Tag Archive for ‘compositing’

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

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

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

Xbox Kinetic billboard

A billboard for Xbox that’s been running on swedish TV4. Enjoy the VFX breakdown.

• Client: Xbox
• Agency: IUM
• VFX: Nicola Smanio
• Sound Design: Nicola Smanio

Renault Denmark

Client: WatersWidgren/TBWA, Renault
Director & Producer: Filmic Art
Compositing, 2D Animation, Camera mapping: Nicola Smanio

I helped out my friends at Filmic Art with a series of six TV commercials for Renault Denmark. Here is two of them.
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Mtv space billboard

• Design, Animation, Matte painting: Nicola Smanio

A galactic billboard for MTV Sweden.

Sollentuna Centrum

• Client: Volley/Sollentuna Centrum
• Director & Producer: Filmic Art
• Music: Röyksopp, Happy Up Here
• Compositing, 2D/3D animation: Nicola Smanio

I helped out my friends at Filmic Art with this TV commercial for Sollentuna Centrum shopping mall.

150th Anniversary of United Italy

Logo animation/TV commercial for the 150th anniversary of united Italy.
Directed and animated by Giuliano Garonzi and myself.

Mixtapes And Cellmates

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• Client: Mixtapes And Cellmates.
• Direction, Production Design, Illustration, Animation, Compositing: Nicola Smanio.

Stockholm band Mixtapes And Cellmates commissioned me this video for the launch of their EP. Read more »