In short
About
I'm an FX and CFX artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Vancouver. I work in Houdini, on effects and on character effects like cloth and hair.
Before Disney I was at Sony Pictures Imageworks, DNEG, MPC, Pixomondo and Jellyfish Pictures. I grew up in Abruzzo, studied design in Turin and did my MA in Digital Effects at Bournemouth.
Studios
Experience
- 2023–nowWalt Disney Animation StudiosEffects AnimatorVancouver
- 2022–23Sony Pictures ImageworksEffects AnimatorMontreal
- 2022DNEGFX Artist / TDMontreal
- 2021MPCKey Tech Anim (CFX) ArtistMontreal
- 2020–21PixomondoFX Artist / TDStuttgart
- 2018–20Jellyfish PicturesFX Artist / TDLondon
- 2017–18Jellyfish PicturesFX & Lighting ArtistLondon
DNEG logo by DesignStudio, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Annie Awards
Recognition
Two nominations for effects animation, six years apart.
Study
Education
2016
MA Digital Effects
Bournemouth University, NCCA
Turin
BA Design and Visual Communication
Politecnico di Torino
Including an Erasmus exchange at an art academy in Paris
Tools
Houdini, Nuke, Katana, Maya, Arnold, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, Shotgun
Sharing
Teaching & Talks
2020 – 2021
Lecturer and content creator, MA Digital Effects
Bournemouth University
May 2020
Careers talk, "Creare cartoni in 3D"
Bodoni Paravia, Turin
Outside the studio
When I'm not simulating hair and cloth, I make things by hand: crochet, Cricut projects and other crafts. If you're curious, I share them on Instagram at @harts_and_craft(opens in a new tab).
Interviews and articles