Visual Cortex Lab focuses on the creation of images, from Visual Effects for movies and commercial, and Photography.
Visual Cortex Lab also offers advanced Houdini classes, masterclass and training.
Experiences:
Houdini Training:
Gamesys LTD – London – United Kingdom
Rebellion Games – Oxford – United Kingdom
SkyB Sports – United Kingdom
MyKeys Studios School – Milano – Italy
ViFX School – Thiene – Italy
Event Horizon – Turin – Italy
LaSalle University – Barcelona – Spain
Latest Works and clients:
year: 2018
VFX client: Unit.tv
client:Glassworks Barcelona
Lexus (China) commercial
year: 2014
client: Sky Sports London
PGA Tour Intro
year: 2014
client: ETC London
work: Candy Crush Saga TV commercials
Pet Rescue
Farm Heroes
Release the Magic
DFX Supervisor - Head of FX/CFX
88 Pictures
January 2023 - November 2024
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid
FX Supervisor
ScanlineVFX
July 2021 - December 2022
London, England, United Kingdom
FX Supervisor
Axis Animation
March 2021 - June 2021
London, England, United Kingdom
FX/CFX & Crowds Supervisor
Jellyfish Pictures
October 2019 - March 2021
London, United Kingdom
FX/CFX and Crowd supervisor with direct contribution to the development of the Houdini pipeline.
Senior Houdini FX TD
Jellyfish Pictures
June 2019 - July 2019
London, United Kingdom
FX senior TD/Crowd Team Lead
Union Visual Effects
July 2018 - February 2019
London, United Kingdom
// Outlander (series, episode). Water FX
// The Pope (movie). Crowd team Lead,
Pipeline FX TD
Crowd Lead and FX Developer
Houdini trainer
ViFX - School of Visual EffectsViFX Digital Art School
October 2016 - May 2018
Thiene, Veneto, Italy
Technical Support
Sidefx Software
March 2016 - May 2018
London, United Kingdom
Houdini Trainer
Event Horizon School
January 2018 - March 2018
Turin Area, Italy
Houdini and VFX teacher
La Salle BCN
October 2017 - March 2018
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Senior Houdini FX TD
Milk VFX
November 2017 - January 2018
// Adrift (movie) water vfx for storm scene
Houdini and pipeline Trainer
Mykey Studios
January 2014 - September 2014
Milan Area, Italy
Houdini and general VFX pipeline tutor for the ongoing VFX masters.
// Trainer in the computer use in mixed environments including Linux and OSX and scripting languages.
// Trainer in the SideFX Houdini software.
VFX supervisor
Inky Mind
April 2012 - September 2014
London, United Kingdom
// The Nostalgist (VFX and pipeline Supervisor, on set VFX supervisor)
// Veros Digital Shootouts, pipeline development and VFX Supervisor.
Senior FX Artist
Microsoft
January 2012 - March 2012
Houdini FX TD
Cinesite
October 2010 - November 2011
// John Carter of Mars (Visual Effects artist)
Houdini VFX Technical Director
Double Negative
November 2008 - June 2010
(11/2008-05/2009) - Visual Effect TD for Film "2012"
(09/2009-03/2010) - Visual Effect TD for Film "IronMan 2"
(03/2010-09/2010) - Visual Effect TD for Film "Inception"
Houdini VFX Technical Director
Framestore
March 2007 - October 2008
(2008) - Visual Effect TD for Film "Despereaux"
(2007) - Visual Effect TD for Film "Chronicles of Narnia 2"
Houdini VFX artist
Realise Studio
January 2007 - February 2007
FX/CFX supervisor
Lumiq Studios
August 2005 - January 2007
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Visual Effect Supervisor and Technical Director for Feature Animated film "Donkey Xote" (Filmax Production)
Visual Effects Artist for "Stone Merchant" Film
Visual Effects Artist for "Anaztesi" Film
Cinematics supervisor
Playstos Entertainment
January 2003 - February 2005
Senior Technical Director and Cinematic Supervisor for "Ruff Trigger" PS2/Xbox game.
CG Artist
Xat Production
January 2002 - December 2002
CG Demo Artist and SW Dev tester
Phoenix Tools Srl
January 2000 - January 2002
Creating content for PT Softwares and showing... beta testing new releases and working close to developpers.
I've been involved in the Graphical User Interface design and development for PT_Timemaster and PT_Nexus softwares.
Technical Support and Demo Artist
Avid Italia
2001 - 2002
System Network Administrator
SHS Multimedia
January 2000 - December 2000
Network Administrator for television and post production companies.
Softimage and certified Lightscape Trainer
Upgrade ATC
September 1998 - December 1999
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Softimage |3D and |Xsi teacher
Lightscape certified Trainer
DP Graphic Artist
EuroTravel
August 1997 - August 1998
Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Prepress and Publishing Artist for company products catalogues
PC Hardware and Software technician
Aosta Ufficio
October 1996 - July 1997
Technical Support for networking and computers assitance for local clients.
