Mario Pece and Helena Hilario: VFX Supervisor and Executive Producer Stratostorm 

Lecture: VFX in movies and Music Videos

Mario Pbuh: VFX Supervisor & Creative Director / Stratostorm Studios: Italian Mario Pece is responsible for the creative direction of projects and VFX supervision on set and day to day with the VFX artists at Stratostorm Studios, on projects in Brazil and USA. Pece works in the creation and realization of visual effects in music video, advertising and film productions. Work includes clients such as JWT, Ogilvy, Cartoon Network, Warner Channel and music videos for Panic! at The Disco, Prince Royce, Gloria Trevi, St Lucia, among others. Pece is also responsible for Stratostorm's pipeline and workflow development. For 4 years he was part of the VFX team at Ingenuity Studios in Los Angeles and in his curriculum he has participated in the creation of visual effects for Katy Perry's music videos and TV series such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation and Happy Endings.

 

Helena Hilario: VFX Executive Producer & Business Development / Stratostorm Studios : Helena Hilario is responsible for budgets and negotiations with clients, schedule, distribution and hiring the post production team for each project. Helena works closely with Mario Pece in coordinating the VFX artists and choosing the best solutions to make the clients' ideas possible. With over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry in Brazil and USA, in her career Helena has worked for Academia de Filmes (SP), Downtown Reel (NYC), Ingenuity Studios (LA) and KGB Films (Paramount Pictures).