Some recommendations by colleagues
“Carlo is quality, he is friendly, professional and has a very impressive portfolio, I am confident that Carlo has a very bright future ahead of him! I enjoy speaking with him and his knowledge of the industry is Excellent! Keep up the good work!” April 13, 2010 Eamonn Mgherbi (The ARL) , Director , Avatar Games Recruitment “Carlo is a very talented lighting/texturing artist with a great attitude and very adept at problem solving.Along with all that he posseses a fantastic sense of humor,and he pours his soul into his art.I'd definitely recommend having him in anyone's team.” June 13, 2009 Alex Pavlovic , Lead 3d modeler , Digi-Guys “I had a chance to work with Carlo at Gigi-Guys, there were several occasion where I worked directly with Carlo, And I can say without no hesitation, that Carlo is a high skillet professional with massive technical knowledge and artistic sensibility in multiple areas of production.” June 4, 2009 Samat Algozhin , Lead Character Animator , Digi-Guys “Carlo is a great and talented artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm and passion for this industry, which is reflected in the fine work he produces. Furthermore, Carlo is a cool guy around the office, who is always sure to make you laugh, whilst maintaining a professional approach to his work.” June 1, 2009 Hamza Butt , High Res 3D Modeller , Digi-Guys “With a sharp eye for details and great skills in handling heavy scenes, Carlo is a great asset for any 3D team. Carlo`s great lighting abilities were of great help when we had to switch to a different 3D package version and forced to match the visual look of the same scenes but in a very different render engine behavior with different lighting rigs. He was one of the colleagues I had the greatest pleasure to work with, his happy nature being a great help and a very pleasant addition to our team`s environment when the work needed to be done under pressure and tight deadlines. Thank you Carlo.” May 31, 2009 Radu Octavian Pop , 3D Artist , Digi-Guys “I was working along with Carlo something like 2 years.He is highly skilled professional, able to bring 3d environment to the screens with great speed and technique.He had a great part in developing demos,previews, and a game engine.He is also very communicative and funny guy, and ,makes pretty much good pasta, italian style....” May 31, 2009 Goran Josic , Concept artist , Digi-Guys ltd “Carlo is a Hard working proffesional and his knowledge of lighting and shading are very good. He is easy to work with and is always thinking of better ways to achieve certain results for the any project at hand. His personality uplifts people around him and in so doing raises moral in times of Extreme Deadlines. In all an all Carlo is a Joy to work with.” May 31, 2009 matthew esterhuizen , Visual Effects Supervisor , Digi-Guys “Funnily enough I actually worked in two companies along with Carlo though we were in different depts, but from seeing his work attitude (as in glued to the screen) and the final lit renders and I can well believe that hes got the 'right stuff' and duly deserves a recomendation. He really is an expert guy in 3d and has that rare ability to pick up new software and tools very quickly so would be a great asset to any team where quality of work and tight deadlines are the norm.” May 30, 2009 Scott McInnes , Matte painter , Ilion Animation Studios “Carlo is dedicated to his work a stickler for detail and a hard and reliable 3D and lighting artist, I would recommend Carlo for the 3D position He is a a great artist to work with” May 30, 2009 Everton Richards , 3d artist , digi guys “Carlo's standard of work was very high for the project with a great attention to detail, atmosphere and Lights/Shadows. He was given a number of key shots, very difficult shots, which have been very well received by the Director and other team members. I found Carlo very good team member, team worker and work with him brings to work alot of professional results and fun. I really looking forward to work with him sometime again! I have no hesitation in recommending him for future work and I'm happy to provide further information if required. Thanks! Lubos dE Gerardo Surzin.” May 30, 2009 Lubos de Gerardo Surzin , Senior Digital Artist Matte Painter , Digi-guys “Carlo was a dedicated artist while he worked at Digi-Guys, turning out a very high standard of work, under difficult circumstances, and works very well in a team.” July 18, 2009 Raymond Barr , Head of IT Support , Digi-Guys Ltd
was with another company when working with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Ubisoft Entertainment Ltd
managed Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked directly with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked directly with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
worked directly with Carlo Ivo Alimo at Digi-Guys Ltd
managed Carlo Ivo Alimo indirectly at Digi-Guys Ltd
managed Carlo Ivo Alimo indirectly at Digi-Guys Ltd
My professional career till now
Biographical data Birth date: December, 25th, 1981. Place of birth: Lagarto (Brazil). Citizenship: Italian and Brazilian (no need for VISA in Europe). Current residence and contacts Rome Newcastle upon Tyne Email: carlo@carlovfx.com Education 2004 Master Degree in Videogame Design, European Institute of Design (Rome). 2002 Diploma of Multimedia Systems Engineer, Quasar Institute(Rome). 2001 Diploma of Multimedia Systems Technic, Quasar Institute(Rome). 2000 Diploma of Classic Maturity, Massimiliano Massimo Institute (Rome) - degree programme based on humanistic classical disciplines, including studies in ancient Greek, Latin and Art. Professional Activities Jan2010 – Now Lead Lighting Artist in Ubisoft Reflections. 2009 Lighting/Compositing Artist in Passion Pictures. May 2008 – Dec 2008 Senior Lighting/Compositing Artist in IlionAnimation Studios. Working on Planet51, a full CG movie from the autors of Shrek. Working on a in-house render engine and using Nuke to composite my shots. May2007-May2008 Senior Lighting/Texture Artist in Digi-Guys Ltdfor Wardevil, AAA PS3 videogame featuring also a CG Movie. 2005-now Writer for some of the most important Italian 3D andVideogames Magazines. 2005-2006 Teacher of 3D and Compositing, Illusion Theory and Light Theories at the Arts and New Technologies Accademy. 2005 Newtek-Europe Certified Trainer in Even Studios. 2005-2007 Even Studios CEO, Art Director, 3D and Post Production Lead Artist, Teacher, Game Designer for mobile games as Newtek Europe Certified Training Center and CG Company. (Mobile Games, Commercials and Movies) 2004 Nonsense Lead Artist for Xbox/PC adventure game. Texture artist, Lighting. 2004 Gameprog.it Administrator and Responsable of Section for Lightwave 3D. 2003 MADArt Lead Artist for 3D department. Lighter/Compositor on my tasks. 2002-2003 Animantis Junior Visual-FX Artist, “stage”. Dynamics and Lighting. 2002 Freelance 2D/3D, Video Editing, individual lessons about 3D and Post Production. 2001 BITA I° S.R.L. CEO/3D Artist for my own building company. 2000 Comiso Italian language Teacher for the summer school. Languages English: written and spoken fluently. Italian: written and spoken fluently. Spanish: Medium Level. Relevant Software skills Lightwave3D: Pro User, Certified Trainer for Newtek. Maya: Novice. 3D Studio MAX: User. Modo: User. XSI: User. Vue d’Esprit: User. Bodypaint 3D: User. Realflow : User. Zbrush: User. Combustion: Pro User. Photoshop: Pro User. Illustrator: User. Premiere: Pro User. After Effects: Pro User. Liquid: User. Digital Fusion: User. Nuke: User Responsibilities and roles covered during the professional career VFX (particles most of all), Texturing, Animation, Lighting (even realtime lighting), Generalist, Video Editor, Lead Artist, Senior Artist, Art Director, Render Wrangler, Game Designer for mobile games. Other personal information Sports: Snowboards, Windsurf, Skateboard, others... Interests and Hobbies: Videogames, Cartoons, Comics, Movies, Playing Guitar/Bass, Surfing the Web, having a beer with friends (it’s always the time for a good beer with a good friend), Writing on my blog, Macro Photography. I’m available to move without problems anywhere in the world. I don’t need a VISA to work in EU.
address: Via Guglielmo Letteri, 57/59 - 00128
phone: (+39) 0652830077
cel: (+39) 3926478430
address: 22 Quayside, flat 22
NE1 3RF, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
phone: (+44) 07866513587
