Vivian wanted to be a filmmaker ever since he was 14 years old. After studying communication design in undergrad, he travelled to study film production in the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship. He loves to think in images, light and shadows. Thus, he specialized in cinematography during his MFA. His favorite artists are Caravaggio, Vasquez, Georges de La Tour, August Renoir, The Flemish Masters Rembrandt, Bruegel, Vermeer and Rubens. The list of his favorite filmmakers and cinematographers would be even longer than the list of his favorite artists.