Luca Zappala VFX Supervisor

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VFX Supervisor with feature films, episodic, commercials, vendor, and overall experience with 21+ years in the industry working for the leading VFX companies in the UK.

Known for crafting effective solutions and delivering on time from cost-effective invisible to major visual effects. Strongly imaginative, with a focus on narration and beauty, and a very good eye for detail, color, composition, and timing. Known for mentoring and keeping teams inspired involved and motivated throughout the process and under pressure.

A natural passion for cinematography, arts, and technology (color, virtual production, AI, deepfakes, nerfs and global splats, machine learning, and coding).

My go-to tools are the Nuke suite, Houdini, Maya, Resolve. A deep understanding of the entire VFX process from script breakdown, bidding, pre-prod, on-set to post-prod (CG, FX, 2.5D, Comp, Virtual Prod), and final VFX delivery.

• Shortlisted for the “33rd European Film Award – Excellence Awards for VFX” for the film Falling.
• Early Nomination for the “British Independent Film Awards for Best Effects” for the film Mothering Sunday.

Contributed in a significant manner to the following award-winning shows:
• Academy Award for best VFX: Inception, Ex-Machina, Hugo
• Cannes official selection: Mothering Sunday, Falling
• Ves: Hugo, Ex-Machina, The Creator.

Dual Citizenship: British and European (Italian)

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lucavfx [at] gmail [dot] com



Overall VFX Supervisor – TV & Film
Falling (Film) | VFX Supervisor
Mothering Sunday (Film) | VFX Supervisor
The Forgiven (Film) | VFX Supervisor
The Last Bus (Film) | VFX Supervisor
The Nan Movie (Film) | VFX Supervisor
Living (Film) | On-set VFX Supervisor
SAS: Red Notice (Film) | Co-VFX Supervisor
Kindred (Film) | VFX Supervisor
The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica (Film) | Co-VFX Supervisor
The Seed (Film) | Co-VFX Supervisor
My Name Is Leon (TV) | VFX Supervisor

In house VFX Supervisor – TV & Film
Fate: The Winx Saga S2 (TV) | VFX Supervisor (Milk VFX)
Stranger Things S4 (TV) | VFX Supervisor (Jellyfish Pictures)
Wicked Little Letters (Film) | VFX Supervisor (Milk VFX), pre-prod, on-set, no post
Avenue 5 S1 (TV) | VFX Supervisor (Nviz), pre-prod, on-set, no post
The Creator (Film) | VFX Supervisor (Territory Studio)
Rocketman (Film) | VFX Supervisor (Nviz)

In-House CG Supervisor (and other roles) – TV & Film
Annihilation (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Trainspotting 2 (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Inception (Film) | FX Lead (Dneg)
Ex Machina (Film) | FX Lead (Dneg)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Film) | FX Lead (Dneg)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Film) | FX Lead (Dneg)
Hugo (Film) | FX Supervisor / HOD FX (Pixomondo)
The Dark Knight Rises (Film) | Senior TD (Dneg)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Film) | Senior FXTD (Method Studios)
2012 (Film) | Senior FXTD (Dneg)
The Golden Compass (Film) | FXTD (Cinesite)
London Has Fallen (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Wanted (Film) | Senior FXTD (Framestore)
Australia (Film) | Senior FXTD (Framestore)
Total Recall (Film) | Senior TD (Dneg)
Hercules (Film) | Senior FXTD (Milk VFX)
Outlander (TV) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Bridget Jones’s Baby (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
My Cousin Rachel (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Florence Foster Jenkins (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Victoria & Abdul (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Oasis (TV) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV) | Senior FXTD (Milk VFX)
X-Men: The Last Stand (Film) | FXTD (Cinesite)
The Take (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
High-Rise (Film) | Senior FXTD (Milk VFX)
The Mercy (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Underdog (Film) | FXTD (Cinesite),
Eragon (Film) | FXTD (Cinesite)
Swallows and Amazons (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Special Correspondents (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Cold Pursuit (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
The Snowman (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Outlaw King (Film) | CG Supervisor (Nviz)
Mars S1 (TV) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
Fighting with My Family (Film) | CG Supervisor (Union VFX)
Ghost Stories (Film) | CG Supervisor / HOD CG (Union VFX)
The Wolfman (Film) | Senior FXTD (MPC)
Wounds (Film) | CG Supervisor (Nviz)
Black Sails (TV) | Senior FXTD (Milk VFX)
The Tale of Despereaux (Film) | Senior FXTD (Framestore)