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Senior Creature & Character Animator | VFX Film · Game Cinematics

Dionysis Douliakas

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Creature & character animator on House of the Dragon, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Dune: Awakening, and 007 First Light. 12 years across film VFX, features, and game cinematics.

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Core coaching topics

Creature & Animal Animation Photoreal creature performance for film and game cinematics: locomotion, weight, anatomy and 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.
Character Animation & Shot Polish Improve body mechanics, acting, posing, timing, spacing, and polish. Practical feedback to bring your shots closer to production quality.
Moving Between Games and Film VFX What film VFX studios expect, how dailies and notes work on a VFX show, and how to retarget your reel for VFX, features or game cinematics.
Game Cinematics & Unreal Engine Performance, staging and camera for in-game cinematics, and how they differ from film shots. Practical Unreal Engine workflows for animators.

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.
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Mentorship packages

One Hour Coaching £80 session

Once, for 1 hour. Book the day and time that suits you.

Most popular One Week-Long Coaching £136 2 sessions

1h twice over a week (2 hours total). Book the days and times that suit you.

One Month-Long Coaching £256 4 sessions

1 hour once a week over a month (4 hours total). Book the days and times that suit you.

30-Minute Showreel Review £45 session

One 30-minute call. Send your reel beforehand, and I’ll go through it shot by shot from a film VFX and game cinematics perspective: what to cut, what to fix, and what’s missing before you apply.

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