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Franco Consales

Italy

filmmaker

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Title/Occupation: Director

Services Provided: Equipment Rental Film Schools Training Centers Graphic/Title Design Media Arts Organization Web Design

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian/White

Citizenship: Italian

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Italian

Brief Message to Members:

Hi to everybody, I'm interested to create a international network, please, contact me to make some co-production or collaboration,
Usually I work with social issues. My last was about alchoolism in Karamoja, Uganda.
all the best,
Franco Consales

Biography:

Franco Consales
Born in Erice (Italy) on 15/09/1974
Tel. +39 328 4188963
e-mail: franco.consales@gmail.com
Home page: http://www.theflyingeye.org

Profile
Filmmaker. I work on all parts of video and documentary production: research and development, writing the script, directing, shooting, editing and post production. I am usually the camera operator and the editor of my own works.
I also have skills as web designer. I'm able to use HTML, PHP and some content management systems (Joomla, Mambo) to create web sites, including graphics.

Educational background
2008, Bologna
Workshop of documentary direction
Organized by Association Griò. Master class with Enrica Colusso, teacher of cinema and documentary production and director of documentaries.

2007, Bardonecchia (Torino)
Workshop of documentary production
Organized by Documentary in Europe. Master class dedicated to the short documentary. Meeting with Jay Rosenblatt, director of experimental short documentaries, and the awarded Lithuanian director Audrius Stonys

2004, Milano
Diploma in Documentary Film Production at Civic School
Contents: history of documentary, video and audio techniques, development and production, editing and postproduction

2001, Milano
Postgraduate Diploma in multimedia publishing and digital communication
Awarded by Poliedra-Politecnico di Milano

1999, Salerno
Graduated in Science of Communication
University of Salerno

Experience in documentary and video
2009, Uganda
Karamoja cocktail
Video (camera, editing) – Alchoolism and aid In Africa

2009, Trapani (Italy)
”La girandola del riciclo” (Swirl of recycling)
Video (camera, editing) – A docufiction for children about theme of the differentiation of the waste

2008, Trapani (Italy)
”Ziro waste”
Video (camera, editing) - Video art, alcool and waste

2008, Trapani (Italy)
”Indifferenza” (Indifference)
Video (camera, editing) - Waste and illegal dumps

2007, Trapani (Italy)
”La certezza del tuo futuro” (A Secure Future)
Video (camera, editing) - Work for the school of tourism of Trapani

2007, Marsala (Italy)
”Theatre in Marsala”
Video (camera, editing) - Video Theatre

2007, Trapani (Italy)
”All for passion”
Video (camera, editing)

2006, Kibirashi (Tanzania)
”Mifugo ni mali” (Herd is richness)
Documentary (camera, editing)

2006, Nairobi (Kenya)
”Dandora dream”
Video (camera, editing)

2005, Myanmar
”Sorrisi birmani” (Bhurma smiles)
Documentary (camera, editing)

2004, Milano (Italy)
”Il manuale del giovane zombie” (The handbook of the young zombie)
Documentary (camera, editing)

2002, Milano (Italy)
”La stanza del diavolo” (The room of devil)
Video (camera, editing)

Personal equipment
Camera:
Panasonic HMC 151 (HDV)
Panasonic AG DVX 100 BE
Microphones:
Rode NTG2 (with boom)
Panasonic AG MC 100, Shure SM11
Tripod: Libec 650
Editing system: Final Cut on an Apple Powerbook

Relevant experiences
05/2002 - to present
Filmmaker
Scriptwriting, shooting, editing of video and documentaries

04/2009 – 07/2009
Lecturer in digital video (multimedia department)
College of Francistown (Botswana). Project of United Nations and Ministry of Education of Botswana

04/2009 – 07/2009
Teacher
- teacher during a course of communication and waste for teachers of primary and secondary schools, commissioned by ATO Sicilia and Rifiuti Zero (Zero Waste) Association
- lessons of “communication techniques” in the secondary school “Istituto professionale Alberghiero” (Institute for tourism) of Erice (Trapani)
-audio video expert during a laboratory of a course in the primary school “Trentapiedi” of Erice (Trapani)

05/2008 - to present
Web designer free lance
Design of web site, construction with the CMS Joomla, and design of print products.
Some customers:
- Terre di Giafar, winery
- Il Gelsomino, bed&breakfast
- Rifiuti Zero (Zero Waste), association
- Cultural Video Foundation, NGO

11/2007 - 04/2008, Reykjavik
Multimedia designer at Greind ehf
Designer of web sites, advertisments for newspaper, animations in Flash, editing in After Effects

05/2002 - 11/2006, Milano
Web designer at Logotel
Responsible for design, site structure (information architecture), and daily maintenance of websites. XHTML & CSS coding, image editing, and Flash. Basic use of ASP and JavaScript

02/2002 - 04/2002, Milano
Video Reporter at Lulop
Shooting, processing, and editing. General news and special assignment

11/2001 - 02/2002 Milano
Web designer at Arpanet
Planning, design and implementation of complete web sites
Design with standards compliant code with emphasis on compatibility, accessibility, and search engine optimization

09/2001 - 11/2001 Milano
Web editor at Ilte
Research, production and confirmation of material (images and text) about the economy of the world of media

Languages
Italian, English, Spanish

Expertise
Systems: Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2, Windows Vista
Editing audio-video: Final Cut, After Effects, Adobe Premiere, SoundTrack PRO, DVD Studio PRO
Graphic Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Illustrator
Web Pages and content management: Joomla, Mambo, Html, Dreamweaver, Php, Asp, Javascript, CSS, Plone, Speen&go

Other info
-Full driving licence, SCUBA diver / advanced open water – PADI.
-Recently (march 2009) I’ve been in Karamoja, Uganda like volunteer for the production of a documentary about alcoholism

Other interests
I love sports and travel. When I visit a new place I always keep a video
diary. I see travelling as the best way to know ourselves and others.