Our Company

PEPE VALENCIA

Founder / Previs Supervisor

BARABOOM! Studios was founded in 2009 by Pepe Valencia, tapping over 20 years of experience in visual effects, animation, lighting and digital cinematography. Prior to Baraboom! Pepe delivered previs for Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, Polar Express, Monster House among others. Pepe was the Director of Photography for the feature Astro Boy.

/baˈtəːbum/

BARABOOM!

expression used by magicians when creating worlds out of nothing

OUR CLIENTS

our expertise

PREVIS

collaborative process that generates preliminary versions of shots or sequences predominantly using cg animation tools and virtual environments.

PITCHVIS

illustrates the potential of a project before it has been fully funded. These sequences are conceptual, to be refined or replaced during preproduction.

POSTVIS

combines digital elements and production photography to validate footage selection, providing placeholder shots for editorial.

TECHVIS

incorporates and generates accurate camera, lighting, design and scene-layout information to help define production requirements.

JOE JOHNSTON

Director ¨The Nutcracker and the Four Realms¨

¨BARABOOM!, Thank you for leading the way with your excellent visualizations, Well Done!"

KAREN DUFILHO

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / GOOGLE

Pepe and his Baraboom team simply made my production possible. Professional. Detailed. Talented. And beyond pleasant to work with. I can't say enough about his energy, support and calm through the storm, except that I look forward do working with him again, and soon!

RAINER GOMBOS

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR / "COSMOS: a SPACETIME ODDYSEY"

Pepe Valencia is a terrific artist and a great person. I very much enjoyed working with him. He and his team conceptualized a lot of complex and important shots for Cosmos: A Space time Odyssey. I am looking forward to working with Pepe and Baraboom! again.