Yellow Velvet Mountain

Official music video for singer-songwriter Amanda King’s song “Yellow Velvet Mountain” from the “Rapids” EP.
You can listen to Amanda’s beautiful music at amandakingmusic.com

• Director: Nicola Smanio
• Character Design: Nicola Smanio
• DOP: Nicola Smanio
• Animation: Nicola Smanio, Annica Klingspor
• Model building: Nicola Smanio, Annica Klingspor

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Payair – How Does It Work

Web commercial for Payair.

• Animation, puppet making, compositing: Nicola Smanio
• Sound design, music: Nicola Smanio
• Voice talent: Colin Cassidy

Sofis Mode on Tour 2012

Animation for an event for swedish fashion magazine Sofis Mode.

Italian Institute of Packaging

TVC for the Italian Institute of Packaging, Istituto Italiano Imballaggio. English version.
Check out how we made it: vimeo.com/50433677

• Agency: The Nursery
• Art Director: Giuseppe Antonucci
• Director: Nicola Smanio
• Props Builders: Nicola Smanio, Annica Klingspor
• Animator: Nicola Smanio
• Music: Nicola Smanio

Stopp LA reel intro

Reel intro and bumpers for Stopp’s LA office.
Stopp is one of Sweden’s leading post production and web production facilities. In 2008 they opened an office in Los Angeles, where they focus mostly on web production.
I’ve been commissioned to make an intro to their reel and 4 bumpers that will be used as title plates for their case studies.

Playup

A spot I did with Lucas Zanotto for the the mobile application Playup.
Making of: vimeo.com/46694289

• Client: playup – playup.com
• Direction, Animation, VFX, Sound Design: Nicola Smanio and Lucas Zanotto
• Music: Memovy Song by Lucas (remixed by Nicola) – memovy.com

Förganglighet

A short fashion film directed by Beckmans College of Design student Åsa Hammarström and animated by me.
The film is part of the exhibition “Something Else” in show at Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm from 27/1 to 21/2
More info at www.beckmans.se/somethingelse/

• Director: Åsa Hammarström
• Fashion designer: Anna Svensson
• Photographer: Olivia Jeczmyk
• Assistant photographer: Ida Knudsen
• Animator: Nicola Smanio
• Model: Madeleine, Synk Castings
• Hair & makeup: Magdalena Gelush
• Editing: Nicola Smanio
• Grading and compositing: Nicola Smanio
• Music: Fredrik Forell

Tonic Gyms

• Agency: United 1861
• Direction: Giuliano Garonzi
• Animation, photography, post production: Nicola Smanio

Two fifteen-seconds commercials for Tonic Gyms.

Assovetro

A corporate spot for Assovetro, the italian association of glass manufacturers.
Check out the making of: vimeo.com/50466613

• Agency: The Nursery
• Art Director: Giuseppe Antonucci
• Director: Nicola Smanio
• Animator: Nicola Smanio
• Illustrator: Annica Klingspor
• Set Builders: Nicola Smanio, Annica Klingspor
• Music: Nicola Smanio

Spaghetti Western