Riccardo Zanettini

Riccardo Zanettini

Senior Generalist / Supervisor VFX Artist / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Effects Artist

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Visual Effects Artist

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Wendell & Wild (2022)

Compositor

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Digital Artist

Eros (2018)

Compositor

League of Gods (2016)

Sr. LookDev/Lighter

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Digital Compositor

By the Sea (2015)

Sr.Compositor

The Hateful Eight (2015)

CG supervisor

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

CG supervisor

Godzilla (2014)

CG supervisor

Pompeii (2014)

Sr. Compositor

Oblivion (2013)

Lighting Technical Director

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Sr. Compositor

Medal of Honor: Warfighter (2012)

Red Tails (2012)

Sr. Compositor

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Sr. Lighting TD

Game of Thrones (2011)

CG Generalist

Terra Nova (2011)

Lighting Lead

Sucker Punch (2011)

Senior Lighting TD

The Nutcracker in 3D (2011)

Sr. Lighting TD

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Sr. Lighting and Compositing TD

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Lighting Lead on 2012

2012 (2009)

Senior Lighting TD

City of Ember (2008)

Senior Technical Director

Beowulf (2007)

Senior Color And Lighting Technical Director

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Senior Color & Lighting / Compositing

Open Season (2006)

Lighting TD

Stealth (2005)

Lighting TD

I, Robot (2004)

Lighting TD

Peter Pan (2003)

Technical Director

Hulk (2003)

Lighting TD

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

3D Lighting Artist

Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

3D Artist

Jesus (2000)

Computer Graphics Artist

The Legend of 1900 (1998)

Sr. Compositor

Wolksvagen

Work History
  • Sr compositor

    SPI

    October 2022 - January 2023
    Remote
  • ICVFX Epic Unreal Fellowship

    Epic Games

    August 2022 - September 2022
    Culver City

    Learning Unreal for incamera VFX (virtual sets)

  • Sr. Compositor

    FuseFX

    March 2022 - July 2022

    Mand who Fell on Earth
    Will and Wendell
    American Horror Stories

  • Sr. Compositor

    CoSA VFX

    October 2021 - December 2021

    multiple tv shows (Nancy Drew, Station19, Breath and Raised by Wolves S2)

  • Sr. Compositor

    Pixomondo

    August 2021 - October 2021

    Orville and Lost in Space

  • Sr. Compositor

    Future House Studios

    May 2021 - July 2021

    Movie "Stolen Gold" and Unreal based experience "future of work"

  • Sr. Generalist

    Mod-Creations

    February 2021 - April 2021

    commercial for a worldwide known smartphone brand

  • Sr. Compositor

    Crafty Apes

    May 2020 - July 2020

    multiple Tv shows (orville, invasion)

  • Sr. Compositor

    Undisclosed

    January 2018 - February 2020
    undisclosed

    undisclosed

  • Sr. Generalist

    Duncan Studio

    September 2017 - March 2018
  • Sr compositor

    Chapeau FX

    July 2017 - September 2017
  • Sr. Comper

    Method Studios

    June 2017 - July 2017
  • Sr. Compositor

    Deutsch Inc

    April 2017 - June 2017
  • 3D Generalist

    Big Block

    December 2016 - March 2017
  • SR. Comper

    CBS

    November 2016 - November 2016
  • Sr. Generalist

    Drive fx

    October 2016 - November 2016
  • Sr. Cg artist

    Prologue Films

    October 2016 - October 2016
  • Sr CG artist

    Fellow LA

    September 2016 - September 2016
  • Sr. Comp

    Drive

    September 2016 - September 2016
  • Sr. Compositor

    Chapeau FX

    August 2016 - September 2016
  • sr. lighting td

    Blur Studio

    February 2016 - August 2016
  • Uncharted Territory

    December 2015 - March 2016
  • Sr. LookDev/Lighting Artist

    Uncharted

    October 2015 - February 2016
  • Lighting and Look Dev Lead

    MPC

    March 2015 - May 2015

    Working on New Raid Commercials with CG creature

  • Lighting Lead

    Logan

    February 2015 - March 2015

    Worked on several commercial projects

  • CG supervisor

    ScanlineVFX

    October 2013 - October 2014

    I worked on:
    Pompeii
    Godzilla
    Game of Thrones - The Children (Emmy Award Winner for Vfx)
    Hunger Games Mocking Jay part 1

  • Sr. Lighting TD and Sr. Compositor

    Logan

    March 2013 - June 2013

    Worked on Nike NFL new team uniform commercial/presentation, on Clinique moisturizer product commercial and finally on a package shot for another Clinique commercial.
    I worked in lighting/look dev and compositing using maya/vray and nuke on all commercials.
    On the NFL project I was overseeing the team comp work.

  • Sr. Compositor

    Pixomondo

    December 2012 - February 2013

    Sr. Compositor on Oblivion.
    Worked on different types of shot, from full CG, to 2 1/2 matte paint to blue screen shots...

  • Lighting TD

    Wētā FX

    September 2012 - December 2012

    Worked as Lighting TD on several different shots mostly in the Warg and Eagle sequences.

  • Sr. Lighting TD/generalist

    Ntropic

    July 2012 - September 2012

    Worked on ABC HD promo for this season shows.

  • Sr. Compositor

    Digital Domain

    May 2012 - July 2012

    I am currently working at DD commercial Division.
    Projects: Transformers Fall of Cybertron (the Megaplex Trailer),
    Medal of Honor cinematics.

  • Sr. Look Dev and Lighting TD

    Logan

    March 2012 - May 2012

    Employed as Sr. Look Dev and Lighting TD on a couple of commercial including Mario Tennis for Nintendo.

  • Sr. Compositor

    Method Studios

    December 2011 - March 2012

    Working on Wrath of the Titan.

  • Lighting Lead/Sr. Compositor

    Pixomondo

    February 2010 - December 2011

    Completed G.W. Lucas RedTails.
    I did work on several aspects of the production including look dev on shots (shaders, lighting and comp), setting up lighting pipeline and how it connects to compositing, setup of lighting for most sequences, optimization for optimal render times, plane canopy setup (generic render passes then used in comp to give the glass look), shots lighting and compositing.
    Previously I had completed Sucker Punch in the same role.

  • Sr. Lighting TD

    CafeFX

    November 2009 - February 2010

    Joined the team in Santa Maria to work on Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"

  • Sr. Lighting and Compositing TD

    ImageMovers

    June 2009 - November 2009

    Working on "A Christmas Carol"
    Sr. Lighting and Compositing TD on R.Zemeckis "A Christmas Carol". I built light-rigs and templates to be used by other artists for a consistent look throughout a sequence. I used layered render to relight shots using nuke. This was a stereo project.

  • Lighting Lead on 2012

    Pixomondo

    December 2008 - June 2009

    Working on 2012
    Lead Lighting TD on Max/Vray. I did key-lighting and compositing on the movie “2012” directed by R.Emmerich.
    I Had a big part developing the look, the lighting pipeline and it's coupling with compositing for the sequences assigned.

  • Sr. TD lighter/compositor/look dev

    Luma Pictures

    October 2007 - October 2008
  • Sr. TD lighter/compositor

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2005 - October 2007

    Sr. TD lighter/compositor on the SPA first full cg feature “Open Season”. I did sequence key-lighting and look dev. In the same role I also worked on “Spiderman 3” and on Robert Zemeckis “Beowulf”.

  • Sr. TD Lighter

    Digital Domain

    May 2003 - March 2005

    Sr. TD lighter/compositor on the movies “Stealth” “I Robot” & “Peter Pan” using maya/mtor/prman/nuke.
    On Peter Pan I did look devl, rendering pipeline setup, shader devl for the set Extension Team (Black Castle). Also consulted for the look dev of the Crocodile. On I Robot and Stealth I mainly did seq. key-lighting and run shots.

  • TD lighter

    Industrial Light & Magic

    November 2001 - May 2003

    TD lighter on Star Wars Episode2 “Attack of the Clones” using ILM proprietary software.
    TD lighter/fx and some comp on Ang Lee “The Hulk”. I developed look and technique for several particle driven effects in maya.

  • Lighting Artist

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    January 2001 - March 2001

    Freelance TD lighter/compositor on movie “Doctor Dolittle 2” and “Bush Beans” commercial

  • 3D Artist

    Locomotion

    1997 - 2000

    Staff in one of the largest 3D animation studios in Italy. I began by taking care of the commercial section following all the steps of the production. Later I supervised small teams and more complex productions starting from pre-pro and shooting until the final composites. In the end I supervised shooting on set. Worked on two features G. Tornatore’s “Legend of 1900” and ABC’s “Jesus”.

Education
  • Istituto Europeo di Design

    1991 - 1994