Francesco Panzieri
Senior Compositing Supervisor / 15 yrs
Santa Monica, CA
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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
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Compositing Supervisor, In-House
Lucasfilm
April 2022 - February 2023Century City, CA• Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (Lucasfilm / Paramount Pictures / Amblin Entertainment, 2023)
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Senior Digital Compositor
Wylie Co.
June 2020 - November 2020Dune: Part One
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Senior Digital Compositor
Luma Pictures
March 2019 - June 2019Santa Monica, California• Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios, 2019)
• Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony Columbia Pictures, 2019)
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Senior Compositor
Zero VFX
June 2018 - July 2018Venice Beach, CA- The Equalizer 2 (Sony Columbia Pictures, 2018)
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Senior Digital Compositor
Revolt 33 Studios
January 2017 - January 2017Playa Del Rey, California
- The Fate Of The Furious (Universal Pictures, 2017)
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Senior Digital Compositor
CoSA VFX
July 2016 - September 2016North Hollywood, California- Westworld (HBO, 2 episodes, S01)
- Gotham (FOX, 1 episode, S03)
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Education
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3d Animation
New York Film Academy
August 2008 - May 2009 -
Bachelor of Arts
Accademia dell'Immagine
September 2005 - August 2008