Sorry kids, but Faction Pictures is temporarily down. I'm redesigning the site, and I hope to have it up sooner than later. But for now, I've kept the bare essentials up.

Who am I? Erik Ribeiro. Officially I'm a graphic designer for KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas. In addition to design, I spend a lot of time scripting Photoshop, so I can spend less time using Photoshop. On the side (and sometimes at work), I'm a 3D modeler, animator, motion designer, videographer, and independent producer. To get my head around the constantly changing world of computer-based video production and post-production, I am also a trainer. I train unofficially, and sometimes officially in Photoshop, After Effects, and Liquid. I also write, compose, record and mix my own music, though I rarely have time since it pays dirt.

Wondering what I'm up to these days? ...my neck in new software to learn: Maxwell Render, modo 301, RealFlow 4, Lightwave 9.3 and Cinema 4D 10.5. A couple of times a week, I'm hopping between Vegas, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and occasionally speedEDIT.

I know lots of you have been asking to see my work from KPRC. I'm finally posting some of it here:
MPEG4 - should play fine in Quicktime 7 (640x480 35MB - right-click on the PC or control-click on the Mac to download)

OK, I haven't updated the personal reel in years. But I still find it relevant to some. If you are one of those people, download one of the following:

2004 CGI demo reel:
Windows Media
FOR POCKET PC (208x160, 2.32 MB)
MEDIUM (320x240, 2.99 MB)
HIGH (640x480, 10.0 MB)
Quicktime
LOW (160x120, 1.03 MB)
MEDIUM (320x240, 9.32 MB)
HIGH (640x480, 37.0 MB)

RadVault RSNA booth video:
Windows Media (640x480, 25.7MB).
Quicktime (640x480 81MB).

Need to contact me? For now, the best way is via email to erik@factionpictures.com. For security reasons and due to unwanted spam, I've removed my online resume. If you'd like a copy, please email me, and I'll send you one.