Duca Simone Luchini

Duca Simone Luchini, Pisa (Italy), 22 dicember 1969.

Education
Bachelor degree in Cinema, Music and Theatre - University of Pisa (2005).

CGI and Post Production knowledge
3D graphic and Mograph:
- very good knowledge with Maxon Cinema 4D (X-Particles, Redshift, Arnold). Basic knowledge in Autodesk Maya;
- good knowledge with Adobe After Effects.
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2D Graphic:
- very good knowledge with Adobe Photoshop;
- good knowledge with Adobe Illustrator;
- good knowledge with Adobe InDesign.

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Post-production (Editing, Colour Correction, VFX):
- very good knowledge with Abobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro (basic Adobe Audition);
- very good knowledge about matchmoving with Andersson Tech SynthEyes;
- very good knowledge about Imagineer System Mocha Pro;
- good knowledge with Headus UV Layout, Allegortitmic Substance Painter, Photomatrix Pro (HDRI photo).
- good knowledge in compositing with Adobe After Effects and The Foundry Nuke;
- soft experiences with Resolve Davinci, Autodesk 3DS Max, Adobe InDesign.

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Filmmaking
I worked in the School of Cinema "Intolerance" team on the film "Puccini and the Girl" (2008), directed by Paolo Benvenuti and presented at the 65th Venice Film Festival. During the pre-production of the film, I worked in the role of Casting Photographer. During filming I was Electrician in the troupe led by Dir. Of Photography Gianni Marras, who oversaw the photography work.
IMDB
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t my films with my own Panasocnic HCM 151 and with a Canon 60 D with a Canon EFS 17 - 55 mm, Samyang 85 mm, Samyang 8 mm and Sigma 8 - 16 mm.

Short films
2005 - UMANISSIMO (Director, script and production)
Short Film of 10:30 ", filmed in mini DV. Acknowledgments:
Broadcast on the satellite channel Future TV (RAI) of the Sky bouquet;

2006 - NO! (Director, script and production)
Short Film of 08:12 ", filmed in mini DV. Acknowledgments:
Final selection to the town of Imperia Video Festival in 2006 and winner of the prize - purse UNIST study - (prize later sold to another competitor for our renunciation).

2006 – LA PRIMA FRECCIA (Director, script and production)
Short Film of 02:40 ", filmed in mini DV. Acknowledgments:
Final selection to CONCORTO PONTENURE Video Festival (PC) 2006, Final selection at the Video Festival City IMPERIA 2007, Final selection Independent Film Festival of Foggia, 2007.

2007 - BIANCOAMORE (Director, script and production)
Short Film of 08:33 ", filmed in mini DV and produced with the kind participation of Svenja Pages. Acknowledgments: Final selection to "MArteLive Video Festival" in Rome, 2007; Final selection to "COURTIER Video Festival" ACILIA (RM), 2007.

2016 - READ (Director, script, production, VFX and compositing)
Short Film of 02:10 ", filmed in AVCHD. Acknowledgments: Final selection
TIF Video Chalenge 2016; Final selection Roselle Park Loves Short 2016; Final selection Grand IndiWise Convention 2016; Final selection GRAND OFF 2016; Final selection Second Asia International 2016; Montana International Children’s Film Festival 2017.

2018 - ROOMS OF A FILMMAKER FLAT - (Director, script, production, VFX and compositing). We are finalizing the short film…

2018 - THE BEST THING I DID - (Director, script, production, VFX and compositing). We are finalizing the short film…

Documentaries
2008/2010 – LA STORIA DEL "CENTRO" (Director, script and production)
Documentary Historical-sports, released on 4 DVD, on sale from December 2009, Team Hockey Rink Young Player of the CGC Viareggio Hockey (ITA);
Trailer: ?v=OGJlDyKcbwo

2011 - UBERTO BONETTI. UNA VIDEOBIOGRAFIA (Director, script, production, VFX and compositing)
Biographical documentary about futurist artist Uberto Bonetti.
Presented to the Carnival of Viareggio and released on sale from March 2011;
Trailer:
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2014 - LOS HERMANOS (Director, script and production)
Documentary Historical-sport career of Alessandro and Mirko Bertolucci, two great hockey champions of track that won all the trophies available to be won in this discipline.
Trailer:
?v=OMxgph0a5Oo

Commercials
2016 - Oooh, BRAVO! (Director, script, production)
Short Film of 00:45, contest Userfarm – Barilla. Video selected, winner prize 1000€.


2017 - VIRTUAL? NO, REAL! (Director, script, production)
Short Film of 25", contest Userfarm – Galbani.


Other activities and collaborations in the audiovisual sector
I was one of the founders of Neokifilm (www.neokifilm.it), cultural association of audiovisual productions born in Pisa in December 2006.
I was a member of the School of Cinema "Intolerance" - directed by director Paolo Benvenuti - in collaboration with the Municipality of Viareggio.
With the "Laboratory of Cinema" of Viareggio, I realized an audiovisual work commissioned to the Foundation Carnival of Viareggio (2006). The videos produced were added Audiovisual Archives of the event and were also made some promotional spots on the event.

Writing – Fiction (Published)
2011, "Mastro Tonino", a short story published in the anthology "365 horror stories for a year", Delosbook, Milan, 2010;
2012, "Time Capsule", a short story published in the anthology "365 stories about the end of the world", Delosbook, Milan, 2012;
2013 "filialis amoris", short story published in the anthology "365 Love Stories", Delosbook, Milan, 2013;
2013, "Huston, we have a problem", a short story published in the magazine Writer's Magazine # 34, Delosbook, Milan, 2013;
2013, "Arts and Letters ...", a short story published in the anthology "365 Christmas stories", Delosbook, Milan, 2013;
2013, "Huston, we have a problem", a short story published in the collection Anthology "Warehouse of the Worlds 2", Delosbook, Milan, 2013;
2014, "Four moons" story published in the anthology N.A.S.F. 10, Assonuoviautori editions.
2016, "Psychovirtuality", a short story published in the magazine Writer's Magazine # 47, Delosbook, Milan, 2016;
2016, " Psychovirtuality", a short story published in the collection Anthology "Warehouse of the Worlds 3", Delosbook, Milan, 2016;

Screenplays
2005 - 2007 All the scripts of my four short films: “Umanissimo” (2005), “No!” (2006), “The first arrow” (2006) and “Biancoamore” (2007);
2007 - Script for the short film titled “Nascondino al mattino”;
2005 - 2008 Screenplay for feature film “Burlamacco Story”;
2009 - Script for the short film titled “Tiramisù”.
2013 - Script concept (with Claudio Dedola) for documentary Ilario "Carara" Nicoli, football as a passion and tragedy, in competition at Solinas for Doc 2011.
2014 - Script (adapted) for the grafic novel “The Tube Exposed. The Wolf “- Delosbook, Milan;
2015 - Script for short film “Der blitz”;
2015 - Script for short film “Lacrime da sergente”;
2016 - Script for short film “Psychovirtuality”;
2017 - Script for short film “Days never born”.
Best Screenplay Award Winner - Chatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2017;
Final selection at The Berlin Film Festival 2017;
Final selection at The Buddha International Film Festival;
Final selection at Global India International Film Festival;
Final selection at Walkerville Film Festival;

2017 - Script for short film ”An augmented pair”.
Best Screenpaly Award at Global India International Film Festival;
Southeastern International Film Festival Semi-Finalist ;
Chicago International Genre Film Festival official selection;
MedFF official selection;

2018 – Script for short film “Virtualove”.