These photos are featured in the 2009/2010 edition of the student's guide “Studiare ad Urbino”. The letter “U” stands for various meanings related to the guide, such as “University”, “Urbino” and so on. The final book was designed by muschi&licheni studio, which also supervised the photoshoot.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2009 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are featured in a promotional leaflet for the Student's house in Pesaro, Italy. These multiple exposure photos feature some of the students who were actually staying in the building at the time of the shooting. Design by muschi&licheni studio, which also supervised the photoshoot.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2009 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are featured in the 2008/2009 edition of the student's guide “Studiare ad Urbino”. This time the idea came from the design of maps: the red dot which says “You are here.” So we built this big red circle and went around the usual University-related places in Urbino. The final book was designed by muschi&licheni studio, which also supervised the photoshoot.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2008 Raffaele Mariotti

I FATTORI (which means “Farmers” in English) is a little shop in Rimini, Italy. They produce hand-made organic local specialties such as the “Piade” and the “Cassoni”. Everything is made using organic ingredients and by respecting nature's seasonal cycles and the local food traditions. I shot food photos for some of the products to be used in promotional brochures and postcards. Graphic design by muschi&licheni.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2009 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a promotional video for a rehabilitation center. The association is made of volunteers that help people with drug or psychich problems. A lot of effort is put in the environment, and the places are in the open country, allowing activities like farming, breeding animals, and working in the fields. So it was important to highlight all the places and the activities, and the video is split into 4 sections, which helps to focus on each topic. Music composed by Giovanni Bedetti, and performed by Giovanni Bedetti, Marco Poderi, and me. Made with Marco Poderi. Music by Giovanni Bedetti. Voice by Lucia Ferrati. Camera, video editing, grading: Raffaele Mariotti Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2007 P.A.R.S. Pio Carosi

marketing and research studio Sigma Consulting needed a corporate identity.I designed the logotype, stationery stuff, a website, and made custom photos for it. I used a clean and elegant typeface for the logotype, then I chose the right paper for the stationery: every items feels nice on touch. Grey and green were used for the whole identity. You can also check my work on the Sigma Consulting website and photos. Copyright © 2009 Raffaele Mariotti

Guarda Lontano was a series of meetings and conferences held from 2005 to 2007 at Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. I was a student there at that time, and I made this intro title, which features a background stock video and pixel-art characters. These characters were actually the same real people who held the conferences, and they have been drawed by a couple of other students. You can also see the DVD packaging from Guarda Lontano. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

A simple intro for the 2004 videos showcase at Pesaro Film Fest. Music is © Peter Gabriel Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

A simple intro for the 2003 videos showcase at Pesaro Film Fest. Logo design by Emanuele Bertoni Painting by Simona Bramati The song “Low light” is © Peter Gabriel Copyright © 2003 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a step-by-step view of the compositing for the Luana Prontomoda interview which is included in the DVD. Starting from the green-screen footage, you can see all the steps that I used to get to the final look of this sequence. The audio is not included. You can also see my work on the video editing, DVD menu, credits and photos of Luana Prontomoda.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

Videoblog is an independent short film shot in full HD 1080. I did all the color grading and some basic compositing. I used strong colors to emphasize every different scene. I especially warmed up the skin tones both in external and internal shots, and I used a dark atmosphere in the bondage sessions scenes. It was great to work on colors in HD, a really different story than the usual DV PAL workflow. You can also see my intro titles and credits work on this short film. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

For additional info, see Aracnet's website or read the full credits list. Copyright © 2002 Comune di Padova / Aracnet

I've had the luck to visit the United States from a “real” point of view — staying at a friend's family has a lot of advantages. I visited three states and I really liked what I saw. The landscapes are great, but the architecture is something different from what I like. However the skyscrapers are awesome: you only see glass and concrete, and they are so huge. I really love them. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

A simple title sequence for this short film. I used a very graphic style, matching some of the text with camera movements. This was shot in full HD 1080, so it was a pleasure to work with this format because the colors are very rich and the detail is stunning. Also included is the end credits sequence. You can also see my grading and compositing work on this short film. Music by Luca Bellanova Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

During summer 2004 I was involved in organizing an event with Roberto Vecchiarelli and Umberto Cavenago during the Pesaro Film Fest. A series of videos were collected from the students at Accademia (including mine) and projected in public places like music stores, libraries, clubs, etc. I edited this trailer - which was screened during a meeting - including parts from each of the videos collected. The song “Revenge” is © 2000 Peter Gabriel Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

Paris is a nice city, and it's full of visual cues and details. I liked the architectures and colors, I think there's something intriguing about the atmosphere you feel when you're there. Copyright © 2002 Raffaele Mariotti

The “Premio Pascucci” (Pascucci prize) was an art exhibition and contest sponsored by italian coffee factory “Caffè Pascucci”. On a side note, I entered the contest with my video “Landscapes”. The idea behind the photos was to make the artists interact with the pages in the catalogue, so I asked them to improvise any pose they wanted — the result was quite interesting. Art direction and catalogue design by muschi&licheni. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos were part of my photography exam at CAMPIVISIVI. I built a pinhole camera made of cardboard, and I took black and white photos with it. Obtaining the right exposure and timing was not an easy task, but I had success with a bunch of photos. Then I tried to push the pinhole technique to its digital counterpart — I tried it on my digital SLR camera. I used a Nikon lens cap and I made a very small hole in the center. The results were great, even if there's a lot of room for improvements on the technical side. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a promotional video for a Cancer Research center based in Bologna, Italy. It was important to showcase the work done so far in this particular research field, so the approach isn't very technical: a more human level has been chosen instead. The video features subtle motion-graphic work based on typography, and a interview-like explanation of some of the Center activities by one of the resident researcher. The work done at CIRC has been featured in several international publications. Camera, video editing, motion graphic, grading: Raffaele Mariotti. Music composed and performed by Giovanni Bedetti. Voice by Pietro Conversano.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2009 Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerche sul Cancro Giorgio Prodi

contains scenes from movies by: Agostini - Backi - Beckett - Schneider - Bergman - Boorman - Egoyan - Ejsenstejn - Emmerich - Fellini - Ferrara - Fleming - Greenaway - Herzog - Houston - Kaminski - Kubrick - Lang - Lean - Lee - Lynch - Malick - Marker - Mulligan - Murnau - Neumann - Redford - Reggio - Russell - Siegel - Soderbergh - Stone - Truffaut - Welles - Wenders - Zemeckis Editing by Raffaele Mariotti Assistant: Roberto Vecchiarelli Audio editing and 8-point multichannel installation: Eugenio Giordani and David Monacchi Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti, Roberto Vecchiarelli, Eugenio Giordani, David Monacchi The copyright from each movie is © by their respective authors/owners.

I was a child when I first visited the Dolomites, but they never cease to amaze me. When you're on top of those mountains, you can feel something unique and powerful. I find them very inspiring, both visually and spiritually. As a photographer, you have such a wide color gamut that the only thing you can do is start shooting. Copyright © 2005-2006 Raffaele Mariotti

This video has been used during an event inside a bank — it was projected in a wide slanted wall. It's very emotional and the target was to capture people's attention, which is an unusual thing inside a bank. There are words and thoughts passing by, and an ending quote by Elias Canetti. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

Analisi Logica is a short video based on Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau. This book contains 99 versions of the same story, each one written in a different style. The task for my exam was to choose one version, and create a visual interpretation of it. Analisi Logica means logical analysis, so the text is very descriptive and I tried to stick to the text as much as possible. I used the timelapse technique; I shot with my Nikon D70 (like I did in Landscapes), but this time I also tried stop-motion photography for the characters, over a bluescreen. Then I added titles and motion graphic elements to create a surreal and unique mood for the narration. Last but not least a voice over was added, to better follow the text. The song “Tears from the compound eye” is © 2005 Boards of Canada Voice over by Lucia Ferrati Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a promo poster about the opening of the new Academic Year. The idea for the photo came from teacher Marcello Signorile, who also designed the final poster. All the people involved in the shooting are students of the Accademia di Urbino, trying to replicate in an unusual way the well-known painting “The Last Supper” by Leonardo Da Vinci. Poster design by Paolo Tripodi. Copyright © 2008 Raffaele Mariotti

This was an old artwork for a side project, and I tried to give it a fresh look. This was one of my first design project, and a lof of the objects that you see in the booklet are scanned images and not real photos. Copyright © 1999 Raffaele Mariotti

Blow Moulding Technologies builds machines that produce moulded products — bottles, containers, funnels, jerry cans and many other kind of bottles. Photos include product shots, still life, close-ups, outdoor photos, portraits. Art direction and catalogue design by muschi&licheni.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

Bracket and Cracket are two fonts that I designed during the Type Design course at CAMPIVISIVI. The first is a sans-serif font, while the other has an handwriting style. This is my first attempt at designing typefaces, and the result suffered from the fact that the available time wasn't enough to complete the entire font. For the Bracket font I started by drawing letters with a brush and black ink, then I gradually refined the shapes with pens and white ink. When the final letters were good enough, I scanned them and manually digitized them into letters. The Cracket font was a completely different story — just think of it as the “Mr. Hyde” version of Bracket. They don't share any similar feature, and they couldn't be more different. I designed Cracket in a single day, using a Wacom tablet drawing the letters directly into my Mac. Using different pressure strokes I obtained the look of an handwriting, and because the whole process was a lot quicker than for Bracket, I easily designed a lot more letters and extra glyphs. The two type specimens are printed in low quality recycled paper. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a website for the Biennial Specialistic Course at the Academy of Fine Arts of Urbino (Italy). It had to be both a container for informations about the course but also a sort of showcase for the students' works. So it included 4 main sections where you could find infos about teachers, students, subjects, works, meetings, etc. I chose a clean design where each section was immediately visible and expanded. 4 different colors helped to visually separate the sections, and spread along the titles and horizontal lines. The thumbnails in the galleries had a strong greyscale look, and they were collapsed and borderless — but they had a colored thumbnail on the rollover status. Now the website has been redesigned from the ground up, but you can still check the old version. Project, design and layout: Raffaele Mariotti, Luisa Villi Building, editing and maintenance: Raffaele Mariotti, Manuel Zanettin Copyright © Raffaele Mariotti

This is one of my first video editing works. It has been used as a big video background during a theatrical lecture, and it is based on a reinterpretation of the Cinderella tale. There are a lot of empty places, and I gave a dark mood to the video by color-correcting it. Everything had to be heavy, dry, burnt and decadent. Editing by Raffaele Mariotti Assistant: Roberto Vecchiarelli Camera by Roberto Vecchiarelli and Beatrice Pucci Copyright © 2003 Raffaele Mariotti and Roberto Vecchiarelli

These photos are featured in the “Collegio Universitario Colle” brochure, and in the collegiocolle.it website. The college complex has been built in the 60s by architect Giancarlo De Carlo, and in these photos it was important to emphasize the architecture blending with the historical town of Urbino. In two photos I used multiple exposures and the HDR technique, which helped to extend the tonal range in the interior photos of the reading room and student room. Brochure design by muschi&licheni.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2008 Raffaele Mariotti

Conspiracy was an exam at Accademia. In these titles we used random photos taken from the video, slowly fading to the logotype. You can also see the DVD packaging from Conspiracy. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti and Luisa Villi

These photos were part of my photography exam at CAMPIVISIVI. The task was to produce different photograms with different objects. Instead of using the objects as a shape and the light as a source, I directly used the light both as an object and a source. I assembled fiber optics and an electric torch to obtain a sort of light emitting brush, then I used that thing over photographic paper in a darkroom. I could use it by literally painting on the paper, or turning it on and off repeatedly. By varying the amount of light and exposure time I achieved different results. I also experimented with the light emitted from a cellphone, and I tried to use the developing liquids to paint the paper. I really liked the results, and I used some of these big prints as the main artwork design for Dynamic Lights' album “Shape” as you can see in its page. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

I visited Copenhagen in November, and I think it's a great time of the year to visit this beautiful city. The sun is just unbelievable, and it casts very long shadows and has a very pleasing warm tint. I just love this city, it is very modern and you can almost breathe the design feeling. There are great architectures, but also a lot of parks and nature. The shops and the food are amazing: if you visit Denmark, don't miss to taste every kind of smørrebrød you'll find. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

This DVD set was an exam at CAMPIVISIVI. We used transparent DVD cases with the logo and the colors of the project. Each DVD contains a short documentary about different social subjects. You can also see the intro titles from Conspiracy. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti and Luisa Villi

déjà vu is a collective video made in one day from scratch. The task during our meeting with multimedia artist Roberto Paci Dalò was to make a video in the town of Urbino in only one day. So we went outside with the video and audio gear and we split by two. In the afternoon we put together the video and audio footage and we edited this video. Camera and editing by Raffaele Mariotti and Luisa Villi Sound by Francesca Bonci and Andrea Pratissoli Copyright © 2005

Post and Pre-Production facility Digital Room needed a corporate identity. I designed the logotype by tweaking an existing typeface and adding the two brackets. The logo is used through their whole activity on videos, web, and printed material. I also designed the stationery which include a custom envelope, blank page, and business cards. The use of brackets as a graphic element is repeated here as it is used on their website, thus creating a unique look which Digital Room can use as an element of their identity no matter where it's used. You can also check out my work for Digital Room's website. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

This is the website for post and pre-production studio “Digital Room”. They needed a quick website when they started business, along with a corporate identity. It's a very simple website consisting of just three pages with no photos but with lot of informations. I also optimized the website for the iPhone, by making it single-column and by using specific HTML and CSS for Safari mobile. You can also check out my work for Digital Room's identity. Visit droomers.com. Copyright © Raffaele Mariotti

This is the official website for Dynamic Lights, a progressive metal band from Italy. It has 9 main sections where you can find info like tour dates, biographies, news, photo galleries from concerts, song samples, etc. Since the last facelift in 2005, the header has a background image that comes from the band's album “Shape”, while it previously had another image from an earlier album along with a different logotype. The website also features a forum and an external merchandising section. You can check out my three designs for Dynamic Lights' albums “Shape”, “Resurrection” and “Night Lights” in the CD Design section. Visit the Dynamic Lights Official Website. Copyright © Raffaele Mariotti

This was part of my early studies at Accademia. I chose elevators as my photo subject because I like their being “non-places” — I also like their “non-colors” and the diffuse neon light which casts almost no shadows. Looking back at the compact camera I used, I'm quite satisfied with the result. The four colored photos made their way into big Lambda prints. Copyright © 2002 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are featured in the 2007/2008 edition of the student's guide “Studiare ad Urbino”. Just like in the previous edition, the idea was simple: each people holds an empty frame, but instead of seeing the body and face of the person, you only see the background. The various places are in the town of Urbino and they are related to University life, such as classrooms, colleges, food services, administration, labs. I wanted to achieve a natural look, so I used no additional lighting. I took two photos for each set, one with the person and the frame, and another empty one. Then I edited the two images together to obtain the final look. The final book was designed by muschi&licheni studio, which also supervised the photoshoot.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are featured in the 2006/2007 edition of the student's guide “Studiare ad Urbino”. The idea was simple: each people holds a white panel containing the name of the place where the photo is taken. The various places are in the town of Urbino and they are related to University life, such as classrooms, colleges, food services, administration, labs. I shot the photos with an empty white panel — the text was added later in post-production, this way we had more time to choose the font (Franklin Gothic) and other details. Additional editing was required for color correction, especially to achieve the right black and white look of the main character holding the panel. The final book was designed by muschi&licheni studio, which also supervised the photoshoot.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

I find mannequins very attractive — not that I'm a mannequin fetishist, but I really think they are eye-catching and they have something to say. There's something special in their glance, and they seem frozen in time — but if you stare at them, you can almost see their lips starting to speak. All these photos are taken from the outside of shops, through the display window. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

I took these photos during my 1-week tour with my band Dynamic Lights. We played as support to Nightingale during their 10th Anniversary Tour. We went through a lot of cities in Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands and other places, and if you're interested you can check our Tour photos on Dynamic Lights' website. And yes, you read right, I used a compact Canon camera because my Nikon D70 was out for repair during that time. Too bad. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

Theater workshop held by Eugenio Resta and Raffaella Giraldi at Palazzone kindergarten in Cervia (Italy) during May 2003 - featuring Cristina Zaffagnini and Francesca Scagliarini. I edited the video and color graded it. Colors were very important, and I isolated red, blue and yellow elements through the scenes. Camera by Beatrice Pucci Sound effects by Eugenio Resta and Raffaella Giraldi Cello by Eugenio Resta - Vocals by Raffaella Giraldi Music by Vincent Gallo, Dead Can Dance, Franz Schubert, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Brian Eno Songs are © by their authors Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

I made this video for an exam, I found some driving footage on the net — there was this guy driving a BMW on the Nürburgring. Then I captured the opensource “Racer” videogame messing around with camera movements and following the song. The neat thing is that I used the same track and the same car of the real video, syncing the sequences. That's pretty much everything about it. Enjoy the ride. The Racer Car Simulation is © Ruud Van Gaal The song “The chemicals between us” is © 1999 by Bush The driving video comes from the net, credits to K-Head Copyright © 2003 Raffaele Mariotti

these videos are parodies of the famous iPod™ “silohuette” ads that aired on TV and on the web from 2003 to 2005. The video track is almost untouched, with only some syncing cut here and there, but what I've changed is the soundtrack — I used completely different songs, with hilarious and interesting results. Have fun. You can watch and rate these videos on YouTube. The theme from the videogame “Superfrog” is © Team 17 The song “Future breed machine ” is © Meshuggah The song “Cross the flow” is © Bertram Ritter The song “Insane in the brain” is © Cypress Hill The song “Jeux d'enfants” is © Cirque du Soleil The song “Donde estas, Yolanda” is © Pink Martini The song “If you can't say no” is © Lenny Kravitz / remix by Zero 7 The ads are © Apple Inc. — iPod™ is a trademark of Apple Inc.

These photos were part of my photography exam at CAMPIVISIVI. I asked the Sushi Bar down the street to prepare some visually appealing and rich mix of sushi, then I set up a small lightbox to achieve a still-life kind of photo — and here's the result. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

as soon as I bought my Nikon D70 after its release in spring 2004, I wanted to try the timelapse technique. I am fascinated by this kind of filming, especially by watching beautiful movies such as Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka, so I just had to film my own timelapse scenes. I spent several months trying to achieve the most interesting images in various locations (including Denmark) and then I edited the whole thing, using a great drone soundtrack by Jonathan Coleclough. Working with a digital camera allowed me to obtain high resolution photos, and I was able to edit this video in full HD 1920 x 1080 format — the detail and the color depth are awesome, and a pleasure to work with. Landscapes screened at Pesaro International Film Fest in July 2004 and won the first prize at the Premio Pascucci (Italy) in 2005. You can see this video in HD 720p on Vimeo.The song “Sumac" is © 1999 Jonathan Coleclough Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

I designed a simple DVD promo packaging for my “Landscapes” video. The layout is simple and minimal, just typography and still frames from the video. This is not a commercial product, but if you are interested, drop me a line. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

This booklet contains brush strokes used as form of writing. This was a study about writing and calligraphy during the Type Design course at CAMPIVISIVI. “Lascritturainventata” means “The invented writing” in Italian and I used it as a title because the task was to invent a kind of writing without trying to design letters and alphabets. This seemed an easy task at first, but it's quite difficult to come up with fresh ideas without being tempted to draw letters, at least for me. So I finally tried some brush strokes by using the brush in an unconventional way — and here's the result. I used an embossed paper for the pages and a parchment paper cover, because I like the tactile feeling of materials like these and because it creates a nice contrast with the strong black strokes inside. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

A simple intro for the 2004 LEMS videos showcase at Pesaro Film Fest. The song “Planet Angel” is © 2004 Dave Randall Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

light particle started as an experiment by producing a video based on the “feel” of the soundtrack. The music is an original piece composed by Alessandro Petrolati, it is completely synthetic and computer generated. It is also very dynamic, with large pads, an extended range of frequencies and a great mix of textures and sounds. So what I did was basically try to visualize it by using colors, lights, and moods to match the feeling of the track. I used both synthetic images and photos composited together, along with some heavily filtered video. Light Particle screened at Pesaro International Film Fest in July 2004. The song “Turn around” is © 1999 Alessandro Petrolati Photos by Luisa Villi Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

This work is a video production about a theatrical show. The stage art setup was very interesting, consisting of three big orange plastic stripes and a chair. Everything else in this little theater, including the walls and the ceiling, was black. Only an actress and a viiolin player were present on stage. So this work was quite interesting, both during the shooting and during the editing. You can also check my work on the DVD authoring, credits, compositing and photos of Luana Prontomoda. Written, directed and performed by Marinella Manicardi Violin by Michela Tintoni, music by Antonia Gozzi, sound and lighting by Giuseppe Setteducati Camera by Raffaele Mariotti and Tiziano Parise Video editing and DVD authoring by Raffaele MariottiCheck out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2005-2007 Teatro Nuova Edizione

Here's the DVD menu for Luana Prontomoda. It's a simulation of the navigation through the buttons, and I also included the chapters menu. I basically used a scene from the video and stretched it into time. The result is a nice dreamy and surreal composition of the moving actress leaving light trails. You can also see my work on the video editing, interview, credits and photos of Luana Prontomoda. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

I used the same technique as in the Luana Prontomoda DVD menu, but with a different section of video. I achieved a warm and nice background video that seems like a texture, so the scrolling credits have a strong contrast and have an high legibility. You can also see my work on the video editing, DVD menu, interview and photos of Luana Prontomoda. Music by Antonia Gozzi Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are featured in the “Luana Prontomoda” DVD packaging. I shot a bunch of photos during reahearsals of the show, and they were chosen for the final DVD artwork. The interesting thing, just like in the video, is that everything was black and orange — this creates a strong visual contrast and makes the actress really pop out. The final packaging was designed by muschi&licheni studio. You can also check my work on the video editing, DVD authoring, credits, and compositing of the “Luana Prontomoda” show. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

Milano has a very strong urban landscape. It's not so interesting to see, apart from the usual ancient or modern architectures, but it's a nice city. There are a lot of details and textures, but everything seems to have a grey tint. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

These are photos of embroidery samples for an internal catalogue. It features a large mix of textiles: cotton, silk, synthetic, felt and many others. Both close-ups and product shots were required, with the maximum color accuracy, for a total of 320 photos. Art direction and catalogue design by muschi&licheni. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

the word “qb” has the same pronounciation of “cubi”, which means “cubes”. You guessed it, this is an experimental video about cubes. It all started during one of my courses at CAMPIVISIVI; I was trying to mix traditional clay animation with digital compositing. I basically shot stop-motion sequences of clay cubes, then I used text emoticons like O_O , ^_^ , #_# and others to give a human facial expression to the cubes. While I was working on it, everything came in its own way and I decided to create a surreal situation where the main character emits a loud, long, enormous burp and he gets applauses and respect from other cubes. To make everything look sillier, I gave the cubes famous actors names in the credits list. You can watch and rate this video on YouTube. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti Sound effects found on the net, © unknown

Simple design for this CD, using white, red, and blue colors. This was a self-produced demo CD, so there are only two songs and very little content. Copyright © 2001 Raffaele Mariotti

A simple intro for the 2005 videos showcase at Pesaro Film Fest. This was interesting because I first composed the audio with effects and stretches, and then I created the video where the title stretches and follows the audio track. Music by Raffaele Mariotti Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a collective web-game developed with other students at CAMPIVISIVI. It's a “point and click” graphical adventure, based on 54 photos taken at the “Aquilone” college in Urbino. The goal is to find the exit from the big maze-like building, and while you virtually walk around you see the great architecture that this building features. The other game has 9 color photos and you have to listen to a simple sound sequence and exactly replicate it by clicking highlighted objects in the photos. The “Scopri De Carlo” website has closed now, but you can play the first game or the second game. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

I stayed in Romania for 4 days while shooting a video and taking photos for “Monaldi Eggproducts” (soon on this website). I stayed in the Brăila county and visited surrounding towns like Galaţi, Traian, Oprisenesti, Plopu. Romania is a poor country, and the places that I visited had a decaying atmosphere, old factories, ruined buildings — but from a photographer's point of view, that was very interesting. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a showreel containing works from muschi&licheni and me. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a CD design for progressive rock band Dynamic Lights. I used a simple and clean style, in striking contrast with usual metal bands' CD designs. The front and rear covers are in black and white, as well as the disc and the inlay — but the internal pages of the booklet have colored photos. The photos feature empty places, rooms or details, and each photo matches the lyrics of their own page. If you are curious about the white artwork, you can get more info on my Contact Photos page. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are featured in the Sigma Consulting website. The visual identity I created for Sigma Consulting use green, white and gray as main colors - so I wanted to obtain the same hues in the photos. I looked for objects made with those colors and I photographed them in a neutral white background, a classic still life environment. In addition to that, I also made three portraits of the people involved in the project and I used them in the Credits page of the website. You can also check my work on the Sigma Consulting website and identity.Check out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2009 Raffaele Mariotti

Small is one of my first videos. It all started by having the opportunity to use the brand new video camera we got at the Academy. I decided to shoot a music video based on the song “Small” by Lamb. I followed the lyrics and the mood of the song, looking for interesting visuals and colors in my city. Small screened at Pesaro International Film Fest in July 2003 and at other contests. The song “Small” is © 2002 Lamb

As part of the corporate identity for marketing and research firm Sigma Consulting, I also designed a company website. Since I was in charge for the identity I used those same colors also on the website, creating a unified look which also continues on the custom made photos. This is a clean website, with nice and big typography boxes and carefully designed elements. I used the Titillium Open Source font designed by my fellow students at CAMPIVISIVI. You can also check my work on the Sigma Consulting photos and identity. Copyright © 2009 Raffaele Mariotti

this is a “found footage” video. I stumbled upon this old film inside the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company website, and I found it very interesting. I used a song by Peter Gabriel which has some very deep bass moments, and I slowed down the video in sync. The video is quite straightforward, the only compositing work has been made on the titles, where I matched the grain and film look of the original footage. But the interesting part is after the end titles, I wanted it this way and I find it very ironic. I hope you'll find it funny. The Unexpected Visitor screened at Pesaro International Film Fest in July 2004. The song “Jigalong” is © 2003 Peter Gabriel Original footage by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti

I spent 9 days in Spain, visiting cities such as Cordoba, Sevilla, Valencia, Barcelona, Granada and others. I really like the ancient buildings of the Moorish period — they are so different from everything else, and their geometric design is fascinating. Of course I also fell in love with modern architecture like Santiago Calatrava's works which looks so organic yet clean and smooth at the same time. In these photos you can also see my first experiments with HDR photography, which I think is a really great and innovative technique — I want to continue experimenting with it. Also included are some panoramic photos. You can see more photos on my Spain 2007 Flickr set. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

this video was part of a collective project called “Times”, a multiple video installation which took part at Kunst Merano Arte in winter 2004. My contribute was this video, which used the famous Tetris™ game as a base for a lot of videos. A lot of compositing work was required to obtain the right effect like in the game. The pieces of videos could look small, but remember this was projected on a big wall. All the video pieces come from the web, and I selected particular themes. And if you look carefully, you can also see Peter Gabriel, Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive among the videos — a sort of Easter Egg. The other people involved in the project were Luca Vagni, Emanuele Bertoni and Marco Bernacchia, all supervised by Massimo Ceccarelli. Music is © 2004 Marco Bernacchia Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti Tetris is a registered trademark of Tetris Holding, LLC

this is an experimental video about the concept of time. I used a perpetual motion toy and slowmotion to enhance the feeling of time. The soundtrack has been composed and performed by Eugenio Giordani, who is a teacher at the L.E.M.S. course (Experimental Electronic Music Lab) in the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, Italy. The video is in black and white and the end credits are very chaotic, to remind you the time passing by. Time screened at Pesaro International Film Fest in July 2003. Music is © 2003 Eugenio Giordani Copyright © 2003 Raffaele Mariotti and Luisa Villi

These are photos for the second edition of GUARDA LONTANO, a week full of conferences and workshops at Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. Poster design by muschi&licheni. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

These photos are taken with my mobile phone. It has a 2MP camera, so the resolution is enough for web and the quality is quite decent. This page is updated regularly. Copyright © 2006-2007 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a DVD packaging that I designed as a complement to my bachelor at CAMPIVISIVI. I used a transparent envelope made of AirCap, and a thick printed cardboard as a DVD holder. I wanted to optimize logistic and duplication costs, so you can use the bubble air envelope just like a normal envelope — stick the address and the stamp, and it's ready to be sent by mail. Using the two sides of the cardboard allowed to put the two discs, but also offered lot of usable space for text, avoiding an external booklet. This particular design keeps the packaging weight to a minimum, and offers a pleasant tactile feedback to the user. You can also see the intro title from Guarda Lontano. Copyright © 2006 Raffaele Mariotti

This is a promotional video for an egg-products factory. The whole production process was involved, so I needed to shot every single location, from the chicks hatcheries to the final stages of production. It's divided in two parts, the first is about the Italy-based factory and offices, the second is about the company's factories in Romania. This video was specifically targeted for presentations in LCD displays, so the full video area has been chosen, regardless of TV-safe formats. You can also check my photos as part of my work. Made with Marco Poderi. Camera, video editing, grading: Raffaele MariottiCheck out the backstage of this work on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2007 Agroalimentare F.lli Monaldi

New York is such a different place from the other parts of U.S.A. I visited that I had to make a separate page. I only spent three days in NYC, but I managed to see a lot of places. I was impressed by all the skyscrapers and huge buildings you see everywhere — there's an immersive feeling when you turn up your head. This is definitely a city I have to visit again. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

I visited The Netherlands twice in 2005, and I really like this little country. There's a nice mix of tradition and modernism, both in architecture and in people (needless to say, I prefer modernism). Baarlo is a small town, with lots of green space and deep into the country — I liked its tiny streets, the little houses, the mix of colors. Amsterdam is really big, but it's such an amazing city that you can almost breathe this different culture. There are a lot of interesting places, too bad I only spent a couple of days there. And in case you're wondering, the sentence on the main photo means “No service on the terrace”, and it's set in Clarendon. Copyright © 2005 Raffaele Mariotti

Nightlife is an experimental videoclip made with Luke Brown. He had this idea of flying and running around trees in sync with the song, so we came up filming stop-motion movements, static shootings and running-with-the-camera-at-ground-level kind of shooting. We edited all the pieces together and Nightlife was born. A really nice 1-week experience. Video by Raffaele Mariotti and Luke Brown The song “Nightlife” is © 1998 by Amon Tobin Copyright © 2002 Raffaele Mariotti and Luke Brown

This was one of my first design projects, as you can see. Nothing to say here, I tried to visualize the “Night Lights” title in a graphic way. Copyright © 1999 Raffaele Mariotti

these videos are part of a bigger project that was about the real needs of the consumer. Five fake TV ads were created, where you see what the industry give to you, and then you see what you really need instead. We used both actual products shots and self made photos, then we composited everything together in motion graphic. You can also see the DVD packaging from Not Equal To. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti and Luisa Villi Music © Raffaele Mariotti

This DVD was part of an exam at CAMPIVISIVI. The meaning of the project was that what you really need is different from what the industry actually offers — we used the logotype of the project and everything else was black. T-shirts and mousepads were included in the project. You can also see some sample: there are TV ads of “Not Equal To” video. Copyright © 2004 Raffaele Mariotti and Luisa Villi

During the “Morandi” theatrical show I also took stage photos in addition to my work on the video set. The lights from the stage were awesome, and the mood they created was just perfect for the show. You can also check my work on the video editing of the “Morandi” show.You can see more photos on my Morandi photoset on Flickr, and check out the backstage on my grigioneutro post.Copyright © 2008 Raffaele Mariotti

This work was about an egg production factory. I had to shoot every step of the production line, as well as shooting a company video. These photos were used in the company profile and as promotional photos for the website and press releases. You can also check my work on the video of the “Monaldi” project. Copyright © 2007 Raffaele Mariotti

Multiverso was a design event held in Torino, Italy by Icograda and AIAP. During the week of October 13–19, 2008 several international speakers held conferences and workshops about design, typography, architecture, multimedia and surrounding themes. I was in charge for the video and photo documentation of the event. In this page you can see photos for each of the speakers. You can also see my work on the Multiverso videos. You can see more photos on my Multiverso Flickr set, and check out the backstage on my grigioneutro post. Copyright © 2008 Raffaele Mariotti