About - Lemon Ink | Pipeline TD, Barcelona

About Me

I'm Antonio Caparrelli, a Pipeline TD and Technical Director based in Barcelona, Spain.

For the past 5+ years I've been architecting and managing complex animation pipelines for film and series production — building the whole toolchain from scratch, supporting artists day to day, and keeping multi-studio workflows in sync across Europe, Asia and South America.

Core TD skills in Python, JavaScript, the Maya API, the Toon Boom Harmony API, Arnold, ShotGrid and Kitsu, Linux/Windows environments and server administration, with production experience in Houdini, Nuke and Blender.

I'm passionate about open source, on-premise setups and cybersecurity. If it runs on hardware I control, I'm happy.

Core Skills & Technologies

AI & LLM

On-Premise AI
ComfyUI

Production Management

ShotGrid
ShotGrid API
ShotGrid Toolkit
Kitsu
Kitsu API

Programming & Scripting

Python
JavaScript
Maya API
Maya Python scripting
ShotGrid Python API
REST APIs
PySide / Qt

Operating Systems & Infrastructure

Linux
Windows
Bash shell scripting
Docker
Podman
Vagrant
Libvirt

Development Tools & Practices

Git
CRUD applications
Vite
Webpack

3D Software & Rendering

Maya
Arnold
Houdini
Nuke
Substance Painter

Post-Production

After Effects
Premiere Pro
Photoshop
Inkscape

Databases & Servers

SQL & non-SQL databases
Server administration
Linux administration
VPS setup & maintenance
Hardware setup & maintenance

Education & Professional Development

Formal Education

Degree in Sciences and Technologies of Media, Mathematics Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata (Graduated 2008) — formally equivalent to "Engineering in the specific field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)" in Spain
Master's Degree, OFFF Atelier — Creation and Production of Multidisciplinary Projects (Graphics, Audiovisual, Interactive)

Professional Development

Machine Learning course (R programming)
Machine Learning for Artists course (Python)
University thesis (2009): custom Python + NumPy code for Maya to calculate audio STFT data and map frequency amplitudes to scene elements

Languages

Italian — native
Spanish — proficient
English — advanced
Catalan — advanced
Galician — advanced

Highlights

Production pipeline and tools built from scratch for "The Light of Aisha", a Goya Award-nominated full CG animation feature film
Production pipeline and tools built from scratch for the Toon Boom Harmony 2D animated series "Belzebubs"
Intercontinental asset synchronization managed across Europe, Asia and South America
Manual workflow reduced by 30% through pipeline optimization
Multiple DCC-embedded tools automating critical production processes
Linux expert with a strong focus on open source and secure architecture