ENRICO LEASA
LAYOUT ARTIST AT INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC
Bio
Enrico Leasa has been on quite a journey to become a visual effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and is now living his dream at ILM working on projects like The Batman, and The Book of Boba Fett. ILM is a division of Lucasfilm and owned by parent company Disney, the studio has been a part of some of Hollywood’s most iconic films including Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Titanic and Harry Potter.
“I left SAE Sydney, and within six months, I got my first gig working on the musical film, Cats, at Mill Film as a Match Roto Animator and Tracking Artist – that was really my first foot in the door,” Enrico explains.
It wasn’t all plain sailing for Enrico, as he missed the cut for a position as a Junior Artist at Animal Logic on Peter Rabbit 2 just before securing the role at Mill Film. “I think that was when I started to learn about the standard of work that’s expected for a large studio, and what you need to include in your showreel.”
After stints at Mill Film and later Fin Design, Enrico came across a Jedi Academy advertisement at ILM, and successfully went through two rounds of interviews to secure a role as a Layout Artist earlier this year. “I now do everything from camera tracking to animation, blocking, and set extension – it’s essentially the bread and butter of the department.”
Enrico recalls his time at SAE saying, “Having the opportunity to learn new skills everyday, and being pushed by colleagues you work with, in what you can achieve is really awesome.”
