Mermaids Magic of the Deep
The protagonist of Mermaid Magic is Merlinda, a teenage mermaid princess who is forced to leave her underwater world to reach the mainland.
In fact, the girl hopes to track down a rare source of magic that can help her and her people defeat the forces of evil that, under and above the water, are threatening her kingdom.
The series will be produced in CGI and for the moment there is no information on the release date. However, we can see on this page the first image released by Netflix.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Blippi Wonders 3
Blippi Wonders 3 is the cg serial produced by Moonbug Entertainment, which recreates the adventures of the curious and adventurous character Blippi in 3D animation
I planned and followed the construction of the rigs of all the characters, vehicles and objects used. The episodes are broadcast by Youtube and Amazon Prime Video.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Spot AS Roma (It's a Magic Family)
Christmas commercial created for the AS Roma football team.
I followed the setup of all the assets, the little girl, Santa Claus and the various props, from the layout to the finalization for post-production.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Blippi Wonders 2
Blippi Wonders 2 is the cg serial produced by Moonbug Entertainment, which recreates the adventures of the curious and adventurous character Blippi in 3D animation
I planned and followed the construction of the rigs of all the characters, vehicles and objects used. The episodes are broadcast by Youtube and Amazon Prime Video.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Pupstruction
The adventures of the world’s first all-dog construction company, Pupstruction.
It centers on Phinny, an innovative young corgi, who might be the smallest pup on the crew but proves that you don’t need big paws to have big dreams or big ideas.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
SuperKitties
SuperKitties (52 x 11 min episodes) is for kids 3-6 years and follows the uplifting and exciting adventures of a totally pawsome crack team of fabulous felines trying to make the world a more purr-fect place.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild
I made the rigs of the main characters in the teaser and I followed the rigging team during the production of all the props and the remaining characters.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Blippi Wonders
Blippi Wonders is the cg serial produced by Moonbug Entertainment, which recreates the adventures of the curious and adventurous character Blippi in 3D animation
I planned and followed the construction of the rigs of all the characters, vehicles and objects used. The episodes are broadcast by Youtube and Amazon Prime Video.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Disney + has released the trailer for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the new animated adventure
that will debut exclusively on the streaming platform on December 3, 2021.
For this film, on which we worked together with the team of the sister company Bardel Entertainment,
I managed the production of the characters (body rig for layout), vehicles and various props.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Puppy Dog Pals 5
The fifth season will be executive produced by Olson and Coyle will serve as consulting producer.
The series is a production of Wild Canary in association with Disney Junior.
For this serial I followed the production of all the characters, vehicles, objects but also the sets and assets to preview the effects.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Me Contro Te 3 - Lost in Time
Lost in Time is a 2022 comedy film, directed by Gianluca Leuzzi, with Luigi Calagna and Sofia Scalia. Theatrical release January 01, 2022. Distributed by Warner Bros.
I followed the making of some assets that appear in this film.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Spot 44Cats (Euro2020 Verratti)
Italian National Team champion Marco Verratti and the 44 Cats have joined forces for the charity initiative “Italia Gattastica”.
For this spot I followed the creation of Verratti's cat character and the objects used as a ball and a soccer goal.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Puppy Dog Pals 4
Disney Junior’s Puppy Dog Pals has been greenlit for Season 4, just ahead of the third season’s premiere. We will start working on this project in the early months of 2020.
The episodes will be broadcast in 2021.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Spot 44Cats (Tau Marin)
Advertising spot made for the 'Tau-Maurin' company.
The characters are always those of 44 Cats, I followed the creation of specific objects such as toothbrush and toothpaste.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Me Contro Te 2 - The Mystery of the Enchanted School
Me Against You The Film - The Mystery of the Enchanted School is an adventure film, family of 2021, directed by Gianluca Leuzzi, with Sofia Scalia and Luigi Calagna.
Cinema release on August 18, 2021. I followed the making of some assets that appear in this film.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Puppy Dog Pals 3
In the first months of 2019 I was lucky enough to work on the Puppy Dog Pals series 3,
an American animated TV series for children, created by Harland Williams and produced by Wild Canary Animation and Disney Television Animation and distributed by Disney Junior.
I took care of managing everything that required a set up to be animated.
From characters to objects, from vehicles to plants and also every 2D card and every dome used for 2D backgrounds.
Puppy Dog Pals Season 3 will be broadcast by Disney Junior on November 8, 2019.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
44Cats 2
The second season of the lovely animated series of the 44 cats, will be broadcast online since 2020, consists of 52 episodes lasting 11 minutes each.
New characters and exciting new adventures for our beloved cats protagonists.
Also for this series I managed the rigging department, implementing series 1 rigs and speeding up the production workflow.
As in the prevoius serie, I participated in the management of grooming which, in addition to the classic hair, also the fur of every single cat.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
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10 Giorni Senza Mamma
This is a film written and directed by Alessandro Genovesi, released in theaters on February 7, 2019. I created the full rig setup of the big bouncy ball and all the harnesses inside it.
The sphere is completely squashable and can be modified in every point.
Its main rotation is automated and there are multiple versions of this rig in which the level of detail of the sphere model varies.
Skills: Rigging, Tech Anim
44Cats
This new TV series, broadcast online since 2019, consists of 52 episodes lasting 11 minutes each. The characters will be much more than 44 and the quality will be very high to be an animated serial.
I supervised the rigging team during the realization of all the characters, all the vehicles and the objects used in the scenes. I also participated in the management of grooming which, in addition to the classic hair, also the fur of every single cat.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
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Sushido
A project made by a team of friends who work as professionals in the 3D industry but in reality have fun creating animated shorts in order to make sense of their own creativity.
I've created the story, I've rigged the character and all his props and I've made the supervision of all the team that had working on this short.
Sushido has been selected to participate in several International Festivals which you can find out by clicking the 'Awards' button below.
Skills: CG Supervision, Character Rigger, Screenplay and Editing
Bunny
The idea of this project is based on the participation of the guys who made it to the 3D Digital Production course, at the Rainbow Academy, during which I teach rigging to all the students.
It seemed right to offer them the opportunity to measure his newly learned skills by making a small project.
The short is the acronym of a hypothetical preschool serial created by them.
A way to learn more and more for them, a personal reward for me that I saw them "grow".
Skills: CG Mentor
Mercedes VR - Just I Like You
Realization of a 360 ° VR video for which I had to build the "realistic" mechanical rig of a mechanical arm that makes portraits by drawing on a sheet of paper.
The biggest challenge was to create the color stroke in a realistic way, when the pen was "challenged" by the mechanical arm.
This app served for the "Just I Like You" advertising campaign that took place in dealerships during the open weekend of May 12-13.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Monster High: The Adventures of the Ghoul Squad
TV series, made in 2017, for which I have planned and built all the structures of the main characters, wolves, bats and other animals included.
Join the Ghoul Squad and follow all their adventures, in the channel dedicated on youtube you can find all the episodes. Good vision!
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Angry Birds Blues
At the beginning of 2017 I contributed to the realization of these 30 short funny cartoon episodes. I followed the rigging team during the construction of the rigs of the objects used by the characters on stage and the rigs of the elements of the scene.
My studio has also created the whole character look dev and the grooming of the birds and the environment (ground grass).
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Hanni Wild Woods Teaser
The brand-new CG animated children’s TV and multiplatform series franchise is making its debut at Kidscreen Summit in Miami.
During the production of the teaser, nel 2017, I worked on the realization of all the rigs of the animal-characters as well as all the objects they used.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Regal Academy 2
In the summer of 2016, I updated the rigs of the eight main characters in the series I.
I modified the facial system by implementing a new squash and stretch system for the face and increasing the possibility of extreme facial expressions made by the animators.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Forhans 3D Experience
The App aims to train users to correct oral hygiene and to prevent the most common problems, in an absolutely fun and innovative way.
The immersive journey, inside the Infotheque, describes and explains how to cure various diseases and the viewer will have a surprising point of view: the inside of a mouth.
Product of 2016, I made the rig of the main character Wiz and all the objects used on stage.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Forhans | App
Monini - Mo' e Nini e la Sana Alimentazione
It is the recreational-educational project of food education that Monini dedicates to the first 4 classes of the Primary school. Mo 'and Nini explain in a simple but detailed way the correct diet starting from the theme of the variety of products present in the Mediterranean Diet.
I made some 2D "flat" rigs that allowed us to work as if we were in a 3D environment.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Motion Capture Showreel 2015
The full CGI short produced by Rainbow CGI, September 2015.
I've been the Rigging Supervisor for every character and every vehicle which you can see in the video. I have planned and realized the setup for every ball or every gun used by the characters. One rally car, one police car, one tank and also one helicopter.
I've made all the motion capture data and all the process of retargeting for the characters.
Sometimes, I've been also the real performer of mocap of the action scenes.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor, Mocap Supervisor
Hi-Zev
The new full CGI commercial produced by Rainbow CGI, May 2015.
I've been the Rigging Supervisor. I have planned and produced the car rig and the engine.
The Evolution GT is the result of a Industrial Innovation Proposal (called Hi-Zev) that Picchio is developing with a team of twentytwo companies.
The goal is to make production of high-performance exclusive cars with full hybrid transmission technology.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor
Winx Club - Ricette a Colori
The new CGI series produced by Rainbow CGI, April 2015, made with full 3D characters and live footage. I took care of all the assets in CG setup and supervised the mocap catches, made for a completed layout for program planning.
Rai Gulp Expo in collaboration with Rai, Rai Fiction and Rainbow have designed and produced a mixed product "animation" and "live action" on the theme of healthy diet conveyed from exciting Winx fairies: "Recipes Color."
The program will develop in 50 episodes of 8 minutes each, broadcast on Rai Gulp from 2 May.
Skills: Rigging Supervisor, Mocap Supervisor
Mia and Me 2
The new CGI series produced by Lucky Punch GmbH, Rainbow S.r.l., ZDF.
Directed by Gerhard Hahn, aired on TV from April 2015.
I've been the Rigging Lead of this project. I have planned and produced all assets, characters and animals, vegetation and props.
Skills: Rigging Lead
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WinxClub: Il Mistero degli Abissi
The new CGI animated film produced by Rainbow. Directed by Iginio Straffi, in cinemas from 04 September 2014.
I made all the asset, low and high, characters and animals, organic and props.
I made all of the dynamic rig: hairstyles, tentacles of Trix, the tails of the Tritons, the wings of the Winx.
Skills: Rigging
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Winx Club 6
The television series Winx directed by Iginio Straffi and distributed by Nickelodeon.
Each episode presents a part fully in full CG. In this series I worked on the rig of
the characters, with particular attention to facial deformations and dynamic.
All the serial is made under water, so it was important to realize the dynamic rig
that would help the animators to achieve the secondary movements automatic and credible.
Skills: Character Rigger
Gladiatori di Roma
An animated film full CGI produced by Rainbow. Directed by Iginio Straffi,
the Oscar-winning screenplay for the Michael J. Wilson, in cinemas from 18 October 2012.
I made more than 200 asset, low and high, biped and quadruped, organic and props.
Finished rigging I worked as ligther and as finishing artist.
Skills: Rigging, Lighting, Finishing
Com'e' Bello Far l'Amore
Com'e' Bello Far l'Amore is a film directed by Fausto Brizzi and co-scripted by Brizzi,
Andrea Lamb and Marco Martani, released in theaters on February 10, 2012.
He was shot with 3D technology and is released in double room in 2D and 3D version.
I created all toon characters rig.
Skills: Rigging, Finishing
Huntik Dark Ride 5D
It's the amazing 5D Interactive Ride at Rainbow Magicland, the new Theme Park close to Rome. Huntik Dark Ride is a very complex attraction produced with the collaboration of many companies: Rainbow, Alterface, Art Project, Vida Studio, Sample, Hytechnology, Alfa Park. September 2011.
I created the setup for all characters and props, both low and high versionb Body, face and cloth rig.
Skills: Rigging
Winx Club 5
The television series Winx directed by Iginio Straffi and distributed by Nickelodeon.
Each episode presents a part fully in full CG.
In this series I worked on the rig of the characters, with particular attention to facial deformations. I also worked in the team of lighting and finishing.
Skills: Rigging, Lighting, Finishing
Pet Pals
In 2009 I've worked to the production of PetPals' Short.
The short has realised on 22 genuary of 2010 at the movie theater.
I've worked at the BigRock School for the "Gruppo Alcuni" socety.
I have worked to the render, shaders and lighting group of the production team.
Skills: Lighting, Rendering
Defective BigBot
The video is a short made completely in CG, which recounts the misadventures of a clumsy and aggressive robots trying topass a test trial during his exercise.
The video is the result of the union at a distance of a team of friends who had fun in his spare time to create this short.
Skills: Production Manager, Rigging, Finishing, Rendering
Paper Plane
In the winter of 2009 I make the setup of "Tim", protagonist of "Paper Plane" animation short made by Margherita Premuroso.
I create the structure for the Tim's controls for the animation and create the cloths and eyes deformation.
Skills: Character Rigger
GazzaToons
I worked with the firm "Playstos Entertainment" in Milan to the achievement of the setup of different characters used in the cartoon series "Gazzatoons" WebTV broadcast online from the site of the Gazzetta dello Sport. The protagonists of the serial are caricatures with the giant head of sports celebrities.
Skills: Character Rigger
Intro Spot Midland
Short intro with the logo "Midland" of the producer of cameras. In this work I have dealt with rigging and animation. I also handled the communication with the client and organize the work of the team, thus playing the role of a production manager.
Skills: Production Manager, Rigging, Animation
BlueKiwi Intro
I began a collaboration with the study Bikiwi animation of Parma for the creation of several commercial. I've always been used as a character rigger for the setup of the characters to be made.
Skills: Character Rigger
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