@hugocguerra
Director & VFX Sup | Creator Hugo's Desk | Co-host of the VFX Notes Podcast with @beforesmag.bsky.social | Previously at Nexus, The Mill, Fire Without Smoke, Playstation, Rebellion Films | Ambassador BenQ Europe
Our 2026 VFX Oscars nominees season is here! Hugo and @beforesmag.bsky.social get into the driver’s seat on Joseph Kosinski’s F1 The Movie and marvel at the flawless invisible VFX work led by @framestore.bsky.social - Enjoy on YouTube (also as audio on YouTube Music) youtu.be/g3nXVsAE-Bk
In the final episode from our Rise of AI Robots series, Hugo & @beforesmag.bsky.social dive into James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day and talk about the work by @ilmvfx.bsky.social & Stan Winston. Enjoy as video podcast youtu.be/VvlV_yKOKbo
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The puppets of How to Train Your Dragon. You can check out the full podcast episode of VFX Notes, Hugo & Ian @beforesmag.bsky.social are joined by How To Train Your Dragon visual effects supervisor Christian Manz from Framestore - Enjoy on YouTube with chapters: youtu.be/ytpImFjt23Q
In this special episode of VFX Notes Podcast, Hugo and @beforesmag.bsky.social are joined by How To Train Your Dragon visual effects supervisor Christian Manz from @framestore.bsky.social - Enjoy with chapters: youtu.be/ytpImFjt23Q
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New video: Roto and Prep in the age of AI | a Visual Effects Society London Event. Enjoy with chapters, and don’t forget to subscribe, it’s free, and it would really help Hugo's Desk:
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New year, new VFX Notes. This time @beforesmag.bsky.social and I talk about I, Robot: a cautionary AI robot tale with incredible VFX & CGI from Digital Domain and WetaFX. Can you believe this movie is 22 years old? Enjoy the podcast with chapters youtu.be/v8SQrdefwqU #AI #cgi #vfx
New year, new VFX Notes. This time @beforesmag.bsky.social and I talk about I, Robot: a cautionary AI robot tale with incredible VFX & CGI from Digital Domain & WetaFX. Can you believe this movie is 22 years old? Enjoy the video podcast with chapters youtu.be/v8SQrdefwqU #AI #cgi #vfx
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I wish you all a Happy Festive season 🎄 🎅 🎁 ❄️ ⛄️
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Here are my thoughts about James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash. I’ve been a VFX Artist for over 25 years, so my review is from a Visual Effects point of view. BTW, there are no SPOILERS in the video. Enjoy and leave a comment once you watch the movie: youtu.be/Cn5biG6t1Lg
Here’s my ‘spoiler-free’ review of James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash. I’ve left chapters on the video to navigate the topics. There are no spoilers in this video. Enjoy, and please leave a comment below. Did you like Avatar: Fire and Ash? Let me know! youtu.be/Cn5biG6t1Lg
Missed my last stream? Here’s the recording! Can you believe it’s been 25 years since American McGee's Alice was released? It’s a dark and surreal horror take on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Check it out (gameplay starts 24 mins in) www.youtube.com/live/pqAc_-q...
Can you believe it’s been 25 years since American McGee's Alice was released? It’s a dark and surreal horror take on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Join me for an end-of-the-week, relaxed live stream. Friday 12th Dec 17:00 UK Time:
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Take a break from all the AI slop and eat some good food made by real humans. Here’s my wife’s brand new Plant-based recipe 🌱. This time Ana is making a delicious Giant couscous veggie salad with chickpeas & feta.
Enjoy in glorious 4K: youtu.be/5chPPamKiTQ
Did I miss my last stream? Last week, I did a pretty chill stream about the games I’ve been playing. As you probably know, I've directed a lot of game cinematics, but in reality, I also play a lot of games. This time I play Bye Sweet Carole & The Thing Remastered. Enjoy: youtube.com/live/QlV3JgE...
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The latest issue of @beforesmag.bsky.social is out and it covers the VFX of Apple’s 'F1' in-depth!
Go inside the 2,500 VFX shots with Framestore, ILM and Red.
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Join me for the last “Honest Showreel Review” of 2025. We will be talking to visual effects artists Isha Mehra and Shay Cohen to check out their work. Live on YouTube and Twitch from 16:00 UK time:
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Stream brought to you by BenQ Europe
Missed my second stream on Nuke compositing with CopyCat and machine learning? The recording is available with chapters. Thanks, Foundry, for sponsoring the stream. Enjoy, & don’t forget to subscribe. Help me reach 100K subs to get verified on YouTube: youtube.com/live/FTrXXfy...
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Join me for another Nuke compositing workshop. We'll continue to talk Machine learning, CopyCat, prep pipelines, rescaling CG, depth maps from footage, Catery nodes, specs, & more. Includes a giveaway of a Nuke Indie license brought by Foundry. Tuesday 18th Nov 18:00 PM youtube.com/live/FTrXXfy...
Only 2 Showreel reviews left in 2025. Can’t wait to talk to artists Mark Majcherczyk-Olczak and José Luis Cardona Tudela & check out their work. Join me tomorrow 13th of Nov 16:00 YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/9f_VQ5o...
Sponsored by Benq Europe Includes a giveaway of my Nuke course.
Join me for another Nuke compositing workshop. We'll continue to talk Machine learning, CopyCat, prep pipelines, rescaling CG, depth maps from footage, Catery nodes, specs, & more. Includes a giveaway of a Nuke Indie license brought by Foundry. Tuesday 18th Nov 18:00 PM youtube.com/live/FTrXXfy...
NEW PODCAST: In the debut video of our ‘Rise of AI Robots’ season of VFX Notes, Ian @beforesmag.bsky.social and I discuss the VFX of Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
Enjoy the Podcast as a video: youtu.be/g_Q5xhIpjFE
Or as an Audio Podcast: music.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Q5...
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