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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

  1. 2023–nowWalt Disney Animation StudiosEffects AnimatorVancouver
  2. 2022–23Sony Pictures ImageworksEffects AnimatorMontreal
  3. 2022DNEGFX Artist / TDMontreal
  4. 2021MPCKey Tech Anim (CFX) ArtistMontreal
  5. 2020–21PixomondoFX Artist / TDStuttgart
  6. 2018–20Jellyfish PicturesFX Artist / TDLondon
  7. 2017–18Jellyfish PicturesFX & Lighting ArtistLondon
Studios: Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, DNEG, MPC, Pixomondo, Jellyfish Pictures

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

Press