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Post ProductionSylvio Giardina — 2020

Frangiamore

Role: Cinematografia, Color Correction, VFX

Frangiamore

The Brief

A short film for couturier Sylvio Giardina — trained at the Accademia di Costume e Moda, apprenticeship at Gattinoni — who wanted to tell the dialogue between his haute couture collections and Rome’s monumental architecture. Sponsored by the City of Rome, premiered at the Campidoglio in the presence of Mayor Virginia Raggi. Project based in Rome.

The Challenge

Three different collections — Vertigo, Monocromo, Dark Celebration — with distinct color palettes to harmonize into a single narrative. Shooting in monumental locations (Campidoglio, Pantheon, Villa Torlonia) within very tight timeframes using only natural light. The look had to simultaneously enhance sartorial details and architectural grandeur.

The Solution

I handled cinematography, color correction and VFX. Shooting at dawn and dusk for optimal light. In color correction I built three distinct atmospheres — pure white tulle, mysterious black, fiery red — maintaining narrative coherence through transitions. Targeted VFX work for the evocative dissolves between past and present.

The Result

Premiered at the Sala della Protomoteca in the Campidoglio, September 14, 2020. Press coverage on ANSA, Adnkronos and industry publications.

Frangiamore — Cortometraggio completo

The title “Frangiamore” is the designer’s mother’s maiden name. An intimate gesture that says a lot: this isn’t a filmed runway show, it’s a personal story dressed in tulle and Roman stone. Three collections from Giardina’s historical archive — the architectural white of Vertigo, the absolute black of Monocromo, the visceral red of Dark Celebration — move through Rome’s monuments like elegant ghosts.
White tulle gown on the Campidoglio staircase — Frangiamore Sylvio Giardina
We shot at dawn and dusk — the only possible windows in locations with limited availability. Campidoglio, Pantheon, Villa Torlonia: natural light was the only option, and it had to work. In color correction I gave each collection its own atmosphere without breaking the narrative. The white tulle is pure, almost overexposed. The black absorbs everything except the garment geometries. The red burns. But the transitions hold it all together — it’s a film, not three videos stitched together.
Model at the Pantheon entrance — Frangiamore cinematography by Piero Perilli
Haute couture gown in the Capitoline Museums courtyard — Frangiamore
Sylvio Giardina haute couture gown with fragments of the Colossus of Constantine — Frangiamore
The film closes on the hands of the Maison’s seamstresses. Craftsmanship preserving craftsmanship — a theme I feel as my own. **Credits** Director: Riccardo Suriano Cinematography and Color Correction: Piero Perilli Art Director: Tania Alineri Stylist: Valeria J. Marchetti Model: Serena Archetti Premiered at Campidoglio, Rome — September 14, 2020 IMDB
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