About

Michael Uguccioni has been teaching Visual Effects, Animation & Motion Graphics at California Lutheran University since the fall of 2009. Throughout his term, he’s trained a diverse group of talented students in the Visual Arts that are currently working in the field of multimedia.

Uguccioni's career is vast with over twenty years of experience in the feature film and television industry. His most recent vfx work appeared in the film “Minari” which won the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Michaels work can also be seen in several academy award nominated films. 

• The Revenant (2015),  American Sniper (2014),  American Hustle (2013),  Zero Dark Thirty (2012),  
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007),  The Passion of the Christ (2004),  
• The Last Samurai (2003) and Armageddon (1998).

In addition, Michael is a lecturer at Chapman University in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Mike resides in Thousand Oaks, California where he oversees the Visual Effects at Secret Weapon VFX.  When he's not working you'll probably find him snowboarding, surfing or on the Moto. 😎

Education

Awards :  Distinguished Alumni Award - Ferris State University 2018 

Bachelor of Science : Television Production - Ferris State University 1992

Associate of Applied Science : Audio Visual Production - Ferris State University 1990

Expertise

Visual Effects: Supervisor/Producer/Compositor, 2D/3D Animation, Motion Graphics, Editing

2D Software: Nuke, After Effects, Fusion, Mocha Pro, SynthEyes

3D Software:  Maya, Cinema 4D, Blender, Lightwave

Editing Software: Avid Media Composer, Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X