Is an internationally acclaimed Designer, Director, Painter, Illustrator, Photographer and Stencil Artist who’s been living and working all his life in scattered places around the world, starting from his hometown Parma in Italy to London, Rome, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Bali and Sydney. While in Los Angeles in the 90s he was one of the pioneers of TV motion graphics, his style and works for television have been vastly influential for many modern designers and video directors around the world. He now works full time as a Stencil Artist going around the world between Art Shows,Exhibits, Private Commisions and Artist Residencies.
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5 BEST LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS
- Directing and producing AICP Winner CHERRY COKE commercial, in permanent exhibit at MOMA Museum Of Modern Art, NY
- Directing Music Video for U2 “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (Version2)
- Directing Official Opening Title Sequence “Sydney 2000 Olympic Games”
- Working for Director Ridley Scott on the opening of the movie “Black Hawk Down”
- Directing and Producing long format Indipendent Film “Felino”
DIRECTOR/DESIGNER CAREER
Los Angeles/Parma, 2013/current:
- Freelance Stencils Illustrator for Italian Newspaper “Il Fatto Quotidiano”
Rome/Parma, 2004/2013:
- Developing Feature Film project “HOLLYFOOD” for Etabeta
- Directing TV Pilot “THE ROCK’N ROLL COACH” for Torcida Filmhackers
- Directing Music Video NIGHTGLORY for cult band KIRLIAN CAMERA for Torcida Filmhackers
- Directing 3 Broadcast IDs for NOVA CINEMA TV Networks,
- Directing music video WONDERFUL for GARY GO for Amazon.com USA single release
- Produced and Directed long format Indipendent Film “FELINO” and “CIAO BELLA CIAO”
- Directing promo for GCI
- Produced and Directed 2 TV Campaigns for “MINISTERO DEGLI INTERNI/PROTEZIONE CIVILE” with Comic Artist Leo Ortolani
- Directing and producing 4 short comedy films for SKY TV for the series BEPPE
- Directing and producing: “MORGAN E LE SAGOME LIVE A LE SCIMMIE”
Milan, 2002/2003
- Creative Director for SKY SPORT
Los Angeles 2001
- Movie Titles Designer/Director on the Opening Sequence of the movie “BLACK HAWK DOWN” working for 3 months with Director Ridley Scott and Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Sydney 1999/2001
- Directing the Official Opening Title Sequence “Sydney 2000 Olympic Games”, promos and commercials for SONY, HBO and VOI.
Bali 1999
- Directing and producing promotional videos for EBF “Environmental Bamboo Foundation” by interior designer Linda Garland
San Francisco 1999
- Directing 10 commercial TV Campaign for HALLMARKS for Colossal Pictures
Venice, CA 1992/1998
- Owner and Director at “Kampah Visions” directing and producing for: CHERRY COKE, TOYOTA, INTEL, HYUNDAI, HBO, AVON, NEW YORK LIFE, NEXXUS, NIKE, APPLE, ADOBE, RADIUS, ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, E! ,ERICSSON, WIRED, PAC BELL, CNN, NORTHWEST, BLOCKBUSTER, STANFORD HOSPITAL, AVON, REPLAY, TOTO
Hollywood, CA 1991/1992
- Broadcast Designer at “Pittard Sullivan Design” for CBS, PLAYBOY CHANNEL, E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION,CNN and also co-directing with Photographer Armando Gallo Music Video for U2 “Even Better Than The Real Thing”
Rome, 1986/1991
- Broadcast Designer for Studio Mario Convertino working for RAI, CANALE 5, RETE 4 and ITALIA UNO, WHIRLPOOL, ENEL, CINECITTA’ and music videos and promos for BUNGARO, TULLIO DE PISCOPO, CLAUDIO BAGLIONI, RENATO ZERO with Director Giandomenico Curi
London 1984/1985
- Graphic Designer for Music Magazines JUST SEVENTEEN and SMASH HITS and for Design Studio STYLOROUGE working on books layouts for ADAM ANT and BILLY IDOL
Parma 1980/1983
- Graphic Designer for Augusto Vignali studio, working for FIORUCCI, MODA IN, TEMPEST, ELECTRIC, SUMO also designing record covers for independent music label ITALIAN RECORDS for KIRLIAN CAMERA and N.O.I.A. and directing his own Music Video “THE RETOURN OF THE DIEUX VIVANTS”
Went to School to “Istituto Statale d’Arte” Paolo Toschi in Parma, home of Gianbattista Bodoni type foundry.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES LIST
- 1998
MACROMEDIA (San Mateo, CA)
Ref. Tim Myers
Final Cut beta tester and helping developer
1 month
- 1998
AFI American Film Insitute (Hollywood, CA)
Ref. John Macintosh
Final Cut creative editing teacher
1 month
- 1999
EBF Environmental Bamboo Foundation (Ubud, Bali)
Ref. Linda Garland
Designer and Director for promotional materials
6 months
- 2002
ROOM (Venice, CA)
Ref. Victor Ginzburg
Designer/Director
3 months
- 2009
MORGAN BASE (Monza, Italy)
Ref. Marco Castoldi Morgan
Developing website Morgan Base (never released)
Designer/Director
1 month
- 2014
BORTOLINO (Viadana, Italy)
Ref. Roberto Naldini
Mural Stencil Jack Kerouac on the wall of the hostel
2 months
- 2014 FARM CULTURAL PARK (Favara, Italy)
Ref. Andrea Bartoli
Resident Artist
Painting mural stencil PUT IN THE TRASH
3 weeks