The creator of FUNKYSHEEP, FREAKBOY and TAM TAM TRIBE, Francesco is a character designer and animator/illustrator with over 20 years of experience in the creative industries.
Francesco also works in higher education, writing and delivering short courses for UAL on character design, animation/illustration and After Effects, and is a specialist motion graphics instructor at the Royal College of Art in London.
Francesco makes electronic music and motion graphics AV projects and music videos.
Francesco also works in higher education, writing and delivering short courses for UAL on character design, animation/illustration and After Effects, and is a specialist motion graphics instructor at the Royal College of Art in London.
Francesco makes electronic music and motion graphics AV projects and music videos.
TESTIMONIALS
“Francesco produced our first animated digital campaign for London Underground. The artwork was bright, attractive and exactly as the brief required. It complemented our brand and other advertising extremely well.” Daysoft, 2020
“Francesco was able to pull off a challenging animation for us, based on a very tight deadline, and for an important pitch to high level execs. The video that we received in the end was a great translation of exactly what it was that we were asking for in our initial brief, complete with a well-chosen and synchronised soundtrack.” IFPI, Nov 2019
“Francesco produced our first animated digital campaign for London Underground. The artwork was bright, attractive and exactly as the brief required. It complemented our brand and other advertising extremely well.” Daysoft, 2020
“Francesco was able to pull off a challenging animation for us, based on a very tight deadline, and for an important pitch to high level execs. The video that we received in the end was a great translation of exactly what it was that we were asking for in our initial brief, complete with a well-chosen and synchronised soundtrack.” IFPI, Nov 2019
STUDENTS FEEDBACK
“The tutor was inspiring - he stressed the basics in order to arrive at the intricate stage of animation and ensured everyone’s needs were met. He was patient and I never felt foolish about asking questions even though ‘they’ probably were. What I have learnt has been so rewarding and helpful to my career.” D.N. (UAL short course at the LCC, Feb 2020)
“all of the animated parallax photography you see in the series was done by me, entirely as a result of the things I learned on your After Effects courses last year! I came to the course with literally no knowledge of computer animation whatsoever, and am now in a position where I can get my work broadcast on TV, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me that opportunity with all that you taught me.” R.B. (UAL short courses at the LCC, 2019-2020)
“all of the animated parallax photography you see in the series was done by me, entirely as a result of the things I learned on your After Effects courses last year! I came to the course with literally no knowledge of computer animation whatsoever, and am now in a position where I can get my work broadcast on TV, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me that opportunity with all that you taught me.” R.B. (UAL short courses at the LCC, 2019-2020)
“First off let me say that I really enjoyed this course. As a visual artist and filmmaker it was really quite eye-opening to learn the ways in which we could use After Effects with other software and alternative ways of producing content. I really enjoyed how straightforward the instruction was, it was to the point and easy to follow. Thanks so much for such a great experience!” A.A. (UAL online short course, Summer 2020)
“It was such a wonderful course, and the way you managed to get through so much was really great. I felt that I got a lot out of it, both on a practical level and inspiration level.” C.M. (UAL online short course, Dec 2020)
“Thank you so much for the course, it was a lot of fun and I really feel like I have opened a new world of possibilities through the program. Some of my favorite animators use after effects for nearly all of their work, so it is really exciting to feel like now I have some knowledge of how they did it.” E.F. (UAL short course at the LCC, Sept 2019)
“Thank you, Francesco, for a very good experience. Your course left me inspired and well prepared to try a lot of things by myself.” H.K. (UAL short course at the LCC, Sept 2019)
TAILORED TRAINING
"I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wishes to learn After Effects from scratch or to top up their skills and learn more advance techniques. I feel that Francesco took on board all the inspo and references we sent him and also acknowledged how all three of us worked and how quickly we picked up things. By this we got to cover so much in the space of two days. If working in a company I would recommend a tailored course."
"We were extremely happy with our two day tailored course by Francesco. We all left feeling very inspired by him and also exited with the amount we learnt, which we can now apply in our daily work. He went beyond teaching us by making sure he covered every topic we asked for and teaching us new techniques on the way, which met all three professions; graphic designer, videographer and illustrator."
"Not only was Francesco an amazing tutor with a lot of knowledge we also enjoyed having him in the office, we all felt that he took genuine interest in what we specifically wanted to learn and develop in."
Tailored After Effects course for IAMT in-house creative team, 2018