Rocco S. Passionino

4457 Dawes Ave, Culver City, 90230, (310)391-5813h, rsvp@vigilante.net

 

Digital Domain, Venice, CA 9O29I

October 2001 to November 2001

Artist work consisted of FX animation(particle work-water, mist, smoke), TD, shader writing, color and lighting, procedural modeling for the shots.

 

Kirin Tanrei Commercial (KNB): Lead Digital Artist

 

Digital.Art.Media/VisionArt, Santa Monica, CA 9O4O4 

June 1999 to October 2001

Supervisor work consisted of client interaction, art direction, animation direction, team assignments, creating schedules, and deadlines. Artist work consisted of FX animation(particle work-debris, rain, mist, smoke, fire, explosions), TD, shader writing, color and lighting, procedural modeling and compositing of the shots.

 

Point of Origin (HBO Films): Digital Effects Supervisor - 4 shots, 12 artists

Rollerball (MGM/UA): Digital Effects Supervisor - 31 shots, 19 artists

Dr. Dolittle 2 (20th Century Fox): Digital Effects Supervisor - 62 shots, 42 artists

Swordfish (WB): Digital Effects Supervisor - 22 shots, 18 artists

Spy Kids (Dimension Films): Digital Effects Supervisor - 16 shots, 12 artists

The Painting (Santa Monica Pictures): Visual Effects Supervisor – 28 shots, 14 artists

Dungeons & Dragons (WB): CG Supervisor - 68 shots, 35 artists

Little Nicky (New Line): Digital Effects Supervisor - 95 shots, 40 artists

Digital Effects Supervisor on To End All Wars

Digital Artist on Anna & The King, House On Haunted Hill, The Omega Code and LA Times Motion Capture

 

Centropolis Effects, LLC, Culver City, CA, 9O232

November 1997 to June 1999

Lead work consisted of managing priorities of effects work load for the entire team.  Artist work consisted of FX animation(particle work-debris, rain, mist, smoke, fire, explosions), TD, shader writing, color and lighting, procedural modeling and compositing of the shots.

 

End of Days (Universal Pictures): Digital Artist

Thirteenth Floor (Columbia Pictures): Digital Artist

Godzilla (Sony): Digital Artist - FX Lead

Digital Artist on The Faculty, Subaru AWD, Deterrence and Storm of the Century.

 

Digital Domain, Venice, CA 9O29I

November 1994 to November 1997

Artist work consisted of FX animation(particle work-debris, rain, mist, smoke, fire, explosions), TD, shader writing, color and lighting, procedural modeling and compositing of the shots.

 

Titanic (Paramount/20th Century Fox): Digital Artist, Character Integration Lead

The Fifth Element (Columbia Pictures): Digital Artist

General Cinemas: Digital Artist

Terminator 2: 3D (Universal Studios): Mini-Hunter/Killer Team: Digital Artist

Technical Assistant for Apollo 13, Interview with a Vampire and Strange Days.

 

Software: 

Houdini, Shake, Chalice, Nuke, Flint/Flame/Inferno, Renderman, Prisms, Maya, Alias

 

Education: 

State University of New York at Binghamton, Watson School of Engineering 

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, December 1991

 

References available upon request.