# Francesco Panzieri

Francesco Panzieri (born April 27, 1985) is an Italian-American visual effects compositing supervisor and digital artist. He has worked on the films of J. J. Abrams, James Mangold, Denis Villeneuve and Todd Phillips, among others.

## Education

Panzieri was born in Pescara, Italy. He developed an interest in film-making and special effects from an early age. In 2008, Panzieri earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Film Science from the International Academy of Image Arts (Italian: Accademia Internazionale Per Le Arti & Le Scienze Dell'Immagine) in L'Aquila, Italy. He then enrolled in a one-year 3D-animation & visual effects conservatory program at the New York Film Academy in New York City, NY.

## Career

In 2009, Panzieri was hired to work at the visual effects boutique Flash Film Works in Hollywood, California; under the guidance of the studio's owner, William Mesa, Panzieri started his career as Rotoscope / Paint artist on the live-action web series The Blood Factory, a gory episodic created by screenwriter John Albo and actor/director Danny DeVito. His second assignment was on the 2010 feature film Clash of the Titans, a remake of the original 1981 version.
Since then, Panzieri has worked on films such as Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
In October 2019, Panzieri joined the Netflix production Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as in-house compositing supervisor. He also worked for Netflix on Red Notice as lead compositor.
In 2021, Panzieri was hired by the visual effects company Wylie Co. to work on the Warner Bros. production Dune.
From 2022 to 2023, Panzieri was hired by Lucasfilm to work on the production Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as in-house compositing supervisor. In 2023, he reprised the same role on the Warner Bros. productions Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) and Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).

## Industry roles

Since 2019, Panzieri has been serving as a member of the North American advisory board of the Abruzzo Film Commission. He is a member of the Visual Effects Society, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Italian Visual Effects Association (Associazione Effetti Visivi).

## Filmography
### Feature Film

| Year | Title | Production | Credit |
| 2025 | Final Destination: Bloodlines | New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. | in-house compositing supervisor |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | DC Studios, Village Roadshow Pictures | in-house compositing supervisor |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd. | in-house compositing supervisor |
| 2021 | Red Notice | Netflix, Seven Bucks Productions | in-house lead compositor |
| 2021 | Dune | Legendary, Warner Bros. | compositor |
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle | Netflix, Get Lifted Film Company | in-house compositing supervisor |
| 2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate | Skydance | in-house compositor |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios | compositor |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Sony Columbia Pictures | compositor |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International | Sony Columbia Pictures | in-house compositor |
| 2018 | Creed II | MGM Studios, Warner Bros. | compositor |
| 2018 | Mile 22 | STX Entertainment | compositor |
| 2018 | The Equalizer 2 | Sony Columbia Pictures | compositor |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Marvel Studios | compositor |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Marvel Studios | compositor |
| 2017 | Robin Hood | Lionsgate, Appian Way | in-house compositor |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Marvel Studios | compositor |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Sony Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios | in-house compositor |
| 2017 | The Fate Of The Furious | Universal Pictures | compositor |
| 2015 | Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens | Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot | in-house compositor |
| 2015 | Diablo | Orion Film | lead compositor |
| 2015 | Mr. Right | Amasia Entertainment | lead compositor |
| 2014 | The Road Within | Amasia Entertainment | compositor |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Warner Bros | compositor |
| 2014 | Begin Again | The Weinstein Group | compositor |
| 2011 | Abduction | Lionsgate | compositor |
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Lionsgate | compositor |
| 2011 | For Colored Girls | Lionsgate | 3D artist & compositor |
| 2011 | Warrior | Lionsgate | rotoscope & paint artist |
| 2010 | Clash Of The Titans | Warner Bros. | rotoscope & paint artist |

### Television

| Year | Title | Production | Credit |
| 2022 | Sprung | Amazon Studios, IMDb TV | compositing supervisor (6 episodes) |
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Apple Studios | compositing supervisor / compositor (6 episodes) |
| 2022 | Pam & Tommy | Annapurna Studios, Hulu | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Netflix | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Ice | Audience Network | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Westworld | HBO | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Gotham | FOX | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | FOX | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2016 | The Get Down | Sony Pictures Television, Netflix | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2016 | If Loving You Is Wrong | Tyler Perry Studios, OWN | compositor (5 episodes) |
| 2016 | The Haves And The Have Nots | Tyler Perry Studios, OWN | compositor (7 episodes) |
| 2016 | 24: Legacy | FOX | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2016 | The Muppets | ABC | compositor (4 episodes) |
| 2015 | The Walking Dead | AMC | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | True Detective | HBO | compositor (4 episodes) |
| 2015 | Limitless | CBS | compositor (4 episodes) |
| 2015 | Agent X | TNT | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | What Would Trejo Do? | N/A | compositor (pilot) |
| 2015 | Scorpion | CBS | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2014-2016 | Sleepy Hollow | FOX | compositor (19 episodes) |
| 2015 | Beautiful & Twisted | Lifetime | lead compositor |
| 2015 | Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs | Lifetime | lead compositor |
| 2014 | Houdini | History Channel | lead compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | NBC | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | Mad Men | AMC | compositor (3 episodes) |
| 2012-2013 | C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | compositor (18 episodes) |
| 2013 | Banshee | CineMax | compositor (4 episodes) |
| 2013 | Trooper | CBS | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | FOX | compositor (5 episodes) |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Lab Rats | Disney XD | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Necessary Roughness | USA | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | FOX | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Drop Dead Diva | LifeTime | compositor (13 episodes) |
| 2012 | Weeds | ShowTime | compositor (13 episodes) |
| 2012 | GCB | ABC | compositor (10 episodes) |
| 2012 | The River | ABC | compositor (8 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | Revenge | ABC | lead compositor (18 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | House, M.D. | FOX | compositor (16 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | Castle | ABC | compositor (15 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | Ringer | CW | compositor (11 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | A Gifted Man | CBS | compositor (7 episodes) |
| 2012 | Political Animals | USA | compositor (6 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | Unforgettable | CBS | compositor (6 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | 90210 | CW | compositor (5 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | Switched At Birth | ABC | compositor (4 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | The Middle | ABC | compositor (4 episodes) |
| 2012 | American Judy | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Americana | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Bunheads | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2013 | Cult | CW | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Dark Horse / Unentitled Roland Emmerich Project | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | El Jefe | FOX | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Entry Level | FOX | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Innocent | TNT | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Living Loaded | FOX | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Lovestruck: The Musical | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | Perception | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | TalhotBlond | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2012 | The Smart One | ABC | compositor (pilot) |
| 2011 | Hung | HBO | compositor (2 episodes) |
| 2011 | Glee | FOX | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Good Luck Charlie | Disney | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2011 | NCIS | CBS | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2011 | Nikita | CW | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2011 | Pan Am | ABC | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | CBS | compositor (1 episode) |
| 2011 | The Closer | TNT | compositor (1 episode) |

### Music Video

| Year | Title | Director | Credit |
| 2018 | FUN! - Vince Staples | Calmatic | compositor |
| 2017 | Juice - Chromeo | David Wilson | compositor |
| 2017 | Love So Soft - Kelly Clarkson | Dave Meyers | compositor |
| 2017 | Swish Swish - Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj | Dave Meyers | compositor |

### Integrated Advertising

| Year | Title | Production | Credit |
| 2016 | Marvel Contest of Champions: Civil War | Kabam, AKQA | compositor |
| 2016 | Marvel Contest of Champions: Deadpool | Kabam, AKQA | compositor |
| 2015 | Toyota & All Girls Garage | Velocity Channel | compositor |
| 2014 | The Descendants | Disney Channel | compositor |
| 2014 | Wheeler Dealers | Velocity Channel | compositor |

### Cinematics

| Year | Title | Production | Credit |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 In-Game Segments | 72 & Sunny, Treyarch, Activision | compositor |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 E3 Reveal Promo | 72 & Sunny, Treyarch, Activision | compositor |

### Web

| Year | Title | Director | Credit |
| 2009 | The Blood Factory | Danny DeVito | rotoscope & paint artist |