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Summary

Dr Gianluca Balla is a Senior Lecturer in Game Art, Animation and Visual Effects at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. With a background in Engineering (BA, MA) and extensive experience as a filmmaker, content producer and scriptwriter, he completed a Ph.D. in Production Technology and Practice at the University of York and founded two production companies. Balla wrote, produced, and directed several shorts which have been screened in international film festivals around the world. His digital works have been exhibited in London.

In 2018, the film 'Shelf Life' (commissioned by the EAD and financed by the AHRC) that Balla directed was shortlisted for the AHRC Research in Film Awards (RIFA) at BAFTA for its use of binaural audio and innovative sound design which allowed a visually impaired audience to identify the positions of characters and objects in space. In 2017, he was nominated as a member of the selection committee for the Fiction category of The Globe International Silent Film Festival.

Balla is proficient in various graphics software, programming languages and cloud technologies, and regularly provides consultancy sessions for universities, professionals, and companies in the creative industry. His commitment is in enhancing student employability in the technical field through inclusive teaching methods shaped by academic and industrial practice. Balla is engaged in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of Humanities and STEM.

The updated list of publications is on ORCID: 0000-0002-0954-8051

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, PgCAP - ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.
• Ph.D. in Production Technology and Practice - University of York.
• Architectural Engineering, BA and MA - Università di Roma Tor Vergata.
• Erasmus programme, Architecture and Art - École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris, La Villette.
• AWS certified.
• Italian Accredited Engineer.

Responsibility

Investigating Officer for Academic Misconduct.