Giancarlo Lari CG Supervisor / Senior CG Artist

Accomplishments

Over twelve years of computer graphic design, animation, modeling and setup in publishing, advertising, entertainment, design and broadcasting. Also provided professional training in high-end animation software to inhouse computer graphics artists in Germany, Italy and at DIGITAL DOMAIN. Assisted in character animation pipeline and standards for character animation for broadcast commercial and movie features at Digital Domain, Venice, California. Academy award winner for special effects for the movie, "Titanic" while working computer graphic at Digital Domain. Received the J.R. Tolkien award for a painting at age 17.

EMPLOYMENT

2010 ILM "Last Airbender" feature. Digimatte Artist	SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2009 Sunset Edit "Tokyo 2016" Olumpics promo video, CG Supervisor, Digimatte Artist	LOS ANGELES, CA
2009 Eight VFX |"Bavaria" commercial, previz, lighting T-Mobile "Eric Clapton" and "Music" commercials CG Supervision T-Mobile "Dwight Wayne" and "Wayne Howard" commercial CG and Set Supervision	LOS ANGELES, CA
2009 GIANCA YARD Owner, Creative Director	LOS ANGELES, CA
2009 DIGITAL DOMAIN Environmental Lead Tron Legacy feature film	VENICE, CALIFORNIA
2007 – 2009 As Freelancer: BEAU Studio, Moving Pixels, Superfad, Biscuit Films, Eight VFX, nTropic.
2005-2007 RADIUM, INC CG Supervisor	SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
2004-2005 GIANT KILLER ROBOTS Digital Set Extensions and Sequence Supervisor (35 Shots)	SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Torch Chase Sequence Previs Supervisor (45 shots) Fantastic Four feature film
2004 The Orphanage CG Supervisor (28 shots) Day After Tomorrow	SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
2003 DIGITAL DOMAIN Character Setup and Character Animator for Crocodile hero character (60 shots) PETER PAN feature film	VENICE, CALIFORNIA
CINESITE Character Setup Supervisor “X-MEN2” (feature film, Nightcrawler’s tail character setup, all shots) “IN LAWS” (feature, Digital Double of Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks for stunt sequence) “Freddy vs. Jason” (feature, freddy krueger/caterpillar hero character setup supervision)	HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
2002 DIGITAL DOMAIN Character Animation Supervisor ADIDAS "More Power To You" commercials	VENICE, CALIFORNIA
DIGITAL KITCHEN Mocap and Character Setup Supervisor ORBITZ "Matrix and Hotel" commercial	CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
2001-2002 Writer, Director, Producer, Art Director, Animation Supervisor, CG supervisor: “THE COIN”(animated short feature)
SIMPLE PICTURES Character Animation Supervisor “Formiche” Ants characters (commercial spot)	ROME, ITALY
1999 DIGITAL RENAISSANCE as a consultant for DIGITAL DOMAIN: Character modeling and setup Supervisor“Little Vampires” bat character (movie feature)	OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY
1996-2000 DIGITAL DOMAIN |Character Animation Pipeline, Setup, Modeling and setup Supervisor “The Grinch” (also Research & Development Supervisor) “BATS” trailer; “Lake Placid” (movie feature); “Coke Jitterbug”, “Jeep Zebra” (commercials) “The Hunter” (music video for pop singer Bjork)	VENICE, CALIFORNIA
Digital artist and Lead Modeler/Character set-up “TITANIC” (Academy Award winner for special effects 1997) movie feature include: modeling and Inverse Kinematic character set-up for all the sinking sequences animation contributions, pre-composites and lead compositing
As a Digital Artist: ROLLING STONES ”Anyone has seen my baby” music video “Coke Humpty Dumpty”, “Capri sun”, “HallmarK” (commercials)
1996 STARDUST ENTERTAINMENT Art direction, design, character setup, production pipeline for 3D animated series “Blue Eyes Superstar”,“Stevie Stardust”	MUNICH & BERLIN
Trained in-house artists in advanced software techniques Softimage 3D and Alias Power Animator	ROME, ITALY
1995 SIS Freelance Computer Graphic Artist Collaborated in architectural videos for the company	ROME, ITALY
1994 EPICA (Rome) and HYPERTOONS (Hanover) Worked in various freelance collaborations with computer graphic animation studios
1991-1993 THE IMAGE FACTORY Co-founder - computer animation studio As art director, storyboarder and animator, completed assignments for Saatchi and Saatchi, DMB&B, GGK and other agencies. Also wrote, produced and directed "Chrome and Coffee", a short video for ImageFactory, combining computer animation and live action	VIENNA, AUSTRIA
1991 SZADEZCKY-STEINFL/NOFRONTIERE Employed at Szadezcky-Steinfl / Nofrontiere in Vienna as Illustrator, storyboarder, production designer and computer graphic designer. Storyboarding videos and other productions of Szadeczky+Steinfl/Nofrontiere Illustration assignments for Swatch telephone, Unilever, SMH and others	VIENNA, AUSTRIA
1991 THUNDESIGN Interior design and visualizing for the OMEGA CORPORATION (PARIS & HONG KONG)	MILAN, ITALY
1989-1991 VARIOUS DESIGN STUDIOS Freelance Illustrator and Visualizer Artist	ROME, MILAN AND VIENNA
1988-1989 MONDADORI (one of the biggest European magazine publishers) Cover artist Illustrator for Espansione, a business national monthly magazine	MILAN
MACCANN ERICKSON, G&Z, STUDIO PIU', MONTEDISON, RCS RIZZOLI ROME Freelance illustrator and visualizer for various advertising agencies
1985 Storyboards and production design for the following movies: “The Brother from the Space", "Yeti" and "DOMINO" with Brigitte Nielsen	ROME
1984 EMILIO LARI - Set-photographer gaffer	ROME