Diego Grimaldi

Work History

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  Senior FX TD

  Industrial Light & Magic

  February 2022 - May 2025

  San Francisco, California, United States Remote
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  FX TD

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  March 2021 - September 2021

  Burbank
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  FX TD

  Wētā FX

  August 2020 - November 2020
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  Effects Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  April 2019 - September 2019

  Burbank, California

  Effects Animator on Frozen 2

  

  
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  Effects Artist

  Picture Shop

  February 2019 - April 2019

  Burbank
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  FX Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2018 - September 2018

  Vancouver, Canada

  Working on FX shots for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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  FX TD

  CoSA VFX

  March 2017 - November 2017

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  As first FX TD in the Vancouver studio I helped building the Houdini pipeline and in the same time I completed a lot of FX shots on a tight deadline.
  I helped the Gotham team to win an Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Supporting Role by creating many atmospheric FX for the last shot of the third season.

  

  

  

  

  
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  FX Artist

  King and Country

  September 2019 - September 2019

  Los Angeles

  FX for a promo for a show on History Channel
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  Senior FX Artist

  Digital Domain

  September 2021 - October 2021

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
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  Senior FX Artist

  Rodeo FX

  October 2021 - January 2022

  FX lookdev on The Little Mermaid
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  Lead FX Artist

  Syncronos Design Inc

  November 2020 - March 2021

  Remote, Burbank
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  Effects Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  March 2021 - September 2021

  Burbank, California, United States

  Worked in Effects on Encanto
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  FX TD

  Buck LA

  March 2020 - May 2020

  Burbank

  Houdini FX on commercials
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  FX TD

  FuseFX

  January 2020 - March 2020

  Sherman Oaks

  Working on Netflix episodic delivering high end CG Effects

  
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  FX TD

  Zoic Studios

  November 2019 - December 2019

  Los Angeles

  Working on effects for several DC tv shows
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  FX TD

  Frame 48

  September 2019 - October 2019

  Los Angeles
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  Houdini FX artist

  FuseFX

  January 2020 - March 2020

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Working on Netflix episodic delivering high end CG Effects
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  FuseFX

  ? - March 2020
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  Senior FX Artist

  Zoic Studios

  November 2019 - December 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Working on effects for several DC tv shows
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  FX Supervisor

  Artella

  January 2017 - September 2018

  Vancouver, Canada
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  FX TD

  Image Engine

  August 2016 - February 2017

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  RnD and FX shots on the show on Logan
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  FX TD

  Double Negative

  April 2016 - August 2016

  Vancouver, Canada

  FX shots for Star Trek Beyond

  
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  Houdini FX TD

  TRIXTER

  February 2016 - April 2016

  Munich Area, Germany

  FX shots on Captain America Civil War
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  FX TD

  Double Negative

  April 2015 - February 2016

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  FX LookDev and Asset Creation for feature film

  
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  FX TD

  MPC

  November 2014 - April 2015

  
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  FX Artist

  Zimmerman Advertising

  September 2014 - December 2014

  Completing several FX shots involving snow, particles, fluids simulations for a car commercial
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  Dynamics/FX Artist

  Ingenuity Engine

  June 2014 - September 2014

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  R&D on feature film "The Final Girls". Volumetric effects, rigid body dynamics, fluids, liquids, procedural tools development, particle work, and model cleaning. / Houdini, 3dsMax
  Commercials:
  *) Nissan/Heisman: create ground ripples with debris and particles for football player landing, smoke and atmospheric particles across several shots, fur interaction and grass clipping flying off, pressure distortion shock-wave as the ball travels through the air, several different particle systems.
  *) Smirnoff: responsible for wallpaper ripping and peeling tool development to use across different shots, ice statue destruction (rigid bodies, volumetric, particles), and cloth effect.
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  Dynamics/FX Artist

  Ember Lab

  August 2013 - May 2014

  Orange County, California Area

  Research and Development of dynamic effects elements to be used in the short film "Prey"
  Look development of dynamic effects elements
  On Set Visual Effects Supervision
  Complete Visual Effects for the short films "Prey" and "Dust"
  Software: Houdini, Nuke, 3DsMax
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  Intern

  Zoic Studios

  January 2013 - June 2013

  Complete VFX shots for the TV show "Once Upon a Time"
  Shadow various senior level CG artists as they work on commercials, TV episodes, and feature films Participate to weekly meetings
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  Freelance FX Artist

  Studio Bunker LLC

  August 2013 - December 2013

  Research and Development of dynamic effects elements to be used in feature films
  Completion and rendering of dynamic effects elements to be composited on live action plates.
  Software: Houdini

• Event Coordinator

  Pencil Mileage Club (Visual Arts/Animation Club)

  August 2012 - May 2013

  Organize and coordinate networking events.