Marco Merletti

Marco Merletti

I'm an experienced Fx TD and I love what I do.

Senior FX TD / 13 yrs

Italy

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Simulation And Effects

Dynasty Warriors (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

El cuento de las comadrejas (2020)

Cgi Artist

Corazón loco (2020)

FX Technical Director

Resistance (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Puerta 7 (2020)

Programmer

The Heist of the Century (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Bronco, Un Éxito Indomable (2019)

FX Technical Director

Heroic Losers (2019)

Senior VFX

Condorito: La Película (2018)

Houdini FX TD - Remote

Mila (2021)

Sr FX TD - remote

Condorito

Fx TD

Audible Horror

FX TD

Audible Comedy

Fx TD

Honda Pilot

Visual Effects Artist

Underdogs (2013)

Houdini FX TD

Them Greeks...!

FX Td

El último mago O Bilembambudin (2015)
FX TD and 3D generalist.

Houdini: fluids liquids dynamic simulations and fur/hair. Procedural modeling and animation.
Maya: model, rig, animation, simulation (dynamics and nDynamics) particles and fluids
AE & Nuke: Basic compositing.

Special focus in Fx and simulations.

Specialties: Fx and 3D Simulations whit experience in Houdini and Maya.
Work History

  • Fx Artist

    Freelancer

    May 2013 - Present

    I like to investigate any kind of Visual Effect, from particles to fluids, passing through RBD, liquids, procedural animation and destruction.
    I love every step in this field.
    Using Houdini, python and Maya.

  • VFX Artist & 3D Generalist Freelancer

    Freelancer

    February 2011 - Present

    Vfx, Simulations, Fluids, Lightning, Shading, Rendering, Rigging, Modeling, Texturing.

  • Sr. Fx Artist

    Vine FX

    August 2022 - June 2023
    Remote

  • Fx Artist

    Vine FX

    May 2022 - July 2022
    Remote, Cambridge, UK

  • FX TD

    Maga Animation Studio

    January 2021 - May 2022
    Monza, Italy (Remote)

  • Houdini FX TD

    Durga Digital

    December 2016 - April 2017

  • Houdini FX TD

    MilaFilm

    January 2015 - March 2017

  • Fx TD

    Bleed VFX

    September 2016 - December 2016

  • Fx TD

    Bleed VFX

    June 2016 - July 2016

  • Houdini FX TD

    TRONCO™

    March 2015 - May 2016
    Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • FX TD

    LaSP

    November 2014 - March 2015

    Fx TD: rifles fires and smokes, warships fireshots explosions debris dust steam and smoke, train's steam, water simulations, flags simulation.

  • FX Artist

    Catmandu

    January 2013 - May 2013

    Smoke and dust with fluids.
    R&D for cannonball explosion with confetti.

  • FX Artist

    Nut's Studio

    August 2012 - November 2012

    Realización de simulaciones y VFX/fluidos con Maya.
    Particles, nParticles, nCloth, RBD, soft bodies, fluidos 2D/3D, etc ...

  • Mocap Generalist

    Get Motion

    June 2012 - August 2012

    Mocap - Actor Setup, Cleanup, Animation

  • 3D Generalist

    Get Set

    August 2011 - February 2012

    3D Generalist providing support with Maya, Mental Ray, V-Ray, SketchUp

  • Mechanical Designer Jr., Siemens Step 7 Programmer

    Sage s.r.l.

    2002 - 2003

  • Mechanical Designer Jr.

    Progetto 2000 / Bexsol S.A.

    2000 - 2001
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Education

  • Computer science and engineering

    Universidad de Palermo

    February 2016 - April 2017

  • 6.00.1x

    MITx

    May 2014 - July 2014

  • Animador Profesional in 3D Animation

    Image Campus

    2010 - 2011

  • Musicology

    Università degli Studi di Pavia

    1998 - 2000

  • High school degree in Scientific area

    Liceo Scientifico

    1993 - 1998

  • 7° in Pianoforte

    Conservatorio Musicale

    1991 - 1997