2012

Best Telenovela - "O Astro"
Globo - Brazil

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BEST VFX- "Passport to Freedom" - Globo - Brazil

GOLD 2023

BEST VFX- "Mar do Sertão" - Globo - Brazil

GOLD 2022

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NOMINEE

2013

Best Comedy Series - "Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo"
Globo - Brazil

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NOMINEE

2016

Best Comedy Series - "ZORRA"
Globo - Brazil

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NOMINEE

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

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2023

NOMINEE

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

Press Trophy SBT - Brazil 

Engineering Award Rede Globo - Brazil

2011 Best Visual Effects - "Tapas e Beijos" - TV Series

2012 Best Visual Effects - "Gabriela" - Telenovela

Gramado Film Festival - Golden Kikito

2023 Best Film - "Mussum, o Filmis"
 

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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)

2024 Best Visual Effects (Nominee) - "Mussum, o Filmis"
 

THIAGO SANTORO

Rio de Janeiro Rj - Brazil

thiago.c.santoro@gmail.com

 

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