giulia barbera

Harder Better(?) Faster Stronger

2012-02-05T15:30:00.000Z

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So, this is Tracy & Ken's wedding invitation.
I've done the design, the storyboards, the animatics.
Then, time got tight and I had to do all the animations as fast as I could. I made it in 50 hours. The vid being about 2:30 minutes long, that's 3 seconds per hour. I'm sure animators will understand what it means...

Nini Calzini

2012-01-30T18:06:00.000Z

Just found this one in an old sketchbook.
She's a former schoolmate and friend of mine, and an amazing animation artist too! (http://giulialandi.blogspot.com/)
Obviously you're not supposed to know what she looks like, but the sketch is kinda similar (I think), and that's goood... 'cause I'm usually really bad at drawing portraits :P

Xmas presents

2011-12-28T16:05:00.000Z

T&K: holiday pics

2011-12-18T17:01:00.002Z

Some backgrounds for the T&K short film

2011-12-14T11:20:00.000Z

Compositing/VFX by Daniele Baiardini
http://danielebaiardini.blogspot.com

but I'm against flu jabs if for children

2011-12-11T15:21:00.001Z

This animation was done on a VERY tight deadline.

The character design is not mine.
Here's the print campaign run last year by the italian Ministry of Health:

And here's the ad being shown in some of the big train stations around Italy:

more people from the SaveNHS blockade

2011-12-07T12:39:00.001Z

So, this is the second half of my work-in-progress illustration (first part here).
What now? Hmm...
Wait, there's part of a leg missing! ...and a whole head too!

Bagel loves you

2011-12-04T15:35:00.001Z

In Italy, when you're on your way home after a night out partying, you'd look for a nice place to get a cornetto (that is actually a croissant, not the otherwise good icecream cone).
But when in London, BAGEL it is.
I am mildly obsessed with the quest for genuine, quality food. And last night -behold!- I found a delicious Bagel House on Stokey High Road (if it sounds interesting, there's the address below).

Work in progress

2011-11-30T13:44:00.001Z

Something I've been working at recently. It's unfinished yet, with more people to add on the right.
I think it will be the first of series, but I'm still not sure about how to handle the colour. Probably I'll go for a flat tint in a few spots, and max two colours, since I like the estranged B/W feeling.

2011-11-27T18:04:00.001Z


Pistachios in Markfield Park

Here's my new favourite cafe! It's in the beautiful and little-known Markfield Park, just a few roadblocks from home, and definitely my favourite place for an english-breakfast/brunch.

Tracy & Ken

2011-10-30T19:20:00.000Z

Early design test and nearly-final version for a commissioned short film project.

Space Metropoliz

2011-10-12T17:45:00.000+01:00

Space Metropoliz is an interesting project by videomakers-anthropologists Fabrizio Boni and Giorgio De Finis, aided among others by my friends Azzurra Muzzonigro and Daniele Zacchi.

Squatters of an old disused factory decide to abandon barricades and escape once and for all from the centrifugal forces of the inhospitable city which is ever more forcing them to the margins of civil society, denying them a roof, a job, health, legality. Their next destination …the Moon!

This sketch is my little contribution to the escape plan.

For more info on the project:

http://spacemetropoliz.com/2011/04/03/space-metropoliz-english-version/

Beat the Mozzy! The full promo series.

2011-08-25T15:44:00.002+01:00

Beat the Mozzy!

2011-08-22T11:34:00.003+01:00

Under the direction of CN producers Josie Gigney, Sandra Motulsky, Andrea Sciamanna and Selso Xisto, I have made 4 spots for the charity MalariaNoMore UK, who fights for putting an end to the deaths from malaria.
I did pretty much everything from the character design to the final products. This is the first of them.

The Movie Snatcher

2011-01-10T18:21:00.000Z

The Movie Snatcher is supposed to be a Scooby Doo villain.

Drawing is based on a sketch by CN veteran David Edelzstein. :)

Beat the Mozzy: turn around, poses, expressions

2010-11-11T17:03:00.000Z

Beat the Mozzy: early sketches

2010-11-04T16:57:00.000Z

L'event nous portera

2010-07-21T11:59:00.002+01:00

ANNECY 2010

showreel 2010

2010-06-24T18:32:00.004+01:00

12 fools

2010-05-25T16:02:00.001+01:00

OLIVI / OLIVE TREES

2010-05-21T13:02:00.001+01:00

personaggi anche veri / life drawing or characters?

2010-05-21T12:35:00.004+01:00

Weirdo, Chinese Character and Pirate.

Vintage film poster with Bloo

2010-02-02T17:46:00.000Z

Rough for Xmas card promo

2009-12-20T17:14:00.000Z

showreel 2009

2009-12-15T17:53:00.001Z

showreel 2009 from giulia barbera on Vimeo.

ufficio-set /my office-backstage view

2009-09-06T21:22:00.003+01:00

vetrina / shop windows

2009-09-06T21:19:00.003+01:00

INCREDIBILE A CANNES! / UNBELIEVABLE IN CANNES!

2009-05-24T12:11:00.003+01:00

Il mio film di diploma "Il Naturalista" e' stato selezionato nella sezione corti prodotti da scuole e opere prime del Festival di Cannes 2009!!! Questi siamo io e gli altri autori subito prima del tappeto rosso e dell'anteprima di "Inglorious basterds" di Tarantino.

My graduation film "The naturalist" has been selected for the school films and first works short film section of the Festival of Cannes 2009!!! This is me with the other authors of the short just before the red carpet that will lead us to see the premiere of Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds".

In Cannes

2009-05-10T12:23:00.000+01:00

With co-authours of my graduation film "Il Naturalista", left to right:
Gianluca Lo Presti, Federico Parodi, me, Michele Tozzi.

animation reel 2008

2009-03-17T14:50:00.001Z

Giulia Barbera SHOWREEL 2008 from giulia barbera on Vimeo.

A short animation showreel done after my first year as a freelancer in London. It includes bits from my graduation film, too.

Valentine

2009-02-28T12:15:00.005Z

Cartolina di Natale / Xmas card

2009-02-02T19:40:00.005Z

Xmas promo for Cartoon Network Italia from giulia barbera on Vimeo.

Ci ho messo un po' a trovare il momento metterlo in rete... Sono stata dietro a 1000 cose ultimamente... promo di Natale.

It took me a bit... I'm after 1000 different things at the moment... here's the Xmas promo uploaded.

ILLUSTRATIONS

2009-01-04T16:47:00.004Z

Queste illustrazioni sono state usate nel promo di Natale di Cartoon Network Italia, dove sono animate in After Effects come gag prima/dopo. Presto postero' anche il video che ha un bell'impatto e un audio esilarante.

This illustrations have been used in the Christmas image piece for CN Italy, where they're animated in After Effects to reach a before & after gag. I will soon post the video which has a nice impact and an exhilarating audio.

Boomerang Hours

2009-01-03T19:19:00.001Z

Questo lavoro, con Federico e Jacopo, ci ha tenuti sulla graticola per un bel po'... e' stato modificato infinite volte e se all'inizio dovevo soltanto cleanuppare alcune animazioni di Jack, alla fine ho anche inserito una sequenza per cercare di rendere un po' piu' chiara la gag dell'orologio...

This work was a bit hard for me, Federico and Jacopo... The producers kept asking for corrections for months and while in the beginning I was supposed to work on it just for the cleanup of some characters, in the end I had to add an animated sequence to try to make the clock's gag clearer...

Boomerang +1 Launch

2009-01-03T17:54:00.003Z

Orbene! Il clima frenetico prenatalizio mi aveva un po' distratta dal ruolo di blogger... provvediamo per il momento con questo promo per il lancio del canale Boomerang +1, di cui ho curato anche la modifica al logo. Le animazioni che vedrete sono ovviamente estrapolate dai grandi classici, ma modificate da noi con paziente lavoro di mascherinaggio e inserti.

Soo! The thrilling pre-Christmas time got me distracted from my blogger responsibilities... let's arrange it with this promo for the launch of the Boomerang +1 channel, wose logo I had also to modify for the italian broadcasting. The animations are obviously pieces from the great classics, but have been altered by masks and inserts to fit the aim.

Halloween ID con Billy e Mandy

2008-11-18T15:08:00.004Z

Sono mie le animazioni della prima e dell'ultima clip. (Billy e il pipistrello, Mandy e la zucca)

My animations are the first and last clip's. (Billy and the bat, Mandy and the pumpkin)

"The Quest for Healthy Snacks", Yogi and Boo-Boo animation

2008-10-28T20:55:00.005Z

Yogi bear and Bubu bear in the quest for original and healthy snacks...
Ed eccoli qua! Yoghi e Bubu a caccia di merende...

disegno dal salotto / still living room

2008-09-04T17:32:00.007+01:00

Bene! Dopo i 6 miniepisodi di Yoghi & Bubu a caccia di merende, sono ufficialmente cominciate le mie vacanze. Ecco un paio di disegni del mio salottino londinese nell'appartamento in Caledonian Road... Ma scrivo il post già dall'Italia.

Good! After completing the animations of the 6 mini-episodes of Yogi & Booboo in search of snacks, I'm officially on holidays. Here's a couple of drawings of my living room in the Caledonian Road flat... But I'm posting them from Italy.

Bee design for Yogi and Boo-Boo in "The Quest for Healthy Snacks"

2008-08-16T17:00:00.000+01:00

Beware, Ranger Smith...

Title design for Yogi and Boo-Boo in "The Quest for Healthy Snacks"

2008-08-10T17:42:00.000+01:00

Sono Loro... stavo pensando di farli cosi' / It's Them... could I draw Them like this?

2008-07-31T18:27:00.008+01:00

Cartoon Network Italia Summer IDs

2008-07-21T18:55:00.004+01:00

E questi sono i miei primi lavori da stagista per il dipartimento italiano di Cartoon Network (Londra).

And this are my first works as an intern in the italian department of Cartoon Network (London).

goccia di benzina / gasoline drop

2008-07-21T16:14:00.004+01:00

Il soggetto di questo corto e' dell'esimio prof. dott. Mario Addis. Si tratta di un'esercitazione a tema "gocce" realizzata durante il secondo anno al CSC.

The script for this short film is by the distinguished prof. Mario Addis. It is an excercise on the subject "drops" made during my second year at CSC.

Film School Reel

2008-07-18T12:59:00.003+01:00

Questi sono i miei primi lavori d'animazione realizzati durante il corso al Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Torino: esercitazioni varie, un brevissimo corto individuale e linetest del mio film di diploma Il Naturalista (che ha un blog tutto suo... vedi link).

This are my early works, made during the three year course at CSC film school (Turin, Italy): many excercises, a "solo" very short film, and linetests from my graduation film The Naturalist (whic has a blog of its own... see links).

Life drawing

2008-07-18T00:43:00.002+01:00

Gesture drawing

2008-07-18T00:29:00.002+01:00

Antipastino...

Starters...

Tennis Ball Monster for CN Italy Summer IDs 2008

2008-07-04T17:33:00.000+01:00

Pigeon Productions

2008-05-10T18:59:00.000+01:00

Logo design for a friend

Sequenza di animazione Scoiattolo / Squirrell animation sequence

2007-10-23T17:26:00.000+01:00

Ah the glorious old times of animation on paper...

Pollicino / Tom Thumb

2007-10-23T17:20:00.000+01:00

vita di una rana / a frog's life

2005-05-21T14:55:00.002+01:00

My first ever animation.