Mauro Catena

Work History

• ICT Consultant, UX Designer, Project Manager

  Tech4Care

  October 2018 - December 2019

  Falconara Marittima, Italy

• Lighting Artist & VR Game Developer

  Tech4Care

  July 2018 - September 2018

  Falconara Marittima, Italy

• Game Artist and VR Developer

  Tech4Care

  January 2018 - May 2018

  Ancona, Italy

• Tech consultant and Serious Game developer

  Tech4Care

  October 2017 - January 2018

  Italy

• Junior Serious Game Developer

  Ulster University

  September 2017 - October 2017

  - Informally hosted by Ulster University to collaborate with researchers and PhD students with the goal to R&D new game experiences for stroke rehabilitation
  - Building my skills in Serious Game Design and VR Game Development, using Unity and C# programming
  - Exploring present and future boundaries of Virtual and Augmented Reality simulations
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  Lookdev/Lighting TD

  MPC

  November 2015 - April 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area

  

  

  
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  3D Generalist, Lighting Artist

  Inky Mind

  February 2015 - October 2015

  London, United Kingdom
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  3D Tutor & Trainer

  Mykey Studios

  February 2015 - October 2015

• Freelance 3D generalist - Surfacing - Lighting - Compositing

  The Caravel Animation

  January 2013 - June 2015

  London (UK)

  Surfacing (Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop)
  Lighting (Maya, Mental Ray, Vray, 3Delight)
  Compositing (After Effects, Nuke, Fusion)
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  3D Generalist and Lighting Artist

  National Film & Television School

  November 2014 - January 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  Lighting & Rendering (Maya, Vray)
  Surfacing & Texturing (Maya, Mudbox)
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  Production Coordinator

  Inky Mind

  February 2014 - April 2014

  London, United Kingdom
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  Lighting TD

  Inky Mind

  December 2013 - April 2014

  London, United Kingdom

  Creating and tweaking light setup according to live-action plates.
  Setup render passes and prepare the scene for rendering
  Manage render queues on Deadline and follow up the rendering process.
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  Freelance Compositor

  Inky Mind

  November 2013 - April 2014

  London, United Kingdom

  Integrating CG vfx and character into live-action shooting (Nuke)

• Lighting & Compositing Artist

  MAD Entertainment Animation Studio

  August 2012 - January 2013

  Naples, Italy

  "La Cantata dei Pastori" CG tv movie
  Lighting and compositing of many shots of this 50'' CG animated movie produced by Rai Fiction and aired on the main italian broadcast channel on Christmas 2012.

• Lighting and surfacing artist

  Rainbow CGI Animation Studios

  September 2011 - July 2012

  Rome, Italy

  "Winx Club"" CG animated TV series
  Surfacing/Texturing of props, background and characters. Lighting of many shots of the new season 5 CGI episodes.

• Lighter and compositor

  Animoka s.r.l.

  June 2011 - August 2011

  Turin - Italy

  "Black to the Moon" CG animated feature film
  Lighting and compositing (Maya/Nuke) in the post-production pipeline of this animated Italian - Spanish co-production.

• Freelance 3D generalist

  Various

  January 2011 - May 2011

  Keyframe animation, Surfacing, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Particle Systems Dynamics in videoclips, company demos and presentations.

• 3D generalist; technical coordinator

  Lastrego e Testa Multimedia s.r.l.

  September 2009 - December 2010

  Turin - Italy

  Camera layout, lighting & compositing;
  modeling; keyframe animation;
  technical and communication co-production support in Italy and China (at Blue Dolphin Studios, in Nanjing)
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  Junior compositor & 3D animator

  EDI - Effetti Digitali Italiani

  April 2009 - August 2009

  Milan - Italy

  VFX production for TV commercial and serials; lighting; keyframe animation; digital rotoscoping & compositing on live action productions
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  3D generalist

  Virtual Reality & Multi Media Park

  March 2008 - August 2008

  Camera layout, keyframe animation, lighting & compositing on my 3D graduation movie