Matteo Sanna

Work History

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  Animation Tutor

  Escape Studios

  April 2021 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom

  I'm teaching Animation Foundation at Escape Studio a 3 hours by-weekly class over 20 weeks. The students are learning from scratch how to animate. Skills: Character Animation
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  Lead Animator

  Dimension Studio

  February 2024 - March 2025

  London, United Kingdom
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  Animation Supervisor

  Axis Animation

  September 2023 - January 2024
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  Lead Animator

  One Of Us

  November 2022 - September 2023

  London, United Kingdom
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  Senior Performance Animator / Senior Motion Editor

  Wētā FX

  June 2021 - November 2022

  I'm working remotely from Uk for Weta. Clean up motion capture, animate, refine and polish the motion data capture to push the actor/creature performance for the final approval.
  - Avatar 2: The Way of Water
  - She Hulk Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Senior Animator

  The Mill

  June 2021 - June 2021

  London, England, United Kingdom

  Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation

• Senior Cinematic Animator

  PlayStation Europe

  May 2020 - May 2021

  London, United Kingdom
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  Senior Cinematic Animator

  Revolution Software ltd

  December 2019 - May 2021

  London, United Kingdom

  I'm working as a senior remote animator on the next game experience.
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  Senior Cinematic Animator

  Guerrilla

  October 2020 - May 2021

  Amsterdam Area

  I worked as a Senior Cinematic Animator on "Horizon Forbidden West" and on the Vr Game "Horizon Call of the Mountain" Skills: Character Animation
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  Animation Tutor

  AnimDojo

  September 2019 - September 2020

  London, United Kingdom
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  Key Animator

  MPC

  October 2019 - December 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  Helping out with some Previs on the next blockbuster and some anim for the next Christmas movie... Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Freelance Animation Tutor

  Escape Studios

  August 2019 - November 2019

  London, United Kingdom
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  Senior Animator

  Cinesite

  January 2018 - October 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  I'm working as a Senior Animator on the new Avengers: Infinity War.

  
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  Senior Animator

  Cinesite

  May 2019 - October 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  Had a lot of fun, animating creatures. Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation

  

  

  
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  Senior Previs Animator

  Proof Inc

  April 2019 - May 2019

  WB Studios, Leavesdean

  Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Senior 3D Animator

  Spov

  March 2019 - March 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  Skills: Character Animation
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  Lead Postvis Animator

  Nviz

  May 2018 - August 2018

  London, United Kingdom

  Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Senior Animator

  Spov

  April 2018 - May 2018

  London, United Kingdom

  Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Lead Postvis Animator

  Nviz

  September 2017 - January 2018

  Leavesden Studios

  I worked on as a Lead Postvis Animator / Previs Artist on 3 great shows:
  
  - Fantastic Beast: the crimes of Grindelwald ,
  - Hellboy,
  - The One and only Ivan. Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Animator

  Cinesite

  August 2017 - September 2017

  London, Greater London, Regno Unito

  I had a lot of fun helping with the crowd animation of "The Star" Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Fundamentals of 3d Production Online Instructor

  ANIMUM Creativity Advanced School

  December 2016 - September 2017

  I'm working as an online Instructor, mentoring the student through the reviews of their works and helping them with all the issue that they can come through the process.
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  Character Animator / Layout TD

  Electric Theatre Collective

  April 2017 - June 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  I worked as one of the Senior Character Animator on this project helping to wrap up this cool music / trailer for the new League of Legends Pentakill. A alwasys I help also with some layout. Skills: Character Animation
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  Senior Previs Artist

  Proof Inc

  January 2017 - April 2017

  Londra, Regno Unito

  Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  3d Generalist / Animator

  Territory Studio

  November 2016 - December 2016

  London

  I'm working as a 3d Generalist / Animator for "Ghost in the Shell". Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Animator / Generalist TD

  Nexus Productions

  October 2016 - October 2016

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I helped on the delivery for this great project a Christmas Present for President Obama.
  I fixed bugs and I improved some animations: problem solver. Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Senior Cg Generalist / Animator

  Saddington Baynes

  August 2016 - September 2016

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a Previs Artist / Animator for some car animations for the new Honda CRV 2017. I took care of Previs, Environment Modelling, Cam Projection, Cam Animation, Animation and Lighting.
  
  Software used: Maya + Vray, After Effects. Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Asset Builder / Previs Artist

  Argon FX

  July 2016 - August 2016

  London, Greater London, Regno Unito

  Projects:
  "Murder on the Orient Express" directed by Kenneth Branagh, 3d Asset Builder
  
  I modelled a ... : train.
  
  Software used: Maya Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Animator / Generalist Td

  Territory Studio

  July 2016 - July 2016

  London, Greater London, Regno Unito

  I got the privilege to work on this 360 video for the new season of Mr Robot for Amazon Uk. I take care of animation and some environment modelling. Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Animator

  Nexus Productions

  June 2016 - July 2016

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I got the pleasure to animate a series of films for the new Healt App for Apple. Skills: Character Animation
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  Cinematic Animator / Layout Artist

  Axis Animation

  March 2016 - May 2016

  Glasgow, Glasgow City, Regno Unito

  I worked as a Cinematic Animator for "Horizon Zero Dawn" one of the biggest game of this years. I animated a lot of characters, creatures and also help with some motion capture clean up. I got also the opportunity to help with some layout.
  Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Generalist TD / Google Spotlight Editor for "Rain or Shine" Short Film

  Nexus Productions

  June 2015 - November 2015

  Short Film by acclaimed director Felix Massie.
  I'm creating the "logic behind the movie", working as an Google Spotlight Editor and as a Generalist TD.
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  3D Animator

  Nexus Productions

  June 2015 - June 2015

  I worked as a 3d Animator for an undisclosed project.
  
  Software used: 3DS Max
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  3D Generalist

  Happy Finish

  June 2015 - June 2015

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as 3d modeller, look dev for an undisclosed project. Skills: Character Animation
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  November 2014 - May 2015

  londra

  I worked as a Previs Artist, taking care of layout, camera animation, character animation, tracking.
  
  Projects:
  - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ( 2017, Disney ), directed by Bill Condon, Previs Artist
  - MISS PEREGRINE ( 2016, 20th Century Fox ), directed by Tim Burton, Previs Artist
  - GEOSTORM ( 2016, Warner Bros ), directed by Dean Devlin, Previs Artist / Techvis Artist
  - THE MARTIAN (2015, 20th Century Fox), directed by Ridley Scott, Previs Artist
  - POLTERGEIST ( 2015, 20th Century Fox ), directer by Gil Kenan, Previs Artist / Postvis Artist Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation

  

  

  

  

  
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  Previs Artist / Shot creator

  Argon FX

  November 2015 - April 2015

  I'm working for an undisclosed project.

  
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  Animator / 3d Generalist

  Electric Theatre Collective

  October 2014 - November 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I was part of a great team that produce this series of commercial for King.
  I worked mostly as a 3d Generalist helping in texturing and modelling. After that I helped also with some animation.
  
  Software used: Mari, Maya. Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  3D Generalist

  Unit Media

  October 2014 - October 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d Generalist for an undisclosed commercial.
  
  Software used: Maya Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist / Character Animator

  Territory Studio

  October 2014 - October 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I had the pleasure to work on this project with the guys at Territory, an help video fro Virgin Atlantics showing customers how to use their on board Vera entertainment system.
  take care of some modelling and almost all the touch screen animation and some of the characters animation.
  
  Software used: maya, cinema 4d. Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Generalist / 3d Animator

  Nexus Productions

  September 2014 - September 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as 3d Generalist for a new yoghurt from Biola.
  I was in charge of modelling, texture, shading, animation and lighting.
  
  Software used: 3ds Max. Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist

  Territory Studio

  August 2014 - September 2014

  I worked as a 3d Generalist for an undisclosed project. I took care of modelling, texture and lighting.
  
  Software used: Cinema 4d. Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Generalist / 3D Character Animator

  Taylor James

  June 2014 - July 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked on an undisclosed project, mostly providing rigging and character animation.
  
  Software used: 3ds max Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist / Environment Artist / Creatures Animator

  Atomic Arts

  May 2014 - June 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked on an undisclosed project, mainly as a Environment Artist, but I helped also as Creatures Animator and Layout Artist placing the stereo camera.
  
  To be released soon.
  
  Software used: 3ds Max, Maya Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation
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  Character Animator

  MilaFilm

  April 2014 - May 2014

  I'm working on "Mila" a great shortfilm directed by Cinzia Angelini.
  
  https://milafilm.com/
  
  “MILA” is a CG animated short that presents the most tragic collateral damage of War – civilians, as its theme. Though often overlooked and rarely mentioned by the media, civilians are the first to be hit, and the last to be remembered.
  Inspired by true stories that my mother and grandmother told me growing up, “Mila” is about a little girl caught in the middle of War."
  Cinzia Angelini Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist / 3d Animator

  Nexus Productions

  April 2014 - April 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked on this project for a couple of week. I was in charge of layout, camera animation / tracking, rotoanimation, character animation.
  
  Software used: 3ds Max Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist / 3d Animator

  Fold7

  March 2014 - April 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  Really cool commercial for the new app of Karrimor made for runner. I was in charge of the modelling, render & lIghting of the city.
  
  Software used: Maya, 3ds max, AE Skills: Character Animation
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  Director / Head of 3d Production / Research Consultant

  Beeweeb

  February 2014 - March 2014

  I directed and produced a demo-video for a new Unity Game for Lottomatica G-Tech.
  I teamed up a crew of 4 people to help me on the production. Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Generalist / 3D Animator

  Prodigious UK

  February 2014 - February 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I have been working on this project for about 6 weeks. I started at Blink working close with the Director Noah Harris (one of the most famous director at Blink) on the previz for this video and camera datas to be used for the final shooting. After we moved to Prodigious for the main production.
  
  Has been another great experience to work on, pretty "original".
  
  
  Software Used:
  Maya Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Generalist / 3D Animator

  Blinkink

  January 2014 - January 2014

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d Generalist / 3d Animator for the new music video of Julio Bashmore. The project has been splitted between Blink, where I made the previs and Prodigius where I worked in the cg shots.
  Great experience
  
  Software used: Maya Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Generalist / Motion Graphic Designer

  Nexus Productions

  December 2013 - December 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d Generalist / Motion Graphic Designer for an undisclosed project.
  
  Software used: Cinema 4D Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Generalist

  Territory Studio

  December 2013 - December 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d Generalist for a couple of projects:
  - D&AD; Membership Rebranding
  - Betfair website exchange games.
  
  For the first project I was in charge of modelling a couple of cards ( Skyscrapers, Bend cards).
  For the second project I create the environment, animate the characters in the scene and provide the lighting and rendering.
  
  Software used: Cinema 4D + Vray, 3ds max + vray Skills: Character Animation

  
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  Motion Graphics Artist

  Unit Media

  November 2013 - November 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a motion Graphic Artist for an undisclosed project.
  
  Software used: After Effect, Trapcode. Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist

  Blac Ionica

  November 2013 - November 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as 3d generalist / 3d Animator at Blacionica for a series of commercial for Ladbrokes.
  I create the full 3D Environment, all textures, rigs, animation and final render.
  
  Software used: Cinema 4d, After Effects Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Generalist / Motion Graphic Designer

  Art & Graft

  October 2013 - October 2013

  London

  I worked as a modeller and animator for the new commercial for William Hill.
  
  Software used: Cinema 4d Skills: Character Animation

• 3D Character Animator

  Skyline Ife Ltd

  September 2013 - September 2013

  Ipswich, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d character animator for an undisclosed project.
  
  Software used: 3ds Max Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Animator / Previs Artist

  Painting practice

  August 2013 - August 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d animator for the new Dunelm ads, all done in stopmotion.
  I had a lot of fun animate producing all the previs for this ads, later the camera datas has been used for the final shooting.
  
  Hope you like it...
  
  Software used: Cinema 4d Skills: Character Animation
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  3D Animator

  Partizan

  July 2013 - July 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d animator for the new musical video of Dizzee Rascal feat Will I Am: "Something Really Bad". A lot of fun.
  
  Software used: Maya Skills: Character Animation

• 3d Character Animator

  Skyline Ife Ltd

  June 2013 - July 2013

  3d Character Animator for an undisclosed project.
  
  Software used: 3ds Max Skills: Character Animation
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  3d Artist / Animator

  Weber Shandwick

  May 2013 - June 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I produced 2 videos of medical animation. I was in charge of the modeling, rigging, shading, animation, rendering, compositing and final editing.
  
  Software used: Maya, After Effects Skills: Character Animation
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  Previs Artist

  Painting practice

  February 2013 - March 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a Previs Artist, providing modelling, shading and animation for the new Strongbow Commercial: "Strongbow Moments of Truth".
  
  Software used: Cinema 4d Skills: Character Animation

• Animator

  Blink Production

  February 2013 - February 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d previz animator on a stopmotion commercial. I'm in charge of all the transformations of the car from the original shape to the final one, and about the creation of the concept to reach the final shape under the direction of Ed Patterson (www.sumoscience.com).
  
  - Toyota Subject: "Stories of Better" Role: "Animator, 3d generalist".
  
  Software used: Maya Skills: Character Animation

• Character Animator

  Bird Box Studio

  February 2013 - February 2013

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a character animator in the production of a 1 minute commercial for King.com, a developer of social games for mobile and Facebook.
  I was also in charge of the rigging, layout, camera animations and head of 3d production, cause there were artist from Australia and Canada and the main production was in London.
  
  Software used: Maya. Skills: Character Animation
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  2d Artist

  Partizan

  February 2013 - February 2013

  I helped the production, retouching images to be used in a commercial for a new National Geographic's show.
  
  Software used: Photoshop Skills: Character Animation
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  Freelance Character Animator /3d artist

  Partizan

  December 2012 - January 2013

  During christmas time, I had the opportunity to work at Partizan for an "Acer" commercial as a character animator / 3d artist. Mostly I was in charged of animation, 3d modeling, camera projection, base lighting, camera animation and tweeking some issue. Under the direction of Mat Landour and Celeste Potter.
  
  - Acer Cloud Subject: "Acer Overslept" Role: "Animator, Modeler, Lighter, Layout Artist, Camera Animator, Camera Projection".
  
  Software used: Maya Skills: Character Animation
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  Freelance 3d artist / animator

  Dodec

  October 2012 - December 2012

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as a 3d generalist in the production of 2 minutes video, for a medical animation, a innovative way for the "Knee Legaments Reconstruction".
  
  Software used: maya, cinema4d, zbrush, after effects Skills: Character Animation
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  Freelance 3d Artist

  Neutral.GS

  September 2012 - September 2012

  Londra, Regno Unito

  I worked as modeller, rigger, animator. My main task was character animation of 3 characters. Couldn't say more about the project, cause it is procted by NDA.
  
  Software used: 3ds max, cinema 4d Skills: Character Animation
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  3d artist / Character Animator

  Freelance

  May 2012 - September 2012

  Working on various freelance projects remotely, during my free time. Assisting mainly as a character animator and artist.
  
  Software used: maya Skills: Character Animation

• Animator

  Tube Short Movie

  June 2012 - August 2012

  Hampshire College, Northampton, Massachusetts, Usa

  A 3D animated short film based, like Elephants Dream, in libre software, Tube is also a new experiment in distributed collaboration. It plays on the ancient Gilgamesh poem, in a variant of the hero's progress that becomes the animation's own frames.
  Director: Bassam Kurdali Skills: Character Animation
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  Freelance Character Animator

  Centounopercento

  May 2012 - June 2012

  I worked on a commercial compaign Nissan - TBWA Agency.
  I was assigned various duties directly involved within 3d animation.
  My main task was character animation and the modeling of the city landscape.
  
  - "Nissan campaign" Subject: Nissan Juketown, Role: "Animator, Modeler. Rigger".
  
  https://www.juketown.nissan.it/
  
  Software used: Maya, 3ds Max, Esri City Engine. Skills: Character Animation

• 3d artist / Character Animator

  90 Numeri Sat

  May 2011 - May 2012

  I was in charge of various aspects of 3d production, specialised in character animation.
  I produced about 30 seconds for week: concept, storyboard modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, composting.
  
  Software used: Maya, Anzovin (The Setup Machine), After Effect, Vue. Skills: Character Animation
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  Character Animator

  Direct 2 Brain

  April 2011 - May 2011

  - "Euronics campaign" Subject: Leoncina, Role: "Animator"
  - "Euronics campaign" Subject: Mac Leon, Role: "Animator"
  
  Software Used: Cinema 4d Skills: Character Animation
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  Character animator / 3d artist

  Direct 2 Brain

  October 2010 - February 2011

  - "Euronics Christmas campaign", Subject: Vipera, Role: animator
  - "Euronics Christmas campaign", Subject: Hollywood, Role: animator
  - "Cirio international campaign", Subject: Cirio, Role: modeler and rigger
  - "San Carlo campaign": Subject: Wacos, Role: modeler and rigger
  
  Software used: Maya, Cinema 4d Skills: Character Animation

• Modeler - Shader - Lighter Artist

  SartorettoVerna

  December 2008 - May 2009

  Responsable for texturing and architectural rendering interior's pharmacy
  
  Software used: 3ds max + Vray, Photoshop Skills: Character Animation

• Modeler - Shader - Lighter Artist

  Pacini Bredice

  September 2007 - December 2007

  - International Contest: “Riqualificazione Parco Costiero Ligure” 1th place
  Pacini - Bredice Architectural Firm - Roma. Responsable for texturing and architectural rendering
  - International Contest: “Auditorium Città Di Isernia”
  Pacini - Bredice Architectural Firm - Roma. Responsable for texturing and architectural rendering
  
  Software used: 3ds max + Vray, Photoshop Skills: Character Animation

• Graphic Designer / Web Designer

  Spelko Lab

  April 2006 - August 2006

  Skills: Character Animation