Marco Ammannati
22 Wheeler Gardens
N1 0UW London UK
tel+fax: 0044 (0) 20 78339310
mobile 0044 (0) 7984434039
marco@castorini.com
AIM: marcoammannati
SKYPE: marcoammannati



Marco, italian, born in Pisa in 1973, moves to Milan studies graphic design and works as art director and freelance consultant for Studio Michele De Lucchi and Vitamina; He moves to London in 1998 and works at Neville Brody’s Research Studios for print, packaging, web, retail design and branding for a wide portfolio of international clients until 2004 when he gets passionate about video and motion graphics, sets out as a freelance designer and director for TV Brands and Creative Agencies. Currently Pitching on commercials and music videos.... a lot !

BACKGROUND EDUCATION
AG Fronzoni Studio, Milano, Italy, 1995
Istituto Europeo Design, Milano, Italy, 1993
Graphic Design Studies
Istituto Tecnico Commerciale, Pisa, Italy, 1987

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Camberwell College, London, 2006
10 weeks Short Course:
Life Drawing
Central St Martins, London, 2004
Alias Wavefront MAYA Short Course:
Character Animation
City University, London, 2002
Japanese Language I+II
Research Studios London, 2001
Flash Course
Kingsway College, London, 2000
BTEC Web Design

GENERAL
Briefing, planning, organisation of human resources, team leading, creative direction, production, post production... and a bit of madness.

PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE
After Effects, Flash, Freehand, Illustrator, Maya (Basics), Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro.

LANGUAGE
Fluent written and spoken Italian, English, French; Conversational Spanish; Basics of Japanese and Portuguese.