A little while ago, in 2007, I got my first experience as 1st Assistant Director on the set of a feature film. Before that, I had never been working as a 1st
AD, not even on short films or music videos. But, one day, a crazy director decided he would place a bet on me, and he chose me for that key role in his next project.
It was NOT an easy film at all...
I was thrown to Africa, in the wild Savannah of Kenya, ADing for an action film full of special effects, gunshots, car explosions, fights, stunts, production
issues... even scorpions!
Of course, I totally screwed up. I almost had a nervous breakdown and, throughout the whole shooting period, the director never stopped expressing his homicidal
feelings towards my figure.
But, in the end, I managed to survive until film wrap.
Today I think I can say that I got a little better at this job. Since then, I have been 1st AD in and off Italy for several feature films, TV series, short films, commercials, and music videos.
I have been assisting both debut and experienced directors, and I feel comfortable managing either big international productions or indie films.
This segment of my career has allowed me the privilege of working side by side with Masters of Cinema, such as Academy-Award® Winner Director Robert Moresco and the Italian Genre-Film guru Sergio Martino. I also had the chance to witness the fine performing arts of players like Antonio Banderas, Andy Garcia, Gabriel Byrne, Rutger Hauer, and Danny Glover, just to name a few...
I'm an expert user of Movie Magic Scheduling for script breakdown reports and production stripboards. I'm also familiar with professional screenwriting software like Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and CeltX for a fast and efficient integration with MMS.
Here is a selection of trailers from my work as First Assistant Director
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Feature Films Anchor
Lamborghini - The Man Behind the Legend
Director: Robert Moresco // Cast: Frank Grillo, Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino // Production Company: ILBE Group // 2022
Bent
Director: Robert Moresco // Cast: Karl Urban, Andy Garcia, Sofia Vergara // Production Company: AMBI Group // 2018
Dicono di te
Director: Umberto Riccioni Carteni // Cast: Max Giusti, Paolo Calabresi, Ilaria Spada // Production Company: Rodeo Drive // 2024
Tell It Like a Woman (segment)
Director: Lucia Puenzo // Cast: Eva Longoria // Production Company: ILBE Group // 2022
Almost Dead
Director: Giorgio Bruno // Production Companies: Olivia Film, Explorer Entertainment // 2016
Sulle Nuvole
Director: Tommaso Paradiso // Cast: Marco Cocci, Barbara Ronchi, Paolo Briguglia // Production Companies: Warner Bros. Italia, Cinemaundici // 2022
Andron
Director: Francesco Cinquemani // Cast: Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, Michelle Ryan, Gale Harold // Production Company: AMBI Group // 2015
2047: Sights of Death
Director: Alessandro Capone // Cast: Rutger Hauer, M. Madsen, Stephen Baldwin, Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah // Production Company: AMBI Group // 2014
Hope Lost
Director: David Petrucci // Cast: Mischa Barton, Danny Trejo, Michael Madsen, Daniel Baldwin // Production Company: AMBI Group // 2015
The Tracker
Director: Giorgio Serafini // Cast: Dolph Lundgren // Production Company: Sun Film Group // 2019
Alcoholist
Director: Lucas Pavetto // Production Company: Dea Film // 2016
The Perfect Husband
Director: Lucas Pavetto // Production Company: Dea Film // 2014
Beyond the Edge (Italian shooting)
Director: Aleksandr Boguslavskiy // Cast: Antonio Banderas, Milos Bikovic, Petar Zekavica // Production Companies: Kinodanz, AMBI Group // 2018
Il Ministro
Director: Giorgio Amato // Production Company: Golden Production // 2016
Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio
Director: Matteo Vicino // Production Company: Camaleo // 2013
Lockdown Generation
Director: Francesco Cinquemani // Production Company: RS // 2021
The Good Witch of Christmas
Director: Francesco Cinquemani // Cast: Tom Arnold, William Baldwin // Production Company: Minerva Pictures // 2022
Of Love & Wine (segment)
Director: Giuseppe Gandini // Cast: Massimo Olcese, Ignazio Oliva, Christian Borromeo // Production Company: Amadeus Entertainment // 2023
Tiro Libero
Director: Alessandro Valori // Production Company: Linfa Crowd 2.0 // 2017
TV Series Anchor
My Brilliant Friend - The Story of a Lost Child
Director: Laura Bispuri // Production Companies: Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment // 2024
Di4ri
Director: Alessandro Celli // Production Companies: Stand by me, Netflix // 2022
Club 57 (Italian shooting)
Director: Gustavo Cotta // Production Companies: Nickelodeon, Rainbow // 2019
TV Movies Anchor
Il Paese delle piccole piogge
Director: Sergio Martino // Production Companies: Dania Film, RAI // 2012
The African Game
Director: Michael E. Lemick (Michele Massimo Tarantini) // Production Companies: Dania Film, RAI // 2009
Short Films Anchor
The Red Stain - La Macchia Rossa
Director: Rodrigo Saavedra // Client: F.F. Coppola Winery // Agency: Landia // Production Companies: Directors Bureau, Think | Cattleya // 2017
The Recycling Man
Director: Carlo Ballauri // Production Companies: Cavalieri della Notte, Sukiyaki Studio // 2020
Le Mani sulle macerie
Director: Niccolò Riviera // Production Company: Wave Cinema // 2019
Il Lato oscuro
Director: Vincenzo Alfieri // Production Company: Guinesia Pictures // 2016
Commercials Anchor
Gomorrah - Spoiler Killers
Director: Claudio Cupellini // Client: SKY Italia // Agency: Publicis Italia // Production Company: Think | Cattleya // 2017
NUGO
Director: Rodrigo Saavedra // Client: NUGO // Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi // Production Company: Think | Cattleya // 2018
Groupama - My Protection / The Big Jump
Directors: Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson // Client: Groupama // Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi // Production Company: Think | Cattleya // 2017
Pocket Coffee
Director: Marco Missano // Client: Ferrero // Agency: BCube // Production Company: Think | Cattleya // 2017
Music Videos Anchor
Apriti Cielo
Director: Paolo Mannarino // Artist: Mannarino // Production Company: Universal Music Italia // 2016
Arca di Noè
Director: Paolo Mannarino // Artist: Mannarino // Production Company: Universal Music Italia // 2016
