Gian Franco Morini

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Biography

Gian Franco Morini was born in Bologna, Italy. He attended Collegio San Luigi in Bologna, where he obtained a scientific high school degree. He later graduated in Communication & Marketing in June 2006 at L.UN.A. , Kanye West's dj, published an article on his blog about it, thinking was the official work of his good friend Quentin Dupieux a.k.a. Mr. Oizo. Quentin Dupieux himself had to comment on the video indicating how he was not, in fact, the mysterious author of the video. An unofficial "horror" music video about vegetables' tortures that he wrote, directed, edited and acted in, for The Bloody Beetroots, while still in film school, is now over 800,000 views on YouTube.

  • Primary profession
  • Editor·editorial_department·director
  • Nationality
  • Italy
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 23 October 1984
  • Place of birth
  • Bologna
  • Education
  • New York Film Academy

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Trivia

He used photoanimation combined with the anaglyph technique when he collaborated with Culture Prophet on the project "Culture Prophet - Hustler", that he wrote, directed and edited.

For the commercial "Avoid the Chainsaw" - that he wrote, directed and edited for Tony Snake - he gave a modern twist to the technique of photoanimation, by using a vintage animation stand combined with modern digital softwares.

Since October 2010, he is in a relationship with the fashion and costume designer Alejandra Isaza.

Since August 2011 works with 50 Cents G-Unit Records.

(December 2010) New York, pre-production for Galas new music video.

(January 2011) New York, post production of "69", silent short film. Music composed by Anthony-Cdric Vuagniaux.

Married to the graphic designer Natasha Catherine Robinson since August 11th 2014.

Quotes

Religion is all about feeling better when you are worse and worse when,you are better.

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