Introduction

With more than 15 years of experience on feature films, CG animation and commercial visual FX, a strong familiarity with some of the major animation, compositing and rendering packages (i.e Softimage XSI, MentalRay, Shake, Combustion, 3dsmax), today I have the ability to work with all levels of creative, technical and production management.

In the past 4 years I have developed a specific experience in mentoring and management of teams of people: working as a liaison among departments, attending weekly meetings with Story/Animation/Technical Leads and Supervisors to manage the technical and creative requirements for the film, overseeing specific issues that may affect the production pipeline and the story, ensuring that the highest quality is being achieved within schedule.
I work closely with the R&D staff to determine the most valuable use of development with regards to the production process and I help determine resource requirements and their distribution.

On last year I'd the occasion to work on tree of the most important projects in London, side by side to professional people I can share my experiences.

Work Experience

Prince of Persia - 2009
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor

Triangle - 2009
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor

Ondine - 2009
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor

Where the wild things are - 2009
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor

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007 - "Quantum of Solace” – 2008
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – 2008
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Genre: feature film
Role: 2D Compositor

Churchill at War
Genre: TvSerie (HBO)
Role: 2D Compositor

The Golden Compass – 2007
Genre: feature film
Best Achievement in Visual Effects at Academy Awards, USA
Best Special Visual Effects at BAFTA Awards
Role: 2D Compositor
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Donkey.Xote – 2007
Genre: character animation
Role: Assistant CG supervisor & Lead Compositor
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Tiziano Ferro: Ti voglio bene (I care for you)
Genre: videoclip
Role: Lead Compositor & 2D supervisor

The post production work was quite complex: we had to reconstruct the face skin – where eleven marker had been previously positioned to create the effects – then compose and finalize it. The video, 4 min. 22 sec. length, was realised with a mixed technique, using Shake for face reconstruction, Smoke, Flame and Inferno for compositing and finalization, for a total amount of about 6.000 frames.
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Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza – 2003
Genre: 2D animation + 3D background
Nominated for best visual effects at “David di Donatello Awards”
Role: CG Artist, 2D Compositor & Render TD

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Batman Knight Flight (Ride-Show) in Madrid – 2002
Genre: pre-show 3D film (3'35")
Role: CG Artist, 2D Previz Compositor & TD for Natural Effects

I rebuild the ship from the Blur model, the flght-trough the city and the control room, some Freeze armors and freezing FX. Boujou was used for tracking.
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Keglevich (Vodka) – 2002
Genre: commercial
Role: CG Artist & TD for Natural Effects

all walking liquid was realized with RealFlow, integrated into Softimage 3D
12 shots products on 2 weeks.
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Roberto Cavalli Profumo – 2002
Genre: commercial
Role: CG Artist & 2D Compositor

The bottle of perfume and the snake were in CG, I animated and composited the snake on last 2 shots.
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Fiat Summer 2000 (Granchi) – 2000
Genre: commercial
Role: CG Artist

all Crabs are CG 5 Weeks of Production.
Modelling, Setuped, Animated, Render and Compositied.
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La leggenda del pianista (The legend of 1900) – 1998
Genre: feature film
Role: SFX Animator, 2D Previz Compositor & TD Render

Many Sea on background was created with Arete software and Metal Ray render, 3D tracking using 3Dequalizer to match the real Camera with the fake 3D Cameras, and I add some Smokes, Fogs and Elements on Ships sequences.
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Viaggio nel Cosmo (Cosmo Journey) – 1997
Genre: feature film (scence education)
Role: SFX Animator & TD Render

A lot of Smokes Fx, and 3D on live action integration with motion control shoots.

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// TESTS & OTHER WORKS
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HU-MAN
Genre: 3D character animation
Role: TD & 2D Compositor

Trailer for the animation feature based on a story by Guido Manuli
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VICO
Genre: 3D character animation
Role: TD & 2D Compositor

Trailer for a tv series
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NOTISSIME
Genre: 3D character animation
Role: TD & 2D Compositor

This short became a bonus on the cd to be enclosed with snacks for kids.