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About
Hi, I’m Luca.
I started this journey at 14 driven by a deep interest in films, animation and visual effects.
It didn’t take long for me to realize this would become my career
and, since then, I’ve never stopped learning or staying curious
about everything related to motion design, 3D, animation, filmmaking, graphic design and art.
Résumé
/WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 - Present
I work as a freelance artist and animator for my studio called Volumetric. I collaborate with different studios and companies around Italy.
I'm a motion graphics teacher at Scuola lnternazionale di Comics (Reggio-Emilia, Italy).
I'm a 3D Blender teacher at ENGIM (Ravenna, Italy).
2015 - 2021
Lead Animator for 6 years at Delicatessen Is Pink. Co-directing with Cristiana Valentini and Gabriele Fantuzzi.
2014 - 2015
Freelance animator (2D, 3D, Stop Motion) and technician (3D generalist, camera operator, storyboarding, layout, compositing, vfx).
I worked for studios like Arscolor Media Production, Kalimera S.R.L., Pervenio and RE:Lab.
2006 - 2014
Technician, camera operator, editor, director (mostly music video) for my co-founded production house called "HolyShit!Films".
/EDUCATION
2015
(Blue Shuttle - Rome)
Story & Character Masterclass with Matthew Lhun (Pixar - Story Supervisor) and Valerie LaPointe (Pixar - Story Artist)
2014
(Blue Shuttle - Milan)
Character & Creature animation Masterclass with Shawn Kelly (Lead Animator - ILM)
2013-2014
(Scuola lnternazionale di Comics Reggio-Emilia)
3D Maya course
2012-2014
(Scuola lnternazionale di Comics Reggio-Emilia)
Traditional and digital animation course
2005-2010
(lstituto Superiore F.Corni di Modena)
Electronics and communications (High school diploma)
/SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
SOCIAL
Empathic and communicative skills, listening and mediation, gained at work and at school. Understanding the problems and solutions of needs related to users. Ability to develop and leverage contacts that can provide support. Problem solving skills.
PLANNING
Ability in knowing how to translate ideas from the project plan to the operational one, planning the activities to be carried out and arranging times and means. Ability to coordinate and manage human resources. Ability to work in an emergency situation and on multiple projects in parallel.
COMPUTER
I can use most animation, 3d and video editing software. As well as being a computer expert. Software I use most commonly: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Cavalry, Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya.
LANGUAGE
Sono madrelingua Italiana, I can speak english, un peu de français, non mucho espagnol (me disculpa).
/OTHER STUFF
PRODUCTION
I have co-founded an house production for music video called "HolyShit!Films".
DRIVE
I have a B license and I have a car (hybrid for the environment).
HOBBY
Books, movies, video games, technology, science, space.
I love to work on my personal projects, drawing, thinking, exercising, maditating.
/FILMOGRAPHY
“THE BLUE KNIGHT” - Animated Movie - 20'
(2018-2021)
Story artist, storyboarding, compositing, lead animator, rigger, vfx artist, animator recruiter.
“CUSTODI DEL MONDO - 63° Zecchino d'Oro” - Animated Music Video - 4'
(2020)
Animation, compositing.
“WHY EVERYONE LEFT - STAND BY” - Music Video - 3'
(2019)
Camera operator.
“LA MALANOTTE - LENNON KELLY” - Animated Music Video - 6'
(2019)
Compositing, post-production.
“OUT FOR SUMMER - CON TE” - Music Video - 3'
(2019)
Co-director, editing, post-production, camera operator.
“WHY EVERYONE LEFT - BOUCH” - Music Video - 3'
(2018)
Camera operator, VFX and animations.
“T.A.S.A. - WHY EVERYONE LEFT x THE LAST CONFIDENCE” - Music Video - 3'
(2018)
Camera operator.
“WHY EVERYONE LEFT - STILL GOLDEN” - Music Video - 3'
(2017)
Camera operator.
“GUALTIERO DEI MESTIERI - 60° Zecchino d’Oro” - Animated Music Video - 3'
(2017)
Co-director, storyboarding, animation, rigging, editing, compositing, vfx, post-production.
“L'ORANGOTANGO BIANCO - 59° Zecchino D'oro” - Animated Music Video - 3'
(2016)
Animation, editing, vfx, post-production.
“WHY EVERYONE LEFT - DO IT AGAIN” - Music Video - 4'
(2015)
Camera operator.
“CAVOLI A MERENDA - 58° Zecchino d'Oro” - Animated Music Video - 3'
(2015)
Animation, editing, vfx, post-production.
“WHY EVERYONE LEFT - PACK YOUR SHIT” - Music Video - 4'
(2015)
Co-director, post-production, VFX, animations, camera operator.
“BENJI & FEDE - DA QUANDO CI SEI TU” - Music Video - 4'
(2014)
Co-director, editing, post-production, camera operator.
“BENJI & FEDE - TUTTI I MIEI PROBLEMI” - Music Video - 4'
(2014)
Co-director, editing, post-production, camera operator, casting.
“BENJI & FEDE - IO E LEI” - Music Video - 4'
(2013)
Co-director, editing, post-production, camera operator.
Let's create something unique together!
lucazecchi92@gmail.com
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