VFX Artist | Content Producer

Commercial VFX & Content Showreel 2020

Elaina Brillantes VFX & Content Reel 2020 v01.mov


Project Breakdown, in order of appearance. All projects were done in Nuke unless specified otherwise.

Watermarked spots were done and provided by Framestore New York. Unwatermarked content are personal or commissioned projects.


  1. Geico | Rocket League

  • Nuke Lead - Managed the Nuke team while working alongside the CG Lead and team. Responsible for distributing shots, working with creative director, providing feedback, and delivering multiple spots. Also comped on several, full CG shots.

  1. Toyota | Runs in the Family

  • Comp - Integrated multiple CG elements and matte paintings on top of live action footage.

  1. Hummer | GMC HUMMER EV "Revolutionary World Premiere"

  • Comp & Cleanup - Integrated CG assets. Also provided cleanup on multiple shots as well as lookdev on space/galaxy sequences.

  1. Cisco | New Reality

  • Comp - Integrated matte paintings & assets to create a salt flats environment from an entirely indoor, blue screen shoot.

  1. AT&T | Redbull

  • Lead - managed a small team to revamp AT&T's older Redbull Racing spots (also done by Framestore NY) with new logos & helmet designs over several spots. Secondary car (0:42) was not touched.

  1. US Marines | Battles Won

  • Comp & Cleanup - integrated CG vehicles and cleaned up background elements.

  1. Wall of Fire | Proof of Concept & Final

  • All aspects - Tested, filmed, & composited a small collaboration with @suchamantis on twitter as an homage to Liam O'Brien's notable moment on Critical Role as his character, Caleb Widoghast. This was my first dive into producing 2D visual effects projects from home, outside of work.

  1. ARK_ | Youtube Intro

  • All aspects - for (now retired) Overwatch Pro player Yeon-joon "ArK" Hong. Recorded gameplay footage using Overwatch's spectator mode & composited graphics on top as well as the following motion graphics title card following. All graphics done in Nuke. Animation assets by RTFX on Vimeo.

  1. Be Right Back! | Looped Scene for Streaming

  • All aspects- created for my own personal D&D stream along with a corresponding "Starting soon!", I once again leaned on my knack for filming live action footage & creating my own visual effects to composite a pleasing, looped video and facilitate a more seamless viewing experience.

  1. Nespresso | Beverly Bound

  • Cleanup - removed Jack Nicholson from original footage to provide a clean plate before the team integrated assets of George Clooney in his place.

  1. Geico | Yard Sale

  • Nuke Lead - Managed the Nuke team while working alongside the CG Lead and team. Responsible for distributing shots, working with creative director, providing feedback, and delivering multiple spots. Also comped on several shots featuring the CG Gecko.

  1. Ford | Fordpass

  • Comp - Integrated several spliced assets to create a single cohesive animation, as well as compositing a full CG cage.

  1. Aflac | TV College Football

  • Cleanup - removed puppeteers & tracking markers from the overhead shot.

  1. Stella Artois | The Delivery

  • Comp - created a snowy matte painting to add more snow in the environment for several shots.

  1. 5 Deadly Venoms @5DV NYC | Title Cards

  • All Aspects. - Maya, Arnold, Redshift, Nuke. Title cards created in my free time for various video projects to be posted on 5DV social media accounts. Responsible for modeling, animation, lighting, set-dressing, and compositing.