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About
3D Animator
First Class Batchelor of Arts in Animation and Visual effects and Animation Mentor Graduate
- Birthday: 10 January 1996
- Degree: Batchelor
- Email: gestro.valeria@gmail.com
- City: Genoa, ITA
Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (proficient knowledge) and French (basic knowledge)
Interests: Cooking desserts, reading, playing videogames and board games, listening to music, singing, D&D, miniature painting, generally being creative with arts and crafts while sipping a good cup of tea or coffee.
Softwares
Resume
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Work experience
Untold Games
2023 - Now
Part-time animator on City 20 the first game fully developed by Untold Games. For this project, I had to learn to use Blender for the first time and animate characters for in-game interactions (humans and animals). It has been a beautiful and formative experience, besides learning how to effectively communicate with the team I also gained invaluable hands-on experience on how game animations should be produced to be efficient. I even had the chance to use the knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 that I gained during the workshop I did at Animation Mentor on Game Fundamentals to implement and test some of my animations as I worked on them.
Make Animation/Giacomo Mora Srl
2022
Freelance character animator for videogame cinematics on Brothers a Tale of Two Sons the remake. I had a brief collaboration working remotely for this studio while also continuing my studies at Animation Mentor.
RED: three months with the rebels
2021
Singlehandedly animated the video introduction to the itinerant temporary exhibition about the struggles and survival of an American soldier helped by the Italian resistance during World War II.
Chuggington tv show
2019 - 2020
Freelance set designer on the TV Series also working on some animated shots using After Effects.
Futura in Genoa
2019
VR Technician at the festival, while in Genoa, Terni and L'Aquila. My responsibilities included taking care of the Equipment, showing the potential of the Tilt Brush application by using it myself and letting visitors try it.
Estro
2019
Animator and entrepreneur at the start-up focusing on creating apps and experiences for neurodivergent kids.
Education
Animation Mentor Game Fundamentals Workshop
2024
Remote course based in the USA
- I attended the game fundamentals workshop at Animation Mentor gaining a good enough understanding of Unreal Engine and how animation blueprints and the overall interface works, all of this I learned practically by implementing my own animations in-game under the guidance of Elliott Roberts.
Animation Mentor Creature Locomotion Workshop
2023
Remote course based in the USA
- I attended the creature animation workshop at Animation Mentor gaining a good understanding of creature locomotion and behavior under the increadible guidandce of Nicole Herr.
Animation Mentor graduate
2021 - 2023
Remote course based in the USA
- Passed every class of the course which is composed of six modules taught across 18 months by multiple mentors who are professionals in the industry.
Falmouth University
2017 - 2018
University based in Penryn, Cornwall (UK)
- First class graduate in the Animation and VFX course.
British School
2015
Genoa, Italy
- Passed the International English Language Testing System exam (IELTS).
ITIS Italo Calvino
2010 - 2015
Genoa, Italy
- Acquired a Diploma di Maturità in Applied Sciences.
Volunteering, Training and Awards
Dailies host
2024 - Now
Remote
- I host of dailies feedback sessions for students of all classes at Animation Mentor.
Animation Mentor Alumni Turor
2023 - Now
Remote
- I volunteer to help students in one-to-one sessions providing feedback and support on their assignments weekly.
Women in Animation for Animation Mentor student club coordinator
2022 - 2023
Remote
- Part of the leadership of the WIAxAnimation Mentor student club in the role of club coordinator. My duties were to organize and write meeting reports keeping track of the club's trends and events.
Cecil Award
2017 & 2018
Falmouth University
Won the “Cecil Award” for excellence in 3D animation while attending University in my last two years in the course.