Francesco Panzieri

Francesco Panzieri

VFX Compositing Supervisor - Features & Episodics

Senior Compositing Supervisor / 16 yrs

Santa Monica, CA

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Lead Compositor

Mr. Right (2016)

In-House Compositing Supervisor: Lucasfilm

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

In-House Compositor: Bad Robot

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Senior Compositor: Wylie Co.

Dune (2021)

Senior Compositor: Digital Domain

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

In-House Compositing Supervisor: Warner Bros.

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

In-House Compositing Supervisor: Netflix

Jingle Jangle (2020)

In-House Compositing Supervisor: Netflix

Red Notice (2021)

In-House Compositor: Marvel Studios

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Compositor

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Senior Digital Compositor

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

In-House Compositor: Wylie Co.

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

In-House Digital Compositor

Men in Black: International (2019)

Digital Compositor

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

Compositor

Mile 22 (2018)

Senior Digital Compositor

The fate of the furious (2017)

Digital Compositor

Creed II (2018)

Digital Compositor & 3D Artist

Warrior (2011)

Rotoscope / Paint Artist

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Compositor

If Loving You Is Wrong (2014)

Compositor

The Muppets. (2015)

Compositor

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)

Compositor

Political Animals (2012)

Digital Compositor / Compositor

Switched at Birth (2011)

Compositor

The Orville (2022)

Compositor

Drop Dead Diva (2009)

Compositor

Weeds (2005)

Compositor

The Closer (2005)

Compositor

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)

Compositing Supervisor / Compositor

WeCrashed (2022)

Compositor

Pam & Tommy (2022)

Compositor

Counterpart (2017)

Compositor

The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)

Compositor

El Jefe (2012)

Compositor

Troop Zero (2020)

Digital Compositor

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)

Digital Compositor

Mad Men (2007)

Digital Compositor

True Detective (2014)

VFX Compositor

Westworld (2016)

Digital Compositor

CSI (2000)

Digital Compositor

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Digital Compositor

House (2004)

Digital Compositor

Hawaii Five-O (2010)

Senior Digital Compositor / Digital Compositor

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

In-House Digital Compositor

Robin Hood (2018)

Digital Compositor

Begin Again (2014)

Compositor

Atropa (2018)

Digital Compositor

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

Compositor

South of Hell (2015)

Compositor

Cult (2014)

Digital Compositor

The Orville (2017)

Senior Digital Compositor (in-house)

Robin Hood: Origins

Digital Compositor

Winter's Tale (2014)

Digital Compositor

The Walking Dead (2010)

Digital Compositor

Gotham (2014)

Digital Compositor

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Born and raised in Pescara (Italy), Francesco grew up fascinated by movies that are able to carry the audience at the heart of a compelling story through astonishing images. The work of the greatest visual effects supervisors, directors, cinematographers and designers has always found him wanting to know more about that filmic trickery, and to ultimately being able to grasp the necessary knowledge to become an expert in crafting that same magic.

Finding outlets from an early age through hobbies such as playing video-games, digital photography, home entertainment and building workstations for himself and his friends, Francesco has been most intrigued by the power of the computer as the perfect merger to all those elements, namely a tool for visual storytelling.

Before long, Francesco's attraction to digital merged with his strong passion for cinema, and led to his enrollment at The Academy of Image Arts (Accademia Dell'Immagine) in L'Aquila - Italy. Studying under many talented entertainment professionals, including Academy Awards recipients, Francesco earned a Bachelor of Arts in Audiovisuals & Mass Communication Media, and then relocated to New York to master the art of 3D & Visual Effects at The New York Film Academy.​

He has been living in sunny Los Angeles and working in entertainment for over 14 years since, where he has been given many incredible professional opportunities for which he is exceptionally grateful for.

The bulk of Francesco's VFX career has been as a Compositing Supervisor and Senior Compositor for feature films, episodic, music and integrated advertising projects. While he tends to particularly enjoy integrating computer-generated imagery passes and compositing green/blue screens, Francesco always strives for photorealism and seamless final integration, adding a touch of emotive meaning to every pixel he works on.

To date, Francesco has been entrusted with literally every sort of VFX task, such as complicated speed ramps and challenging paint-outs, rebuilding shots from camera projections, blending multiple takes, aging / de-aging an actor, or just simply massive shots or sequences that push the limits of the time and resources available. He has also enjoyed many look development opportunities, working closely with directors and supervisors to research and visualize important story looks. He has a very strong understanding of digital compositing workflows, visual effects pipelines, color management frameworks and camera optical features.

Francesco is a proud dual citizen of Italy and the United States of America and an active member of:
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS)
The Visual Effects Society (VES)
Associazione Effetti Visivi of Italy (AVFX)
Work History
  • Compositing Supervisor, In-House

    Warner Bros.

    May 2023 - November 2023
    West Hollywood, CA
  • Compositing Supervisor, In-House

    Lucasfilm

    April 2022 - February 2023
    Century City, CA

    • Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (Lucasfilm / Paramount Pictures / Amblin Entertainment, 2023)

  • Compositing Supervisor

    OnyxVFX

    November 2021 - April 2022
    WFH
  • Compositing Supervisor, In-House

    Netflix

    January 2021 - November 2021
    WFH

    Red Notice

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Wylie Co.

    June 2020 - November 2020

    Dune: Part One

  • Compositing Supervisor, In-House

    Netflix

    October 2019 - September 2020
    Sherman Oaks, California + WFH

    Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Wylie Co.

    June 2019 - September 2019
    Culver City, CA

    Terminator: Dark Fate

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Luma Pictures

    March 2019 - June 2019
    Santa Monica, California

    • Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios, 2019)
    • Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony Columbia Pictures, 2019)

  • Senior Digital Compositor, In-House

    Sony Pictures Entertainment

    December 2018 - March 2019
    Culver City, CA
  • Senior Compositor

    Digital Domain

    August 2018 - September 2018
    Playa Vista, California

    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 In-Game Cinematics (Activision/72 & Sunny, 2018)

  • Senior Compositor

    Zero VFX

    June 2018 - July 2018
    Venice Beach, CA

    - The Equalizer 2 (Sony Columbia Pictures, 2018)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Digital Domain

    January 2018 - June 2018
    Playa Vista, California

    - Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel Studios, 2018)
    - Ant-Man & The Wasp (Marvel Studios, 2018)
    - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Community Reveal Event Video (Activision/72 & Sunny, 2018)
    - A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix, 1 episode, S03)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Electric Theatre Collective

    October 2017 - November 2017
    Santa Monica, California

    - Chromeo / Juice (Atlantic Records, 2017)

  • Senior Digital Compositor (in-house)

    Lionsgate

    November 2017 - December 2017
    Santa Monica, California

    - Robin Hood (Lionsgate, 2018)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    The Mission Studio

    January 2016 - February 2016
    Venice Beach, California


    - MARVEL’s Contest Of Champions: Deadpool (Kabam/AKQA)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Digital Domain

    September 2017 - October 2017
    Playa Vista, California

    - Thor Ragnarok (Marvel Studios, 2017)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    September 2016 - December 2016
    Culver City, California


    - Once Upon A Time (ABC, 7 episodes, S06)
    - ICE (AT&T Audience Network, 1 episode, S01)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Timber

    August 2017 - September 2017
    Santa Monica, California

    - Katy Perry / Swish Swish feat. Nicki Minaj
    - Kelly Clarkson / Love So Soft

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Zero VFX

    June 2018 - October 2018
    Venice Beach, California

    - The Equalizer 2 (Sony Columbia Pictures, 2018)
    - Mile 22 (STX Entertainment, 2018)

  • In-House Senior Compositor

    Lionsgate

    November 2017 - December 2017
    Santa Monica, CA

    - Robin Hood (Lionsgate)

  • Senior Compositor

    Electric Theatre Collective

    October 2017 - November 2017
    Santa Monica, CA

    - Chromeo | Juice

  • Senior Compositor

    Digital Domain

    September 2017 - October 2017
    Los Angeles, CA

    Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel Studios)

  • Nuke Compositor

    Timber

    August 2017 - September 2017
    Santa Monica, CA

    - Katy Perry / Swish Swish feat. Nicki Minaj
    - Kelly Clarkson / Love So Soft

  • Senior Digital Compositor (in-house)

    Marvel Studios

    January 2017 - June 2017
    Culver City, California (Sony Pictures Studios)

    - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios, 2017)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Revolt 33 Studios

    January 2017 - January 2017
    Playa Del Rey, California


    - The Fate Of The Furious (Universal Pictures, 2017)

  • VFX Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    September 2016 - December 2016
    Culver City, CA

    - Once Upon A Time (ABC, 7 episodes, S06)
    - ICE (AT&T Audience Network, 1 episode, S01)

  • VFX Compositor

    Revolt 33

    January 2017 - January 2017
    Marina del Rey, CA

    - The Fate Of The Furious (Universal Studios)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    CoSA VFX

    July 2016 - September 2016
    North Hollywood, California

    - Westworld (HBO, 2 episodes, S01)
    - Gotham (FOX, 1 episode, S03)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    FuseFX

    June 2016 - July 2016
    Burbank, California

    - The Get Down (Netflix, 1 episode, S01)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Stargate Studios

    April 2016 - May 2016
    South Pasadena, California

    - 24:Legacy (FOX, 1 episode, S01)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    4 Max Post

    February 2016 - June 2016
    Toluca Lake, California

    - Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong (Oprah Winfrey Network, 5 episodes, S03)
    - Tyler Perry’s The Haves And The Have Nots (Oprah Winfrey Network, 7 episodes, S03)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Soapbox Films

    February 2016 - February 2016
    Burbank, California

    - The Muppets (ABC, 4 episodes, S01)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    The Mission Studio

    May 2016 - May 2016
    Venice Beach, California


    - MARVEL’s Contest Of Champions: Spark of Civil War (Kabam/AKQA)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Bad Robot / Kelvin Optical

    October 2015 - November 2015
    Burbank, California (Walt Disney Studios)

    - Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Lucasfilm/Disney)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Origin Digital Studios

    August 2014 - October 2015
    Burbank, California

    - True Detective (HBO, 4 episodes, S02)
    - South Of Hell (WE TV, 8 episodes, S01)
    - The Walking Dead (AMC, 1 episode, S06)
    - Agent X (TNT, 2 episodes, S01)
    - Sleepy Hollow (FOX, 21 episodes, S02-S03)
    - Scorpion (CBS, 1 episode, S01)
    - Limitless (CBS, 4 episodes, S01)
    - What Would Trejo Do? (Pilot, 2015)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    Drawn by the Light

    January 2014 - August 2014
    Hollywood, California

    - The Descendants (Disney)
    - Houdini (History Channel, 2 episodes, S01)
    - Diablo (Orion Pictures)
    - Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (Lifetime)
    - Mr. Right (Focus Features)
    - MARVEL’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, 2 episodes, S01)
    - Reclaim (Arclight Films)
    - Wheeler Dealers (Velocity Channel)
    - Beautiful & Twisted (Lifetime)
    - The Road Within (Amasia Entertainment)

  • Senior Digital Compositor

    The Molecule

    September 2013 - October 2013
    Hollywood, California

    - The Blacklist (NBC, 2 episodes, S01)
    - Winter’s Tale (Warner Bros)
    - Begin Again (The Weinstein Group)
    - That Awkward Moment (Treehouse Pictures)

  • Digital Compositor

    Drawn by the Light

    October 2012 - May 2013
    Hollywood, California

    - C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation (CBS, 18 episodes, S13)
    - Mad Men (AMC, 3 episodes, S06)

  • Digital Compositor

    Encore VFX

    September 2011 - September 2012
    Hollywood, California

    - Revenge (ABC, 18 episodes, S01)
    - The Middle (ABC, 4 episodes, S03)
    - House, M.D. (FOX, 16 episodes, S08)
    - Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, 2 episodes, S03)
    - Castle (ABC, 16 episodes, S04-05)
    - LabRats (Disney XD, 2 episodes, S01)
    - Banshee (CineMax, 4 episodes, S01)
    - Necessary Roughness (USA, 2 episodes, S02)
    - Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime, 13 episodes, S04)
    - Raising Hope (FOX, 2 episodes, S02)
    - Weeds (Showtime, 13 episodes, S08)
    - Hung (HBO, 2 episodes, S03)
    - Ringer (CW, 11 episodes, S01)
    - Glee (FOX, 1 episode, S03)
    - GCB (ABC, 10 episodes, S02)
    - Good Luck Charlie (Disney, 1 episode, S03)
    - The River (ABC, 8 episodes, S01)
    - NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (CBS, 1 episode, S09)
    - A Gifted Man (CBS, 7 episodes, S01)
    - Nikita (CW, 1 episode, S02)
    - Political Animals (USA, 6 episodes, S01)
    - Pan Am (ABC, 1 episode, S01)
    - Unforgettable (CBS, 6 episodes, S01)
    - Person Of Interest (CBS, 1 episode, S01)
    - 90210 (CW, 5 episodes, S01)
    - The Closer (TNT, 1 episode, S07)
    - The Mob Doctor (FOX, 5 episodes, S01)
    - Switched At Birth (ABC, 11 episodes, S01)
    - 15 Pilots for ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, TNT, Lifetime

  • Digital Compositor & 3D Artist

    2G Digital Post

    May 2010 - September 2011
    Burbank, California

    - Abduction (Lionsgate)
    - Madea’s Big Happy Family (Lionsgate)
    - Warrior (Lionsgate)
    - For Colored Girls (Lionsgate)

  • Rotoscope / Paint Artist

    Flash Film Works

    September 2009 - March 2010
    Hollywood, California

    - Clash Of The Titans (Warner Bros.)
    - Danny DeVito’s The Blood Factory (Web)

Education
  • 3d Animation

    New York Film Academy

    August 2008 - May 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts

    Accademia dell'Immagine

    September 2005 - August 2008