Giacomo Ganduglia

Visual Artist

London, United Kingdom
Hi there.

I’m Giacomo Ganduglia and I’m a Creative Director/Storyboard Artist based in London.
I have a BA (Hons) and MA in Multimedia Arts.
My main focuses are Film making, Design, and Illustration.

As a Visual Artist, I always believed that being a specialist wasn't something for me, I always loved to explore new things, new software, techniques and art styles. I created a solid knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, working in both photography and illustration, then Premiere Pro, Final Cut and After Effects, and, lately, Blender. I'm still learning and developing different workflows for different projects, using both 3d, 2d and real-life (video and still). I won't stop learning, and failing and starting again and most of all trying to get the best result having fun in the process. Some refer at people like me as multipotentialite, I just love to think no one ever stops learning, being curious is the key.


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Work Experience

WAYE

Creative Director

October 2017 - Present United Kingdom

MANRVA

Multidisciplinary Visual Artist

April 2023 - Bangkok, Thailand

ForgePlay Studio

Lead Artist / Creative Director

I am working to build Forgeplay's identity as a studio and on the games developed in order to create a unique style for each project, also managing creative meetings, and working closely with marketing and developers from concept arts to actual in-game assets.
May 2023 -

RDContent

Visual Artist/Editor

Visual Artist, managing all the aspects of visual communication,
Storyboarding, Photography, Illustration, Video Editing and Motion Graphics.
Working closely with the creative team, directors and the post-production team, I had the chance to work with big brands like Manchester City, Etihad, BMW, EMG, Tinder, Facebook, Google, Tecno and many more.
October 2018 - July 2020 United Kingdom

New Technology Walkers

Visual Artist

Management and production of multimedia assets and visuals
February 2018 - Italy

Iss Mazzini-Da Vinci

Graphic Design Teacher

-Worked with other teachers and external assets in the educational field
-Taught Graphic Design and Photography
-Managed the class deadlines and internships
October 2017 - June 2018 Italy

Spectre Publishing

Comicbook Artist

Worked with different kinds of stories and authors
-Managed deadlines and complex projects
-Brought projects to life, from concept sketches to the final product, both printed and online
-Created character designs and concept sketches for different kind of audiences
October 2015 - Italy

2FStudio

Art Director / Multimedia Artist

rt Director and Visual Artist

-Managed a small creative team
-Managed tight deadlines and different kind of clients
-Produced Videoclips, Documentaries, Short and Experimental Movies using Premiere, After Effects and Final Cut
-Created photo sets and graphic design for many purposes
-Created graphic design for packaging and both printed and online assets
May 2011 - Present Italy

Massoneria Creativa

Illustrator

Massoneria Creativa is an Italian collective of artist and creatives, working on various art projects.
May 2014 - Italy

Doppelganger Production

Visual Artist

Creating the posters for the Doppelganger Dialogues workshops.
October 2017 - United Kingdom

Poole Bay Rotary Club

Freelance Video Editor

In occasion of the charity project "Pirates, Castaways and Codfish" organized by Rotary Poole Bay and supervised by the Production Manager Don Nutt, I was in charge for the editing and filmmaking side of the project. Pirates, Castaways, and Codfish, in fact, is the name of the short-documentary that explores the findings and the research of the organization, relating from 15th to 18th century of Poole's history, aiming to share it with the local community. The result? Pirates, Castaways, and Codfish.
June 2018 - August 2018 United Kingdom

Doppelganger Productions

Freelance Video Editor

As Freelance Filmmaker at Doppelganger Productions, I worked with BAFTA award winner John Foster on creating trailers and teasers for his new theatrical play "Feral", from the shooting on the set to the final editing and colour grading of the project.
June 2018 - July 2018 Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Education

Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Carrara

university degree

October 2010 - July 2013 Carrara, Italy

Accademia Albertina Di Belle Arti Di Torino

Master's Degree in Multimedia Arts

Multimedia Art
Video making
VideoEditing
Graphic Design
Photography
History of Contemporary Arts
New Techs of Art
Comic Book Art
Art therapy
3D Modeling
Animation


September 2013 - October 2015 Torino, Italy

Languages

Italian (Native),
English (Fluent),

Awards

That's A Mole

International Illustration Award

2015

FISAD

Photographic Award

2015

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro , Artworking, Blender, Comic Book, DaVinci Resolve, DSLR, Filmmaking, Final Cut Pro, Graphic Design, Illustration, Keynote , MS Office , Packaging Design, Photography, Powerpoint, Sketching, Video Editing, Visual Arts,