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I first started trying out 3d software when I was nine years old. I had just watched the 1999 BBC series Walking With Dinosaurs and wanted to try and make them myself. I started with using Animation Master which my father had bought when he was young. A year later I switched over to Blender and later on Zbrush. I haven't made a dinosaur in a long time but I'm eager to start one again and use my new knowledge to truely bring it to life.

I Always loved watching movies and eventually realized i wanted to be part of the beautiful art of putting people's imaginations on screen!

Currently, I’m in the third year of my study Visual Effects & Immersive Media at the Netherlands Film Academy. I have put all my focus and commitment in 3D Character Animation. My passion for animation started at a very young age. I love to bring characters to life and to create appealing motion and character driven action. It brings me a lot of fulfilment when my animations come to life on the screen after all the time and effort I've put into it.

when i was 10

I first realized I wanted to work in Visual Effects when I was about 10 years old when I saw a special feature on TV about the vfx of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. I couldn't wrap my head around what I was seeing, but it was so intriguing to me how something like that was achieved. And ever since then I've been enveloped in the creative field.

I loved watching movies filled with action and sci-fi as a kid and curiosity took over when I was about 10. I started watching behind the scenes and tutorials so I could try making VFX too. I knew from that moment that I wanted to make it my job and do it at a professional level.

My father has always been very creative. He was a motivation and inspiration for me to take a look around in the creative industry. So since I was 12/13 years old I've been studying and practicing arts. When I first discovered Adobe Premiere in one of my art classes, my love for making film started. A few years in I saw my first VFX breakdown, so I started learning Adobe After Effects and that is where my VFX journey started.

When I was about to graduate from middle school, I picked up a hobby in video editing. That influenced me into going to schools that educates in creating content within the entertainment industry. Later on I decided that Visual Effects was the career I wanted to go for. Especially within 3D art

I've always been a fan of spectacular visuals in films, and as soon as I entered the VFX classroom at an open day at the Netherlands Film Academy, I knew that this was the career path for me. Films have inspired me, motivated me, and connected me to people I would've never met otherwise, and my dream is to work on and create projects that will bring others that same fulfillment.

I have always been very good at creative aspects and problem-solving, which I think are some of the most important aspects in the VFX industry. Since my 3rd year of secondary school it started as a hobby, wanting to learn everything there is to know about VFX. And eventually my hobby slowly turned into one of the most important passions in my life, and so I decided I want to make VFX my Job. At the moment my main expertise is Matchmoving, and I am always eager to learn and better my skills.

I was born in Curacao, a small Caribbean island where I was always surrounded by different people and cultures. I began exploring creativity at a young age with crafts, dance, music, film, and photography. This developed into a strong interest in computers, graphic design, 2D animation, filmmaking, and finally visual effects.

When I was younger, I enjoyed watching movies and would always look at the behind-the-scene features on DVDs. I was amazed by the movie magic and the amount of problem solving required to make the unreal believable on camera. I ended up making my own short films with friends, where I learned about writing, cinematography, lighting, and post-production. Quickly I realized that I could use the same skills in Visual Effects to make the unreal real and collaborate creatively with others.

I've always been fascinated by what goes on behind the scenes, discovering how theater stages are built, watching both VFX breakdowns, and behind the scenes footage. This began my journey with 3D modeling and texturing for games and later lead to an enrolment at the Netherlands Film Academy where the focus was on working in multidisciplinary teams and working on the technical sides of the VFX profession as an Environment Artist & 3D Generalist.

Born with a strange kind of overactive imagination. As a kid I dreamed of making these fantasies tangible through drawing. Which led me to studying Fine art focussing mostly on the expressive aspects of practicing art and the impressive aspects of experiencing it. It was here I discovered the phenomenal power of architecture and immersive strengths of film. After which I decided to study Production Design at the Netherlands Film Academy. Learning how conceptualise and visualise cinematic worlds.

I started doing visual effects when I was around 16 years old. Visual effects were for me a great combination between computers and cinema.

From a very young age I wanted to do something with art, I was never really interested in complex mathematics so Concept Art and Design/Visual Development seemed like the natural path for me to take. I am now trying to specialize in Concept Art, Creature Design, and Storyboarding.

At the age of 17 I started my bachelor's degree at the Netherlands' Film Academy, thinking I wanted to become an animator. During the first year my interest was peaked by managing projects for my classmates. I naturally grew into the role of team manager, decided to look into VFX jobs that had a management-character and discovered VFX coordination. I wrote my thesis on it, learning as much about the job as I could. I realized this job fits me very well and am now my class' VFX coordinator.

After finishing my high school, I went to the Netherlands Filmacademy to pursue my passion in filmmaking. Here I developed myself into a digital compositor, specialized in working in Nuke. In a few months I'll be graduating and looking for new opportunities to expand my specialization and passion as a compositor.

When i was young

Watching behind the scenes footage of the movies that had me on the edge of my seat when I was young was always very inspiring. In an effort to contribute to these mesmerizing images I'm currently studying VFX at the Netherlands Film Academy.