Topics Discussed

- Growing up in South America

- Starting out in visual effects on Farescape

- Starting, building, operating and closing a small studio.

- Tips for starting up a small studio

- Salaries rates and payments

- Running small teams & creating 3-D for advertising

- Transitioning into liquid and particle work

- How to brief a liquid simulations job

- How to produce a successful particles project

About :

Octavio De Lellis has over 25 years of experience in the VFX and post-production industries. He has worked across a range of diverse roles, from modeling, to animation and lighting, to creative direction and directing. Octavio's years of working in post-production also mean he has nurtured a deep familiarity with the inner workings of the advertising industry. This knowledge, coupled with a strong design background and a keen eye for detail make him an outstanding problem solver. Over the last 6 years Octavio has specialised in Fluid Simulation. www.octavio.tv