Animation Experience:
Producer, Spongebob Bun Wrestling Claymation - July 2024
Animation crew, Hollyland Pyro System Ecosystem Package promotional video - July 2024
Producer, The ClayFighter Sculptor’s Cut Musical Claymation - April 2024
Animation Generalist/Producer, Lego Spongebob - June 2013 - Ongoing
Animation Generalist/Armaturist, The Klay-Kremling Show - August 2016 - March 2019
YouTube Series, Stop-Motion Related Content - December 2016 - Ongoing
Freelance Stopmotion Animator, Kaiju Pulgasari Christmas Special - December 2021
Animation Producer, Animation Morph! - January 2019
Animation Producer, -Banjo-Kazooie 20th Anniversary Claymation - June 2018
Animation Producer, Picture Morph! - January 2018
Animation Producer, Sal the Christmas Krampus - December 2017
Animation Producer, Jasper in a Jam Claymation - November 2017
Animation Producer, Cuban Pete Ft. The Nanaman - September 2017
Animation Producer, Mesozoic Mind Ft. Charmer - July 2017
Skills:
Stop-motion animation, claymation, sculpting (polymer clay, wax clay), rubber silicone mold-making, resin casting, wire armature building.
Dragonframe, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, iMovie, Microsoft Office Suite.
Theatre Productions
Assistant Stage Manager, In the Heights. Directed by Anthony Depoto. (ERA Productions) August 2018
Stage Manager, James and the Giant Peach Jr. Directed by Anthony Depoto. (ERA Productions) March 2019
Set Construction, Head Over Heels. Directed by Scott Wise. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) October 2021
Set Construction, Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical. Directed by Justin P. Cowan (WCSU Theatre Dept.) October 2021
Actor, Set Construction, Noises Off. Directed by Pamela McDaniel. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) December 2021
Lighting, Sweeny Todd. Directed by Tim Howard. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) February 2022
Set Construction, Metamorphoses. Directed by Sal Trapani. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) May 2022
Actor, Set Construction, Big Love. Directed by Pamela McDaniel. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) October 2022
Set Construction, Bat Boy the Musical. Directed by Tim Howard. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) October 2022
Dramaturgist, Season’s Greetings. Directed by Cady Huffman. (WCSU Theatre Dept.) December 2022
Actor, Godspell. Directed by Skip Ploss. (The Wilton Playshop) May 2023
Additional Community Involvement in Film/Animation:
Production Assistant, WhatAProduction Studio -March 2024 - Ongoing
Animator/Contributor, Donkey Kong Reanimated - March 2019 - Ongoing
Animator/Contributor, Zelda CDI Reanimated - April 2019 - September 2020
Animator/Contributor, Spongebob Band Geeks Reanimated - May 2019 - September 2019
Animator/Contributor, This is Halloween Reanimated - November 2019 - October 2020
Animator/Contributor, Interior Decorating Reanimated - October 2018
Awards and Scholarships:
Creator Award *100,000 Subscribers, YouTube LLC - December 2016
Theatre Festival Merit Award, Kennedy Center American College - April 2023
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship, Western Connecticut State Univ. - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Commedia Dell’Arte Intensive Scholarship, Goinspired.com - July 2022
Articles and Interviews Relating to Lorenzo Volpintesta
Spess, Marc. ClayFighter Behind the Scenes Interview with Ken Pontac - Animateclay.com (May 10th, 2024)
Chavez, Steven. Animator recreates ClayFighter Sculptor’s Cut intro with actual claymation and it’s just as awesome as you’d imagine - Event Hubs (May 3rd, 2024)
Birtwell, Justin. Interview with Youtuber Lorzeno Leite -Success On Your Terms (November 9th, 2019)
Perkins, Julia. Bethel teenager’s short film to premiere at FilmFest52- NewsTimes (May 15th, 2018)
Volpintesta, Emily. Lorenzo Volpintesta Leite - Claymation and Lego Artist. PART 1 -Comcast: Progressive Soup (June 8th 2015)
Volpintesta, Emily. Lorenzo Volpintesta Leite - Claymation and Lego Artist. PART 2 -Comcast: Progressive Soup (June 8th 2015)