Martin Pedreira
Martin Pedreira is a Freelance Senior VFX Artist originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, currently based in the heart of Berlin, Germany, since 2014.
I had a great interview with him through “WhatsApp.” And talk about technology, the sound isn’t too bad and you can listen in on it below (Audio box). We talked about his work on Angel Has Fallen and a few other of his projects that many of you will recognize right away. Listen to some of our talk about some of the explosions in the film.
Martin Pedreira
VFX is his passion, he started as a Motion Graphics Designer back in 2006, and further developed into a CG Generalist until he became a full time Digital Compositor. Since then, he has successfully worked for more than 15 different studios across 2 continents, 6 countries and 10 cities. He also a teacher for L’IDEM Animation University in Barcelona, giving intensive courses on Compositing for 3rd year students.
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Here’s a short list of some of the films and series he has worked on: Hellboy 2019, Angel Has Fallen 2019, The Girl in the Spiders Web 2018, Godzilla: King of Monsters 2019, The House with a Clock in its Walls 2018, Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018, Black Panther 2018, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. II 2017 (Nominated for an Oscar 2018 on Best Visual Effects), Spiderman: Homecoming 2017, Game of Thrones Final Season, Game of Thrones season 7, WestWorld season 1 (Winner Emmy Outstanding Special Visual Effects 2017), Black Sails season 4 (Nominee Emmy Outstanding Special Visual Effects 2017), Berlin Station (USA/GER).
He looks forward to his next work adventure. You can check him out here on his personal website.
Angel Has Fallen arrives on Digital November 12 and on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand November 26 from Lionsgate. Filled with edge-of-your-seat action set pieces, explosive moments, and jaw-dropping hand-to-hand combat.
Synopsis: When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the president. — A.O.
