Joseph Zaffuto Email & Phone Number

Port Orange, Fl, Us

Tempe, Arizona, United States

I teach Motion Graphics/ Animation in the UX/UI Graphic Design Department. We touch on programs such as Animate, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Teaching students ages 9 to college levels 2d/3d animation, 3D modeling, and visual effects.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Responsible for teaching courses on campus like Video Game Design and Portfolio while utilizing programs like UnReal, Maya, Microsoft Suite, and Adobe Cloud.• Responsible for teaching courses in Visual Story Telling, Acting for Animators, and 3D Animation pipeline studies, which includes teaching programs such as Maya for online courses.

Florida

Primary responsibilities include creating and finalizing motion graphics; 2D and 3D elements as well as editing show content and media. Other responsibilities include promotions, marketing, writing, and selling advertising for a growing website, while leading a small team.

Mckinney, Tx

Worked on the lighting for the final polish of the re-release of Lucky's Tale. I was responsible for reworking 32 levels of this game which was released for the Oculus Quest 2, mobile, and console markets.

Byfield, Ma

• Responsible for creating/ teaching a new 3D animation curriculum for summer campers ages 10 – 16 years.• As lead Instructor, I guided assistant instructors in workshops on how to properly assist campers.

Orlando, Florida Area

• High Five Award: End of Course Satisfaction score of 91% for December 2016 term.• Outstanding Contributions Award: Given for outstanding contributions and Commitment to students’ success. • Teaching students 3D pre-production including concept art, character development, and pipeline essentials. • Teaching students the business of animation.• Instructing students on programs such as Maya, Nuke, and Adobe Suite

Enfield, Ct

Shot lighting artist for Lego Star Wars Comics. Taking basic lighting rigs from the lighting lead, lighting scenes and adjusting the lights for continuity, then rendering the render layers accordingly.

Austin, Texas Area

Creating lighting for all environments for Red vs. Blue Season10 using advance light theory knowledge and techniques. Also fixed and wrangled renders and fixed elements that were crucial to the success of the project.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lighting CGI elements with Mayaman to match background plates. Then slap comping all the elements in Nuke for the compositors.

Maitland, Fl

Worked on the video game, Madden '12 as am exterior lighter. My primary job was to light exteriors for NFL stadiums. Using lighting techniques like shadow baking with proprietary software. Leveraged an in-depth knowledge of color theory to create mood and unique lighting to exceed expectations.

Austin, Texas Area

Worked as a lighting artist on in-game scenes of the video game, Epic Mickey.Created lighting for various levels within the Epic Mickey. Incorporated an in-depth knowledge of color theory to create mood and unique lighting to exceed expectations.

Culver City, Ca

Worked on Disney's G-Force, 3D.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Worked as the head lighter on and Imax quality feature entitled, Walking with Sue, the T-Rex for the The Field Museum, Chicago.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Worked as a lighter for the History Channel's, Jurassic Fight Club.

Celebration, Fl

worked on Bible Bugs, the animated series (DVD)worked on the lighting of DVD movie, Tugger

Master’S Of Fine Arts Degree, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects

Bachelor’S Degree, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects