PAOLO
PERUZZO
RIGGER / ANIMATOR ARTIST
Hello,
My name is Paolo.
I recently graduated from ESMA Montpellier with a master's degree in CG animation and FX, and I've discovered a passion for rigging and animation.
I'm a french rigger who loves making rigs, bringing 3D puppets into life especially realistic creature and human one. I really like this department because it's technical and straightforward. My inquiring mind makes me want to explore all the time. Optimising my rigs, exploring techniques and solving problems are like puzzles to me, we have to search through all the attributes to find the best solutions because there are an infinite number of possibilities for each request.
I also really like animation because it is about bringing emotions to a character and constantly striving to create the best shots possible. I really like this department because it's technical but at the same time requires great creativity and a certain artistic vision. Whether it's in the creation of emotions or in the character's movements, having these two aspects allows you to create something cohesive while trying to make a shot that is appealing to the viewer.
WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2022 - August 2023
Rigger, Animator and Lead Animator
ESMA (Ecole Supérieur des Métiers Artistiques), Montpellier
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Co-director of a short film called “Axiome” during my final year at ESMA.
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Worked on : rigging, rig dev, production, animation, modeling and editing.
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I built most of the rigs for the film, did the R&D for the department and created a script to create a cam rig and also a script to automatically rig the props based on their size.
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I was lead animator and animator with a team of 6 animators.
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In charge of R&D to find the right style and technique with the creation of a template to help animators work together.
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Shot assignment, quota management, shot validation, etc.
June 2022 - August 2022
Character Animator
Onyx Lux 3D, Luxembourg
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3D character animator in a series called "Le petit prince et ses amis" (“The little prince and his friends”).
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10 weeks intership.
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In charge of shots with main characters, secondary characters, cycles and close-ups.
EDUCATION
2019-2023
ESMA (Ecole Supérieur des Métiers Artistiques)
Master's degree in CG animation and FX.
Creation of a graduation short film for 1 year. I was a rigger, lead animator and production manager.
2018-2019
ESMA (Ecole Supérieur des Métiers Artistiques)
Art preparatory class.
1 year of art preparatory classes with courses such as academic drawing, sculpture, art history and more...
2016-2018
"Georges Clémenceau" High School
High school diploma.
I majored in literature and art.