PRODUCTION DESIGNER- ART DIRECTOR- VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
LORENZO PAOLI
RESUME
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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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​​​SKILLS
​Production Designer
Art Direction
Visual Development
Environment Concept Artist
Mood Board
Color Script
Lighting Keys
Surfacing Callouts
2D Backgrounds
Leadership
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​LANGUAGE SKILLS
Italian : Mother Language
English: Good Level
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​JOB EXPERIENCES
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Feb 2025 - Nov 2005
ATLANTIS ANIMATION BOUTIQUE - SONY PICTURES - DISNEY+
Color Script Artist - Background Color Designer
for the Tv Series
"Messi and the Giants"
Directed by Dan Creteur
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2021- 2024
BIDAYA MEDIA -BBC
Art Director
for the Tv Series
"The Adventures of Mansour: Age of AI"
Season 1 and 2.
Directed by Manuel Almela
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Color Stylist
Louvre Abu Dhabi Children's Museum.
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2022
Color Script Artist
for the Animated Feature Film
" Wendell and Wild "
Directed by Henry Selick
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Jan. 2020 to January 2021
Art Director
for the Animated Feature Film
"My Little Pony -A New Generation "
Directed by: Robert Cullen, Josè L. Ucha, Co Director: Mark Fattibene
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2021
FROG BOX- DISNEY
Concept Artist
for the Tv Series
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Lead Color Stylist
for the Animated Short Film
"Mila"
directed by Cinzia Angelini
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​​​Jan 2016 to October 2019
RED DRAGON MEDIA
Production Designer
for the Animated Feature Film
" Monkey King : A hero's Jorney to the West"
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​2016
12 GUARDIANS LTD.
Visual Development Artist
for the Animated Feature Film
"Shudan"
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​2015
Visual Development Artist
for the Tv series
“Sherazade the Untold Story ”
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Visual Development Artist
for the Tv series
“Mia and Me” 3rd season
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​2013
NEXUS ANIMATION
Matte Painter
Tv Commercial
"The Grand National"
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Color Stylist -Senior Concept Artist
for Animated Feature Film
"RobotDog"
Produced by Paul Wang
Chuck Williams ( Disney 's "Koda Brother Bear"-Lion King)
Directed by Henry F. Anderson III.
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NEMO ACADEMY
Teacher
Seminar
The Art Direction in Animated Feature Films
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2012-13
FISH BLOWING BUBBLE for STUDIO 100
Visual Development Artist
for the Feature Animation Film
directed by Alexs Stadermann.
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2012:
PASSION PICTURES
Color Stylist
Tv Commercial
"Coca Cola"
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​2010- 2012
LUCASFILM , CA (O1 VISA)
Senior Concept Artist and Color Stylist
for the Animated Feature Film
“Strange Magic”
Directed by Gary Rydstrom
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2010
WALT DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE
Color key Artist
for Disney Publishing
"Toy Story 3"
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2010
HAHAN FILM
Visual Development Artist and Color Stylist
for the TV Series
" Mia and Me"
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​ Supervisor BG Artist
for the Tv series
"School of Little Vampires" season 4
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2009-2010
STUDIO CAMPEDELLI
Co-Author of Story and Production Designer
of a new tv series
"Academy"
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2009
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF COMICS
Teacher
for an Seminar of
The Art Direction in Animated Features Films
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200910
STRANEMANI - RAINBOW SPA
BG Supervisor
for the Tv series
"Huntik 2"
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2008-09
DISNEY TOUCHSTONE - POINTY HAT PRODUCTION
Concept Artist and Color Stylist
for Animated Feature Film
Directed by Kelly Asbury
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2008
CARTOONS ON THE BAY RAI FICTION
Winner of Pitch-me Italia 3rd Clasificated
as the new best idea of Tv Series 26x5'
"Giro Giro Tondo"
Co-Author of story - Production designer
2005
CARTOONS ON THE BAY RAI FICTION - STUDIO CAMPEDELLI-CARTOBALENO
Winner of Pitch-me Italia 1st Classificated
as the new best idea of Tv series 52x13'
" Big Mama" then "The Tea Team".
Co-Author of story - Production designer
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2005-2008
UNIVERSAL PICTURES-DESPEREAUX PROD.
Color Stylist Artist - Concept Artist
for the Animated Feature Film
Directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen
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​​2004
Visual Development Artist
for the 2d Feature Animation Film
" Spartacus"
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WARNER BROS- MOTIONWORKS
Key Bg Artist
for the 2d Animated Feature Film
Directed by Piet De Rycker and Thilo Graf Rothkirch
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2001-2003
Key BG Artist
for the Animated Feature Film
Directed by Eberhard Junkersdorf
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2001
BG Artist
for the Animated Feature Film
Directed by Guido Manuli
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2000
GREEN MOVIE GROUP
BG Artist
for the Animated Feature Film
"Joahan Padan"
Directed by Giulio Cingoli
Screenplay by Dario Fo
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EDUCATION
2000
ACCADEMIA DISNEY- DISNEY ITALY
Stage at the Wal Disney Publishing, Burbank ,CA.
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1999-2001
Courses of Color and Design
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1998-1999
MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Minneapolis, U.S.A.
Courses of : Painting, illustration, Computer and Design and Comics
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1992-1997
INSTITUTE OF ART OF FLORENCE
Diploma in Communication and Entertainment