Cristiana Covone
Effects Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios- Claim this Profile
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Italian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Bio
YJ Lee
Having the opportunity to work with Cristiana on "Spiderman Across the Spider-Verse" was a pleasure. During the project, she was always on top of her tasks and excelled above and beyond what was expected. She understood and applied feedback quickly. Her communication skills were also excellent, which made it easy to work with her. She took the opportunity to challenge herself and she is very responsible for her tasks, as well as happy to lend a helping hand when necessary to other team members. Overall, she was an excellent team member on the project and I would highly recommend working with her. You're amazing, Cristiana! Thanks for being so awesome!
Aidan Sugano
Cristina is a singular individual with both a staggering artist eye and unparalleled technical ability. I was consistently blown away by her ability translate our designs and push them beyond our expectations. On top of all of this, she was an absolute pleasure to work with and lifted every room she was a part of.
YJ Lee
Having the opportunity to work with Cristiana on "Spiderman Across the Spider-Verse" was a pleasure. During the project, she was always on top of her tasks and excelled above and beyond what was expected. She understood and applied feedback quickly. Her communication skills were also excellent, which made it easy to work with her. She took the opportunity to challenge herself and she is very responsible for her tasks, as well as happy to lend a helping hand when necessary to other team members. Overall, she was an excellent team member on the project and I would highly recommend working with her. You're amazing, Cristiana! Thanks for being so awesome!
Aidan Sugano
Cristina is a singular individual with both a staggering artist eye and unparalleled technical ability. I was consistently blown away by her ability translate our designs and push them beyond our expectations. On top of all of this, she was an absolute pleasure to work with and lifted every room she was a part of.
YJ Lee
Having the opportunity to work with Cristiana on "Spiderman Across the Spider-Verse" was a pleasure. During the project, she was always on top of her tasks and excelled above and beyond what was expected. She understood and applied feedback quickly. Her communication skills were also excellent, which made it easy to work with her. She took the opportunity to challenge herself and she is very responsible for her tasks, as well as happy to lend a helping hand when necessary to other team members. Overall, she was an excellent team member on the project and I would highly recommend working with her. You're amazing, Cristiana! Thanks for being so awesome!
Aidan Sugano
Cristina is a singular individual with both a staggering artist eye and unparalleled technical ability. I was consistently blown away by her ability translate our designs and push them beyond our expectations. On top of all of this, she was an absolute pleasure to work with and lifted every room she was a part of.
YJ Lee
Having the opportunity to work with Cristiana on "Spiderman Across the Spider-Verse" was a pleasure. During the project, she was always on top of her tasks and excelled above and beyond what was expected. She understood and applied feedback quickly. Her communication skills were also excellent, which made it easy to work with her. She took the opportunity to challenge herself and she is very responsible for her tasks, as well as happy to lend a helping hand when necessary to other team members. Overall, she was an excellent team member on the project and I would highly recommend working with her. You're amazing, Cristiana! Thanks for being so awesome!
Aidan Sugano
Cristina is a singular individual with both a staggering artist eye and unparalleled technical ability. I was consistently blown away by her ability translate our designs and push them beyond our expectations. On top of all of this, she was an absolute pleasure to work with and lifted every room she was a part of.
Credentials
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IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System): Listening: 6.5 - Reading: 7.5 - Writing: 6.5 - Speaking: 6.5 - Overall Band Score: 7.0 - CEFR Level: C1
British CouncilJul, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Walt Disney Animation Studios
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United States
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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Effects Animator
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Aug 2023 - Present
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Sony Pictures Imageworks
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Canada
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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Effects Animator
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Jul 2022 - Aug 2023
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" | 2023 | Feature Animation "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" | 2023 | Feature Animation
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DNEG
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United Kingdom
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Animation and Post-production
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700 & Above Employee
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FX TD
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
"Nimona", Netflix | 2023 | Feature Animation "Nimona", Netflix | 2023 | Feature Animation
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Bournemouth University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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University Lecturer and Content Creator
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Nov 2020 - May 2022
Lecturer and Tutor for the Faculty of Media and Communication - MA Digital Effects Houdini Masterclasses on vellum dynamics, rigid bodies, fluids, grains, vellum solver, and cloth simulations. Lecturer and Tutor for the Faculty of Media and Communication - MA Digital Effects Houdini Masterclasses on vellum dynamics, rigid bodies, fluids, grains, vellum solver, and cloth simulations.
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MPC
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Key CFX Artist
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Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
“The Little Mermaid”, Disney | 2023 | Feature Film Setup creation for Tetrahedral Softbody, Cloth and Hair Simulations on main characters. “The Little Mermaid”, Disney | 2023 | Feature Film Setup creation for Tetrahedral Softbody, Cloth and Hair Simulations on main characters.
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PIXOMONDO
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United Kingdom
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Animation and Post-production
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400 - 500 Employee
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FX Artist
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Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
“Without Remorse”, Amazon Studios | 2021 | Feature Film Steam, water, particle effects simulations. “Carnival Row”, Season 2, Amazon Studios | 2023 | TV show Water, particle effects simulations. “Fengshen Trilogy” | 2022 | Feature Film Dust setups, fire, smoke, particles simulations. “Without Remorse”, Amazon Studios | 2021 | Feature Film Steam, water, particle effects simulations. “Carnival Row”, Season 2, Amazon Studios | 2023 | TV show Water, particle effects simulations. “Fengshen Trilogy” | 2022 | Feature Film Dust setups, fire, smoke, particles simulations.
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Jellyfish Pictures
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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300 - 400 Employee
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CFX Artist
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Dec 2020 - Feb 2021
“Spirit Untamed”, DreamWorks Animation | 2021 | Feature Animation Setup creation and shot work on cloth and hair simulations. “Spirit Untamed”, DreamWorks Animation | 2021 | Feature Animation Setup creation and shot work on cloth and hair simulations.
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Jellyfish Pictures
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment Providers
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300 - 400 Employee
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FX Artist / TD
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2020
Credits include: “Trolls World Tour”, Dreamworks Animation | 2020 | Feature Animation RnD, LookDev and FX work for magic dust, rainbows, sparks, glitters. “Watchmen”, HBO | 2019 | TV Series Rnd and water FX simulation on episode 5. FX LookDev and mist simulation on episode 8. “Abominable”, Dreamworks Animation | 2019 | Commercial Create, develop, and FX asset setup for flying dandelions. Blue Magic FX. FX work for flying petals simulation. Splashes and droplets FX… Show more Credits include: “Trolls World Tour”, Dreamworks Animation | 2020 | Feature Animation RnD, LookDev and FX work for magic dust, rainbows, sparks, glitters. “Watchmen”, HBO | 2019 | TV Series Rnd and water FX simulation on episode 5. FX LookDev and mist simulation on episode 8. “Abominable”, Dreamworks Animation | 2019 | Commercial Create, develop, and FX asset setup for flying dandelions. Blue Magic FX. FX work for flying petals simulation. Splashes and droplets FX shot work. “How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming”, Dreamworks Animation | 2019 | TV Special FX Look Development, Asset Creation, and shot tasks: fire, dust, particles, destruction and snow simulations. Also responsible for shading volumetric elements using Maya. “Naturalis Biodiversity Center” | 2018 - 2020 | Museum Exhibition FX LookDev and shot work for visual tour video projections: destruction, CFX plants and smoke simulation. Also responsible for lighting and rendering using Maya. “The Innocents”, Netflix | 2018 | TV Series RnD, LookDev and FX work for water simulation. Also responsible for lighting using Maya. “Floogals”, Season 3, UNIVERSAL | 2018 | TV Series FX LookDev and shot work for smoke and fluid simulation. Also responsible for lighting using Maya.
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FX & Lighting Artist
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Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
Credits include: “Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed!”, Season 1, CBBC | 2017 - 2018 | TV Series FX Look Development, Asset Creation, and shot tasks: fire, explosion dust, particles and snow simulations. Also responsible for shading volumetric elements using Maya.
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Education
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2015 - 2016
Bournemouth University
Digital Effects Master's Degree, Award MA with Distinction -
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CGMA - CG Master Academy
Mastering Destruction in Houdini, Digital Effects -
2018 - 2018
Escape Studios
Introduction to Houdini -
2011 - 2014
Politecnico di Torino
Bachelor's Degree in Design and Visual Communication, 109/110 -
2013 - 2014
Strate, Ecole de Design
Interactive Design
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