DIEGO GRIMALDI

FX REEL BREAKDOWN

Outer Banks

Studio -  FuseFX
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Frozen II

Studio -  Disney Animation
Tool - Houdini, DLight
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Frozen II

Studio -  Disney Animation
Tool - Houdini, DLight
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I did RnD for several water splashes and water simulations of boat/water interactions.
​Completed shot works for these FX.

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make destruction, debris, impacts and much more.

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make the waves, the Nokk splashes and water FX

Arrow

Charmed

Studio -  Zoic
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Studio -  Picture Shop
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I created the shield setup and modified the beam rig for the episode

I created a voxelizer rig for the episode to morph the characters in and out of a magic portal

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Studio -  Sony Imageworks 
Tool - Houdini, Katana 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make destruction, debris, impacts and much more.

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Hotel Transylvania 3

Studio -  Sony Imageworks 
Tool - Houdini, Katana,Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Studio -  Sony Imageworks 
Tool - Houdini, Katana 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Using a glitch rig, I created a flat glitch FX in Houdini and Nuke

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make the drool and saliva FX

Hotel Transylvania 3

Studio -  Sony Imageworks 
Tool - Houdini, Katana 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make the drool and saliva FX

MacGyver

Thistle One

Studio -  Picture Shop
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Studio -  Artella 
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

Created a rig for all the shots with the sinkhole FX with dust, debris, rigid bodies

FX Lead on Thistle One short film, responsible for shots management and FX team

Thistle One

Studio -  Artella 
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

FX Lead on Thistle One short film, responsible for shots management and FX team

Captain America: Civil War

Studio -  Trixter 
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make ground destruction, debris, impacts and much more.

Logan

Studio -  Image Engine 
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I created FX, using my own and pre-made rigs, to make blood FX

Gotham

Studio -  CoSA VFX
Tool - Houdini, Mantra, Nuke 
Tasks - FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering

I was tasked with RnD and shot completion ranging from blood FX to volumetric and much more