Gian Franco Morini
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Gian Franco Morini was born on October 23rd 1984, in Bologna, Italy.
He is a music video
and film director
, film editor and writer
.
, where he obtained a scientific high school degree.
He later graduated in Communication & Marketing
in June 2006 at L.UN.A. (Libera Universita' delle Arti), after a 3 year course.
At that point he was asked to join the university's research team: C.R.L. (Centro Ricerche Luna). He started working on all the projects they were involved in, as the "Portale Moda Italiano", in collaboration with Comune di Milano
and Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
(in English: "The National Chamber for Italian Fashion"), an association which co-ordinates and promotes the development of Italian fashion
and is responsible for hosting the fashion events and shows of Milan Fashion Week
(in Italian: "Settimana della Moda"), the famous fashion week held every six months in Milan
.
The Portale Moda Italiano ("Portal for Italian Fashion") is a project that aims to recover the cultural heritage
of Italian fashion
. Built on digital databases, digitalized magazines and collections coming from both private and public museums, the Portal has already made 10 million documents, 1500 sources and 5000 archives available. The Portal is divided into three different sections: the "Historical Network" (with sources and documents), a "Real Time Network" (containing all the lists of contemporary fashion professionals) and a "Trend Network" (that makes the analysis of the international trends found on the web possible).
In September 2007, in order to focus on his directing career, he decided to move to New York City
, where he attended a 2 year filmmaking
course at New York Film Academy
.
, producer
and founder of Plombage Records, music label
based in Geneva, Switzerland. They share common passions for 70s vintage synths, soundtrack composers (such as François de Roubaix
, Giorgio Moroder
, John Carpenter
, Ennio Morricone
and Nino Rota
) and old semi-forgotten D-movies.
For Tony Snake, he wrote, directed and edited the commercial "Avoid the Chainsaw", using an old animation stand
and the technique of photoanimation
, combined with modern digital
software.
He later used photoanimation
, combined with the anaglyph
technique, when he collaborated with Culture Prophet on the project "Culture Prophet - Hustler", that he wrote, directed and edited.
The project was shot in Nevada
: both in the city of Las Vegas
and in the Red Rock Desert
.
He finally worked with Daryl Xavier Stone and Francesco Frankstarr Parlatore, on the project "Rod Stone & Frankstarr: I'm a Tigör", that he wrote, directed, animated and edited.
, he shot an unofficial music video for Mr. Oizo
's track "Positif", as one of the projects in the 2 year course. A-Trak
(born Alain Macklovitc) , Kanye West
's dj, published an article on his blog about it believing was the official work of his good friend Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo
.
Quentin Dupieux himself had to comment on the video indicating how he was not, in fact, the author of the clip.
An unofficial "horror
" music video
about vegetables' tortures that he wrote, directed, edited and acted in, for The Bloody Beetroots
, while still in film school, has now over 800,000 views on YouTube
. The project was shot on Kodak Plus-X film
, with an old Arriflex
camera
made in Western Germany
during 1950s.
or object
.
Writing technique: The use of synesthesia
and visual metaphors that link pop culture's elements to ancestral and mythological relationships between characters and archetypes.
Anthony-Cédric Vuagniaux and the assistant director
Gaia Baldini.
singer-songwriter
.
He is now completing post production of a new clip by Anthony-Cédric Vuagniaux, "'69".
He edited the first feature film
by the fashion
and arts photographer Diana Scheunemann
, "Love American Skin".
They started their collaboration in 2011 with a video editorial for Bolero Magazin, featuring the model
Charlotte Kemp Muhl, the face of Maybelline New York and Jennifer Lopez
's clothing brand J Lo
, and involved in the musical project titled "The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
" with Sean Ono Lennon, with whom she also formed the record company "Chimera Music". The editorial has been featured both on the February print issue of the magazine and distributed on the web
version of it.
He is a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, film editor and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Biography
He attended Collegio San Luigi in BolognaBologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, where he obtained a scientific high school degree.
He later graduated in Communication & Marketing
Marketing communications
Marketing Communications are messages and related media used to communicate with a market...
in June 2006 at L.UN.A. (Libera Universita' delle Arti), after a 3 year course.
At that point he was asked to join the university's research team: C.R.L. (Centro Ricerche Luna). He started working on all the projects they were involved in, as the "Portale Moda Italiano", in collaboration with Comune di Milano
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Milan, Italy Spring/Summer event held in February - March of each year and Autumn/Winter event held in September - October of each year....
(in English: "The National Chamber for Italian Fashion"), an association which co-ordinates and promotes the development of Italian fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and is responsible for hosting the fashion events and shows of Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Milan, Italy Spring/Summer event held in February - March of each year and Autumn/Winter event held in September - October of each year....
(in Italian: "Settimana della Moda"), the famous fashion week held every six months in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
The Portale Moda Italiano ("Portal for Italian Fashion") is a project that aims to recover the cultural heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
of Italian fashion
Italian fashion
Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design, alongside others such as France, USA, Great Britain and Japan. Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their attention to dressing-up well; "la bella figura", or...
. Built on digital databases, digitalized magazines and collections coming from both private and public museums, the Portal has already made 10 million documents, 1500 sources and 5000 archives available. The Portal is divided into three different sections: the "Historical Network" (with sources and documents), a "Real Time Network" (containing all the lists of contemporary fashion professionals) and a "Trend Network" (that makes the analysis of the international trends found on the web possible).
In September 2007, in order to focus on his directing career, he decided to move to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where he attended a 2 year filmmaking
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
course at New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...
.
Filmography
- Anthony Cedric Vuagniuax - '69 [2011]
- Bolero Magazine Video Editorial: February Issue [2011]
- Love American Skin [2011]
- Frank [2011]
- Rod Stone & Frankstarr - I'm a Tigör [2010]
- Tony Snake - VaMPiReS éLéCTRiQUeS [2010]
- o.V.N.I. [2010]
- Tony Snake - Avoid the Chainsaw [2010]
- Culture Prophet - Hustler [2009]
Awards
- Winner of: 2011 Canada International Film Festival, Award of Excellence.
- Winner of: 2011 Big Vision Empty Wallet New York Music Video Competition, Audience Choice Award.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, Award of Merit.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Movie Awards - Summer Edition, Award of Excellence.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Movie Awards - Summer Edition, Award for Best Editing.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, Honorable Mention.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, Award for Best Song.
- Winner of: 2010 Nevada Film Festival, Golden Reel Award.
- Winner of: 2010 Indie Fest, Award of Merit.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Movie Awards - Winter Edition, Award of Excellence.
- Winner of: 2010 Los Angeles Movie Awards - Winter Edition, Award for Best Editing.
- Official Selection 2011 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival.
- Official Finalist 2010 Las Vegas Film Festival, Best Music Video.
- Official Selection 2010 Beverly Hills Film, Tv and New Media Festival.
Collaborations
Since 2009 he is in an ongoing collaboration with Anthony-Cédric Vuagniaux: composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and founder of Plombage Records, music label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Geneva, Switzerland. They share common passions for 70s vintage synths, soundtrack composers (such as François de Roubaix
François de Roubaix
François de Roubaix was a French film score composer....
, Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder
Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
, John Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.- Early life :Carpenter was born...
, Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
and Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Nino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti...
) and old semi-forgotten D-movies.
For Tony Snake, he wrote, directed and edited the commercial "Avoid the Chainsaw", using an old animation stand
Animation stand
An animation stand is a device assembled for the filming of any kind of animation that is placed on a flat surface, including cel animation, graphic animation, clay animation, and silhouette animation....
and the technique of photoanimation
Photoanimation
Photoanimation is a technique as old as the motion picture industry, in which still photos, artwork, or other objects are filmed with the use of an animation stand...
, combined with modern digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
software.
He later used photoanimation
Photoanimation
Photoanimation is a technique as old as the motion picture industry, in which still photos, artwork, or other objects are filmed with the use of an animation stand...
, combined with the anaglyph
Anaglyph image
Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
technique, when he collaborated with Culture Prophet on the project "Culture Prophet - Hustler", that he wrote, directed and edited.
The project was shot in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
: both in the city of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
and in the Red Rock Desert
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip...
.
He finally worked with Daryl Xavier Stone and Francesco Frankstarr Parlatore, on the project "Rod Stone & Frankstarr: I'm a Tigör", that he wrote, directed, animated and edited.
Academy's Years
While student at the New York Film AcademyNew York Film Academy
New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...
, he shot an unofficial music video for Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records.-Beginning:...
's track "Positif", as one of the projects in the 2 year course. A-Trak
A-Trak
A-Trak is a Montreal-born DJ, turntablist, and owner of the record label Fool's Gold.- Career :...
(born Alain Macklovitc) , Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
's dj, published an article on his blog about it believing was the official work of his good friend Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records.-Beginning:...
.
Quentin Dupieux himself had to comment on the video indicating how he was not, in fact, the author of the clip.
An unofficial "horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
" music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
about vegetables' tortures that he wrote, directed, edited and acted in, for The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots is an Italian electronica and dance music project. The Bloody Beetroots were formed in late 2006 by producer Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo . In 2008, their EP Cornelius was in the Top 100 International iTunes downloads. This album was a complete art project composed of music, videos,...
, while still in film school, has now over 800,000 views on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The project was shot on Kodak Plus-X film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, with an old Arriflex
Arri
-History:Arri was founded in Munich, Germany as Arnold & Richter Cine Technik in 1917, named after founders August Arnold and Robert Richter. They produce professional motion picture equipment, digital and film cameras and cinematic lighting equipment...
camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
made in Western Germany
Western Germany
The geographic term Western Germany is used to describe a region in the west of Germany. The exact area defined by the term is not constant, but it usually includes, but does not have the borders of, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse...
during 1950s.
Trademarks
Editing technique: characterized by really fast cuts of different shots of the same subject to deliver a cubistic visual description of the characterCharacter
- Art and entertainment :* Character , an agent in a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc.* Character , a 1997 Dutch film, based on the novel by Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk* Character , by Dark Tranquillity...
or object
Object
Object may refer to:* Object , a thing, being or concept** Entity, something that is tangible and within the grasp of the senses* As used in object relations theories of psychoanalysis, that to which a subject relates....
.
Writing technique: The use of synesthesia
Synesthesia
Synesthesia , from the ancient Greek , "together," and , "sensation," is a neurologically based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway...
and visual metaphors that link pop culture's elements to ancestral and mythological relationships between characters and archetypes.
Collaborators
His most important collaborators are with the photographer Don Gerardo Frasco, the composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Anthony-Cédric Vuagniaux and the assistant director
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
Gaia Baldini.
Present Time
In November 2010 he started working with Gala (born Gala Rizzatto), an Italian popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
He is now completing post production of a new clip by Anthony-Cédric Vuagniaux, "'69".
He edited the first feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
by the fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and arts photographer Diana Scheunemann
Diana Scheunemann
Diana Scheunemann is a German fashion and arts photographer living in New York City.She trained at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Switzerland. She has published three books and shot a range of editorial and advertising campaigns...
, "Love American Skin".
They started their collaboration in 2011 with a video editorial for Bolero Magazin, featuring the model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Charlotte Kemp Muhl, the face of Maybelline New York and Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
's clothing brand J Lo
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, and involved in the musical project titled "The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is a band formed in 2008 by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl.-History:The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger was formed in 2008 by musician Sean Lennon and his girlfriend, musician/model Charlotte Kemp Muhl. The name of the band is from a short story once written by...
" with Sean Ono Lennon, with whom she also formed the record company "Chimera Music". The editorial has been featured both on the February print issue of the magazine and distributed on the web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
version of it.
Interviews
- "New York Film Academy Graduate Wins Several Film Festival Awards", New York Film Academy
- "Gian Franco Morini: Interview", Plombage Records