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MY BABY SHOT ME DOWN, DD PRODUCTIONS

ROLE: Offline editor

FORMAT: Short Film,1 x 10′, 35 mm

DIRECTOR: Daniella Daemy

SYNOPSIS: My baby shot me down is an experimental film about domestic violence with a twist. A story about five women and their insatiable desire for revenge. A stylised, tarantinian fight back where violence is a contradictory, yet symbolic, response to the abuse. A film without dialogues, where the images and the music speak for themselves by being daring and empowering.

AWARDS:

  • Winner, Best Short Film, Open World Toronto Film Festival
  • Nominee, Best Editing, Southampton International Film Festival.
  • Winner, Best Short Film, Southampton International Film Festival.

Read the full review of the film here

HIGHLIGHTS: Editing the flashbacks of the abuses and trying to picture realistically yet sensibly the horrors that too many women face daily.

REQUIEM FOR A FIGHTER, EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS

ROLE: Offline editor & Colourist

FORMAT: Film Trailer, 1 x 2′, 4K

DIRECTOR: Danny Patrick 

SYNOPSIS: Requiem for a Fighter is an innovative tale of family and unlicensed boxing in a close-knit Irish town. Kim Kold from Fast and Furious plays Lucas, a former Danish Army Officer who travels to Ireland to clear up the details of his estranged son’s death. This journey will lead him to discover unknown sides of his son’s life, build new bonds and fight for his son owns convictions.

HIGHLIGHTS: Outline a plot rich of storylines in just 2 minutes, showcasing a variety of dramatic moods, keeping at the same time the rhythm engaging and the story real.

BARCELONA FILM INSTITUTE

ROLE: Offline editor, producer, camera

FORMAT: 1 x 2′, HD

CLIENT: The Barcelona Film Institute

AGENCY: Cristina Balduin & Putos Modernos Design Studio

BRIEF: This is a video and concept I created for the Barcelona Film Institute to promote their new headquarters and showcase their refurbished exhibition rooms and cinemas. The idea was to express modernity and dynamism but at the same time, keep an official tone in line with this well-known organisation.

HIGHLIGHTS: How do you visualise 2 opposite concept? Established and unconventional, institutional but out-of-the box? Combining elegant panning shots with cuts on actions edited to a rap rhythm.

TCL, MAKING LIFE INTELLIGENT

ROLE: Offline editor

FORMAT: Corporate video, 1x 2′, HD

CLIENT: TCL

PRODUCTION COMPANY: A New Beast

BRIEF: TCL is a technology company which delivers intelligent sound solutions. Beast team traveled to Belgium to produce a video that promoted their latest products, as well as making known the team and innovative culture behind them.

HIGHLIGHTS: Scanning through hours of interviews, selecting the audio bits that could better convey the dynamism at the core of the company’s mission.

MASTERCARD: RYAN GIGGS’ INTERVIEW

ROLE: Offline editor

FORMAT: 4 x 1′, HD, English, Spanish, German & Italian versions

CLIENT: Mastercard

AGENCY: McCann Erickson London

RESULTS: The interview had 55K views on YouTube on the day of release.

BRIEF: The interview, conceived by McCann London as part of the social campaign for Mastercard ?How Far Would You Go For Your Team?,  portraits football legend and ex-Manchester United and Wales player, Ryan Giggs, as the main voice of the campaign. Giggs talks about how far some fans will go for their team and gets emotional while telling how fans can affect the outcome of a game.

HIGHLIGHTS: Editing in record time during the UEFA Champions League Final 2017. But we didn’t miss the highlights of the match!

MASTERCARD CASE STUDY

ROLE: Offline editor

FORMAT: Corporate video, 2x 2′, HD

CLIENT: Mastercard

AGENCY: McCann Erickson London

BRIEF: This case study video was developed by McCann London to illustrate their communication strategy for the Mastercard Sponsorship of the UEFA 2017 season. The video wanted to scientifically yet engagingly describe McCann approach: the agency created for Mastercard a year-long stream of content across several digital platforms, aimed at generating an emotional connection with the audience and UEFA championship related conversations. 

HIGHLIGHTS: Having fun editing the top ten goals of UEFA 2017.