Resume

PAUL DIPIERRO
paul@pdipierro.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Animated a series of trailers for children's books published by National Geographic
Created graphical content for various Ford Foundation initiatives, including NetGain, Rights Now, and the Webby nominated Inequality Is series
Designed digital video projections for live theater productions including Pacific Symphony's 2016 production of Turandot and Sacramento Opera's 2014 production of Il Trovatore
Developed animated videos for researchers in the clinical psychology department at Boston University
Created animated short films titled The New Elephant and Trick-or-Treat

Directed the intro and outro cinematics for the Littlest Pet Shop video game series
Developed a custom facial rigging and animation system in MEL
Performed, captured, and integrated motion capture data into 3D scenes
Managed and troubleshot renders in Maya and Mental Ray
Worked as a technical artist on other major titles, including Terminator: Salvation, Speed Racer, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and Spiderman: Friend or Foe

Maya, Mental Ray, Arnold, MEL, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, Mari

Relevant courses include 3D Animation; Film Theory; Studio Art; History of Perception in Visual Art; Art as a Source of Healing (at the Rhode Island school of Design)
Degree Earned: B.A., Philosophy

Available upon request