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CONTACTS:

 

 

Name : Lorenzo

 

Last Name : Paoli

 

City : Prato (PO)

 

Nationality : Italian

 

E-mail: lorenzo78animation@gmail.com

 

Portfolio : https://www.lorenzopaoli.com/

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CLIENTS:

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ATLANTIS ANIMATION-SONY ENETERTAINMENT-DISNEY+, BOULDER MEDIA-HASBRO, NETFLIX, UNIVERSAL PICTURE, WARNER BROS, LUCASFILM , DISNEY TOUCHSTONE - POINTY HAT PRODUCTION, NEXUS, FISH BLOWING BUBBLE, MARZA ANIMATION PLANET, HAHN FILM, PASSION PICTURES,WALT DISNEY PUBLISHING, WALT DISNEY COMPANY ITALIA.

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SKILLS:

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-Production Designer

-Art Direction

-Visual Development

-Environment Concept Artist

-Mood Board

-Color Script

-Lighting Keys

-Surfacing Callouts

-2D Backgrounds

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​JOB EXPERIENCES :

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Feb 2025 - Nov 2005 ATLANTIS ANIMATION BOUTIQUE -SONY ENTERTAINMENT FOR DISNEY+

​Full Time Sr. Color Script Artist and Background Color Designer for the Tv Series "Messi and the Giants".

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2021- 2024  BIDAYA MEDIA 

Freelance Art Director and Color Script Artist on the 2D Tv Serie: "The Adventures of Mansour: Age of AI" Season 1 and 2.

Art Director for : Ep Color scripts, Color Keys, Compositing launch , Compositing feedback notes, Color grading launch and feedback notes.

Directed by Manuel Almela 

​Freelance Artist Concept Artist and Color Stylist for Louvre Abu Dhabi Children's Museum.

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Jan. to End Feb 2022  NETFLIX  ANIMATION 

Freelance Color Script Artist,  Paintover Keys for lighting and Comp ,  for the Stop Motion Animated Feature " Wendell and Wild "

Directed by Henry Selick

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Jan. 2020  to  January 2021   BOULDER MEDIA - HASBRO - NETFLIX

Art Director on Animated Feature Film " My Little Pony -A New Generation " (Full Time in studio  and from remote).

Directed by Robert Cullen, Josè L. Ucha, Co Director: Mark Fattibene 

My job consisted in the creation of Concept Art, Color Script and Lighting Keys to create the final look of the Film with The Production Designer  and with the Directors. I led the Artistic Department and I gave feedbacks and notes to the Departments of : Art,  Modeling,  Lighting,  Matte Painting  and Surfacing.

 

 

 2021: FROG BOX- DISNEY

Concept Artist for a new  Disney's TV Series  "Kiya & the Kimoja Heros"

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2021: MILA 

Lead Color Stylist for the Animated Short Project "Mila", directed by Cinzia Angelini

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2019: MIDGARD EDITORE 

Co-Author with dr. Biagini Serena of the Fantasy Novel : "Il Mistero di Artesia-Il Risveglio dei Cavalieri dell' Arte"

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​Jan 2016 to October 2019:  RED DRAGON MEDIA 

Production Designer for the upcoming Animated Feature Film  " Monkey King : A hero's Jorney to the West", Directed by Phil Nibbelink .

(Full Time beijing , and Freelance from Italy)

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2016 :  12 GUARDIANS LTD. 
Freelance  Vis .Development Artist for a Cgi feature animated film the "12 Zodiac Guardians"

(creation of  the Style Guide  and Production paintings to develop the Look of the film)

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2015: Art Director for the Development of a 2D Feature Animation Film

( creation of  the Style Guide  and Production paintings to develop the Look of the film) 

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2015: HAHN FILM

Visual Development Artist for the Tv series “Sherazade the Untold Story ”(vis development and color script)

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2015: HAHN FILM

Visual Development Artist  for the Tv series 3d : “Mia and Me” 3rd season

(environment concept art and color script) FULL TIME

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2014: FREELANCER VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST

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2013: NEXUS ANIMATION

Matte painter for "The Grand National" -commercial .

 

 

2013 :  MARZA ANIMATION PLANET 

Color Stylist and Senior Concept Artist for an upcoming cgi Feature Animation Film "RobotDog"

( environment  concept art and color script)

Producer: Chuck Williams ( Disney 's "Koda Brother Bear"-Lion King)

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February 2013: NEMO ACADEMY (Florence)

Teacher for an intensive Seminar of Art Direction in Animated Features.

 

2012-13: - FISH BLOWING BUBBLE for STUDIO 100

Visual Development Artist  for the Feature Animation Film “Maya the bee movie”

 

2012: PASSION PICTURES 

Color Stylist for the Commercial TV spot of "Coca Cola"

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2012: DAVOLI MULTIMEDIA

Master as Line Producer

 

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2010- 2012 : LUCASFILM  , CA, U.S.A. (O1 VISA)

Senior Concept Artist and Color Stylist for the Feature Animation Film “Strange Magic”

( environment  concept art and color script) FULL TIME

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2010 : HAHAN FILM 

-Visual Development Artist and Color Stylist for the 3d animated TV series " Mia and Me"

​- Supervisor BG Artist for the Tv series "School of Little Vampires" season 4.  

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2009-10 : STUDIO CAMPEDELLI- RAI FICTION 

Co-Author of Story and Production Designer  of a new tv series "Academy"

in activation with Rai Fiction

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2009: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF COMICS ( Florence)

Teacher for an intensive Seminar of Art Direction in Animated Features.

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200910: STRANEMANI  for  RAINBOW

-BG Supervisor for the Tv series "Huntik 2" 

 

2008-09: DISNEY TOUCHSTONE - POINTY HAT PRODUCTION

Concept Artist and Color Stylist for the 3d Feature Animation Film: "Gnomeo and Juliet"

Directed by Kelly Asbury

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2008: CARTOONS ON THE BAY RAI FICTION 

Winner of Pitch-me Italia 2008 -3rd clasificated, as the new best idea of Tv series

animated project: "Giro Giro Tondo" 26x5'

(Co-Author of story and Production designer)

 

 

2005: CARTOONS ON THE BAY RAI FICTION - STUDIO CAMPEDELLI-CARTOBALENO

Winner of Pitch-me Italia 2005,1st classificated,  as the new best idea of Tv series

animated project: " Big Mama" then "The Tea Team". 52x13'

(Co-Author of story and Production designer)

 

 

2005-2008: UNIVERSAL PICTURES-DESPEREAUX PROD.

Color Stylist Artist- and Concept Env. Artist for the CGI Feature Animation Film " The Tale of Despereaux" 

Directed by Sam Fell  and Robert Stevenhagen 

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2004: DIGITRACE ANIMATION

Visual Dev Artist and Color Stylist.-

for the 3d Feature Animation Film " Leo Story" and the Feature Animation project "Fruit Planet"

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2004: LANTERNA MAGICA

Visual Development Artist for the 2d Feature Animation Film " Spartacus"

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2004: WARNER BROS- MOTIONWORKD

Key Bg artist for the 2d Feature Animation Film : " The little polar bear 2"

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2001-2003: MUNICH ANIMATION

Key BG artist for the 2d Feature Animation Film "Jester Till"

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2001: LANTERNA MAGICA

BG artist for the Feature Animation Film "Aida of the Trees"

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2000: WALT DISNEY COMPANY ITALIA

Visual Development for Merchandisng.

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

-2000: Stage at The Walt Disney Publishing (Burbank, CA, U.S.A.)

 

-1999-2001: The Walt Disney Company Italy (Accademia Disney )

Courses of Color and Design .

 

-1998-1999: Minneapolis College of Art and Design.MACD (Minneapolis, U.S.A.)

Scholarship to attand  the courses of the  Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

 

-1992-1997: Institute of Art of Florence , (Italy)

Diploma in Painting.