Dionysis Douliakas
Senior creature and character animator with broad experience across VFX, animated features, commercials, game cinematics and games. Credits include House of the Dragon, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Dune: Awakening. Specialising in realistic creature performance, animation polish and production-ready workflows.
Core Coaching Topics
Creature & Animal Animation Photoreal creature performance for film and game cinematics: locomotion, weight, acting. Production workflows in Maya., Blender, or Unreal
Photoreal creature performance for film and game cinematics: locomotion, weight, acting. Production workflows in Maya., Blender, or Unreal
Showreel, Portfolio & Career Coaching Honest feedback on your showreel and portfolio, plus guidance on interviews, freelancing, and building a career across VFX, cinematics and games.
Honest feedback on your showreel and portfolio, plus guidance on interviews, freelancing, and building a career across VFX, cinematics and games.
Character Animation & Shot Polish Improve body mechanics, acting, posing, timing, spacing, and polish. Practical feedback to bring your shots closer to production quality.
Improve body mechanics, acting, posing, timing, spacing, and polish. Practical feedback to bring your shots closer to production quality.
Working Across Animation Industries Learn how animation workflows differ between VFX, commercials, animated features, game cinematics and games, and how to tailor your portfolio for each.
Learn how animation workflows differ between VFX, commercials, animated features, game cinematics and games, and how to tailor your portfolio for each.
Meet Dionysis Douliakas
I'm a senior freelance creature and character animator with 11 years of production experience across major VFX studios and game cinematic pipelines. Film credits include House of the Dragon (Pixomondo), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Rise FX), and animated features. In games, I've worked as an in-game cinematic animator on 007 First Light at Puppetworks, and contributed to Dune: Awakening. Alongside production work, I actively mentor emerging animators through Access: VFX. I focus on the practical, unfiltered side of working in studios: from building your first creature shot to navigating the transition between film VFX and game cinematic pipelines.Portfolios & Reels
Mentorship Packages Available
One Hour Coaching
Once, for 1 hour. Book the day and time that suits you.
- 1-on-1 individual session
- Showreel review, tips & tricks
- Video recording of each session
One Week-Long Coaching
1h twice over a week (2 hours total). Book the days and times that suit you.
- 1-on-1 individual sessions
- Showreel review, tips & tricks
- Video recording of each session
One Month-Long Coaching
1 hour once a week over a month (4 hours total). Book the days and times that suit you.
- 1-on-1 individual sessions
- Showreel review, tips & tricks
- Video recording of each session
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