Paul DiPierro
Email: paul@pdipierro.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Treanor Brothers Animation, Production Artist / Technical Director
- Providence, RI |
2006 - present |
Directed the intro and outro cinematics for the Littlest Pet Shop video game series
Created all of the cameras and staging for the cinematics
Served as lead artist for the shading, lighting, rendering, and compositing
Directed a team of animators, modelers, and other artists
Performed blocking, layout, and animation for game cinematics for Terminator: Salvation
Developed a proprietary facial rigging and animation system in MEL
Managing / troubleshooting renders in Maya and Mental Ray
Performed, captured, and integrated motion capture data into 3D scenes
Managed and troubleshot renders in Maya and Mental Ray
| OpCon Technologies, Producer - San Francisco, CA |
2007 - 2008 |
Designed computer generated cutaway scenes for industrial knowledge transfer videos
Modeled and animat intricate machinary to demonstrate how it works
| Pagano Media, Intern - Worcester, MA |
2004 - 2006 |
Animated a talking shoe character in Maya for the New Balance Centennial Celebration
Met with local clients to discuss marketing strategy
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Maya, Mental Ray, MEL, Arena Motion Capture System, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere
EDUCATION
| Brown University, Providence, RI |
Class of 2006 |
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
OTHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
| Brown Film Society, President |
2004 - 2005 |
Oversaw and coordinated club affairs, budget, film screenings, and other special events
Trained club members to run and troubleshoot 16mm film projectors for our weekly screenings
| Ivy Film Festival, Program Director / Co-Chair |
2003 - 2004 |
Organized the film competition, coordinated the application and judging process
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Rock Climbing, taekwondo, cooking, homebrewing, and New England sports teams
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request