David DeFino Began his career in the special effects field. After his first job working on the opening sequence of the made for TV special "Asteroid", David began Working at the world famous effects house Digital Domain. After working on "Dante's Peak", and "Titanic", David took a job at the boutique effects studio: Gene Young Effects. There he honed his skills in optical printing, Motion Control, as well as design, and fabrication of miniatures and props.