CV | 2026

Falco
Mario Compositing Artist

3D/VFX | ARTFX Alumni

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Portfolio

DEMOREELS

Compositing Demoreel 2026
Pipeline TD Demoreel 2026
Profile

About Me

Graduate in 3D & Digital Visual Effects from Villa ARTFX (Enghien-les-Bains). I possess strong practical and theoretical knowledge of film production and post-production. Trained as a 3D Generalist, I specialized in Compositing with a strong passion for Pipeline TD.

  • Communication
  • Autonomy & Organizational
  • Proactivity & Initiative
  • Teamwork
  • English C1
  • Driver's License & Personal Vehicle
Toolset

Skills

Modeling / Animation

  • Maya
  • ZBrush
  • MotionBuilder
  • Marvelous

Compositing / VFX

  • Nuke
  • Houdini

Texturing / Shading

  • Mari
  • Substance

Rendering Engine

  • Arnold
  • Karma (Solaris)
  • V-Ray
  • Redshift

Editing / Sound Design

  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Reaper

Other

  • Reality Capture
  • Photoshop / Affinity
  • Unreal Engine
  • Wrap
Career

Experience

ARTFX Leviathan Shortfilm

2025 – 2026

Compositing & Pipeline TD

  • Compositing Artist on multiple shots
  • Set up USD pipeline with Prism
  • Tool development: USD sanity checks and USD stage fixer
  • Multiple scripts: exr to DWAA, read exr AOVs, Nuke relink reads, standalone RenderMan denoising tool

Freelance

2023 – 2025

3D Visual Creation

  • 3D studio modeling based on client specifications, used as visual assets to pitch and secure brand partnerships (e.g., L'Oréal Luxe and L'Oréal Pro groups)

PIDS Festival & Professional Events

2023

Job Fair

  • Provided information to visitors regarding daily conferences
  • Managed queues and verified attendee credentials

ISEA International Symposium of Digital Art

2023

Conference Support

Academic

Education

2022 – 2026

3D & Visual Effects

Villa ARTFX School, Enghien-les-Bains 95880

Higher education 3D school specializing in 3D CGI, 3D animation, and digital visual effects, aiming to achieve a Master's degree in 3D & Visual Effects.

2021 – 2022

Filmmaking

CinéCréatis School, Montpellier (34070)

Image and sound technology, film history, editing & creative studio workflows, production tracking. I realised various projects designed to master key filmmaking tools (sound, cameras, lighting…).