Gianni Aliotti

Work History

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  VFX supervisor

  Goodbye Kansas Studios

  June 2022 - Present

  Stockholm, Sweden
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  Lighting/FX Lead

  Lucasfilm Animation

  November 2016 - May 2022
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  Lucasfilm Animation

  Lucasfilm Animation

  October 2016 - January 2018
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  Sr Lighter

  Zynga

  September 2015 - October 2015
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  Compositor

  Atomic Fiction

  January 2015 - July 2015

  Oakland

  

  
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  Senior Lighter

  Visceral Games

  September 2013 - January 2015
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  Senior Lighting Artist

  Sledgehammer Games

  March 2013 - September 2013

  
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  Compositor

  Lucasfilm

  September 2012 - February 2013

  -Compositing
  -Keying
  -Lead shots to final approval
  -Look development
  -CG/FX integration
  -2D Tracking
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  Senior Lighter/Compositing Lead for VFX

  Digital Domain

  October 2011 - September 2012

  Compositing Lead - Rock of Ages (2012)
  Compositing Lead - Heads Up Display (2012)
  Compositing Lead - Ball Unleashed (2012)
  
  -Compositing & Look-Dev of highly complex key shots.
  -Support and supervision of all Compositing artists.
  -Direct reporting to VFX Supe.
  -Dailies reviews with all Compositing artists in VFX Supe’s absence.
  -Daily Comp-Lead rounds with artists.
  -Shot bidding, casting of shots to artists, & forecasting render usage.
  -Responsible for shot continuity across sequence/show.
  -Interviewing of all compositing candidates and reporting of feed

  

  

  

  
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  Compositing Lead / Lead Lighter

  DreamWorks Animation

  January 2010 - September 2011

  Compositing Lead & Lead Lighter - Megamind

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Lead Lighter/Compositor

  DreamWorks Animation

  October 2007 - September 2011

  Lead Lighter/Compositor - Puss 'N Boots (2011)
  Lead Lighter/Compositor - Monsters VS Aliens Night of the Living Carrots (2011 DVD)
  Lead Lighter/Compositor - Megamind The Button of Doom (2011 DVD)
  Lead Lighter/Compositor - How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
  Lead Lighter/Compositor - Merry Madagascar (2009)
  Lead Lighter/Compositor - Monsters Vs Aliens (2009)
  Lead Lighter/Compositor - Madagascar 2 (2008)

  

  

  

  
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  Lighter/Compositor

  DreamWorks Animation

  July 2005 - September 2007

  Lighter/Compositor - Over the Hedge (2006)
  Lighter/Compositor - Bee Movie (2007)

  
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  Compositor

  Warner Bros. Animation

  June 2005 - July 2005

  Four Brothers - Compositor (2005)
  
  I came in for a short time on Four Brothers for a one month schedule. We did mostly sky replacements and winterizing (added snow/etc) to some sun-lit plates.

  
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  Compositor

  Digital Domain

  May 2004 - May 2005

  Stealth - Compositor (2004-2005)
  
  I was one of the first compositors on Stealth so I played a big part in prevising for the comp pipeline including the look of the "Fuel Cloud" and stayed on to the end of the show when we delivered 700+ vfx shots. The shots ranged in complexity from many 3d reprojections, fx element integrations, planes with 20+ layers of shading passes, visors, canopies, etc. which we comped all together in 64bit Nuke.

• Compositor/Lighter

  WOT - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

  July 2003 - April 2004

  Sky Captain - Compositor (2003-2004)
  
  I comped approximately 80 shots for Sky Captain and used Maya/Renderman to output various shader layers to supplement the existing lighting beauty passes that I was given. I introduced new ways of using After Effects' 3D camera system to map textures/shadows onto plates thus dramatically cutting down on setup/render times for our dedicated lighters.
  
  I also Taught classes on Shake to the mostly AE Compositing Dept and implemented workflow enhancements for such things as automating slates and movie generation for w
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  Lead Lighter

  Electronic Arts Los Angeles

  November 2002 - July 2003

  Medal of Honor, Pacific Assault - Lead Lighter (2003)
  Medal of Honor, Rising Sun - Lighter (2002)
  
  I was instrumental in developing the lighting pipleline for both Medal of Honor Rising Sun and MOH Pacific Assault. I also designed various hud graphics and UI features for MOHPA.

• Lead Designer

  Termite Games, Sweden

  September 2001 - September 2002

  New World Order - Lead Designer/Art Director (2001-2002)
  
  I did a wide variety of tasks for this company as we were only about 6 people for most of the job. My tasks as Lead Designer included editing and designing motion graphics comps for game demos/trailers, lighting for markerting stills, production design, and in-game visual-design for the PC game titled New World Order.
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  Compositor

  DreamWorks Animation

  March 2000 - August 2001

  A.I. - Compositor & Roto/Paint Artist (2001)
  The Deep End - Compositor & Roto/Paint Artist (2001)
  The Mexican - Roto/Paint Artist (2000)