Mauro Giacomazzo

Mauro Giacomazzo

Senior Rigging Artist / 18 yrs

San Mateo, California

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Head Of Rigging

The Marvels (2023)

3D Artist

The Woman King (2022)

Creature Supervisor

ABBA Voyage (2022)

Rigging Supervisor

Frito-Lay: Push It (2022)

Creature Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Creature Supervisor

Aladdin (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Ready Player One (2018)

Character Technical Director

Trolls (2016)

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Gravity (2016)

Home (2015)

Rigger

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

War Horse (2011)

Rigger

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Rigger

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Rigger

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Work History

  • Creature Supervisor

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2017 - Present
    London, United Kingdom

  • Lead Creature TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    August 2016 - Present
    London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Creature TD

    Industrial Light & Magic

    March 2016 - August 2016
    London, United Kingdom

  • Character TD

    DreamWorks Animation

    November 2012 - March 2015
    los angeles, california

    Character TD on:
    - Trolls
    - Kung Fu Panda 3
    - Home

  • Rigger

    Framestore

    July 2009 - September 2012
    London


    - Gravity: characters and props
    - Wrath of the Titans: body deformation
    - Sherlock Holmes 2: characters and props rigs.
    - War Horse: Joey, horse puppet, body, face deformation and system. Animation tools.
    - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I: Dobby and Kreacher body and neck deformation, developing deformation system.
    VES award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture.
    - Clash of the Titans: Medusa hair, snakes puppet and deformation. Animation tools.

  • Technical Animator and Scripter

    Eurocom

    June 2008 - July 2009


    build, evolve and maintain all technical aspects of the in-house Maya production pipeline. Developing new and intuitive tools whilst supporting current ones.

  • Rigger

    Axis Animation

    April 2008 - May 2008


    - Motor Storm 2: characters and vehicles rig and deformation.
    - Kill Zone 2: characters deformation.
    - Flesh Point 2: characters body and face rig and deformation.

  • Character TD

    Glasgow Animation

    January 2007 - April 2008


    - Sir Billi the Vet: puppet, body, facial deformation and system.
    - T-Babe project for E!Entertainment: puppet, body, facial deformation and system.
    - Rigging, Skinning, Dynamics and Cloth simulations using syflex and nCloth.
    MEL Python scripting. Maya plug in using Python and C++ Api.

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Education

  • Scott Eaton's Anatomy for Artists

    2011 - 2011

  • St. Martin's College

    2009 - 2009

  • CG Society, on-Line

    2008 - 2008

  • Noetica

    2006 - 2006

  • Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

    2000 - 2006

  • Scuola del Cinema

    2004 - 2004

  • CG Society, on-Line

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