Ricardo Viana
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Curriculum Vitae
Ricardo Viana
born 20th October 1976, Torres Vedras, Portugal

Specialties
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Maya Generalist, Nuke, PF Track matchmover, Zbrush, After Effects, Photoshop, Topogun, UVLayout.
Experience with both Mental Ray and Vray for Maya.
Knowledge of Shell, MEL and Python/PyQt4,Pyside in Maya. Shell Scripting.

Familiarity with Autodesk Finishing software Flame and Smoke.
Learning Houdini.


Experience
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CG artist.
Bikini
Post production house
2009 – Present (2 years)
Working in commercials, film and music videos.


Done 3d/2d graphics for advertising campaigns of clients like: Coca cola, Vodafone, Yorn, Millenium BCP, Danone, Optimus, Unitel, UEFA, Refreango, Oliveira da Serra, Cerveja Sagres, Discovery Channel, Delta cafés, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Zon, Banif, among others.
Created CG elements for compositing in Manoel de Oliveira's feature film "O estranho caso de Angélica".
Created Uefa's Euro 2012 Poland Ukraine full graphics package.
Directed 5 viral commercials for Discovery Channel entitled "man's day".
Tools: Maya, Cinema 4D, After Effects, Autodesk Flame, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Freelancer
Multimedia artist
2006 – 2008 (2 years)


Edited a 13 episode TV documentary series for RTP2.
Produced a Institutional video for Deutsch Bank Portugal.
Created animated CG packshots for Media Market TV campaigns, Tmn CG cellphones for Tv ads, Mini Preço graphics for TV.
Directed three music videos for band "Dapunksportif", using CG graphics, greenscreen compositing and Final Cut edit.
Produced a short comedy film called "were come the french!!". A satire on French Invasion of Portugal.
VJ artist in several music shows including Creamfields Lisboa.
Designed 2 Magazine layouts. For Revista Carne (meat market) and 4x4 Magazine (offroad magazine).
Tools: Cinema 4D, Final cut, Motion, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
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former Owner and Multimedia Designer
Slingshot Multimedia Lda.
Marketing and Advertising industry
April 2001 – August 2006 (5 years 5 months)


Multimedia Artist.
Created several websites and cd-rom.
Created my first TV ad's using after effects/motion graphics

Multimedia Designer.

Rascunho Design Lda.
Marketing and Advertising industry
2000-2001 (1 year)


Education
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Escape Studios
Online mentored vfx course
2010 – 2011

FXPHD
Introduction to Nuke , Introduction to Maya
2009 – 2009

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Master, Industrial Design. 1996 – 2001
Post graduation, Film Sciences. 2007– 2008

Algarve Film Commission
Introduction to Movie pictures and Tv production
2004 – 2004

Rumos
Flash Actionscript and Advanced Actionscript
2004 – 2004