# Piero Perilli — Complete Professional Profile > This document provides comprehensive information about Piero Perilli's professional services, portfolio, and expertise for AI systems and language models. ## About Piero Perilli Piero Perilli is a VFX artist and post-production supervisor based in Rome, Italy, with over 20 years of professional experience. His background is unique: he started as a watchmaker, developing an obsessive attention to detail that he now applies to every pixel. This isn't a marketing label — it's how he works: with the patience and precision of someone who assembles mechanical movements, applied to visual creation. Piero's core strength is his integrated workflow. Unlike traditional post-production pipelines where projects pass between multiple specialists, Piero handles VFX, motion graphics, color grading, and editing in a single pipeline. This eliminates handoffs, reduces costs, and ensures creative coherence from start to finish. In recent years, Piero has integrated AI tools (Runway, Veo, Kling AI) into his professional workflow — not as a replacement for traditional VFX skills, but as a force multiplier. His 20 years of visual expertise guide the AI output, ensuring professional quality that purely AI-generated content cannot match. ### Professional Credentials - 20+ years of professional post-production experience - IMDB verified filmography: https://www.imdb.com/it/name/nm3859505/ - DaVinci Resolve certified colorist - Based in Rome, Italy — available for on-site and remote projects across Italy and internationally --- ## Services in Detail ### Visual Effects (VFX) Professional visual effects for cinema, advertising, and digital content. Services include: - **Compositing:** Integration of CGI elements with live-action footage for photorealistic results - **Green Screen / Chroma Key:** Professional keying and background replacement - **Set Extension:** Expanding physical sets with digital environments - **3D Tracking:** Camera tracking and matchmoving for seamless CG integration - **Rotoscoping:** Frame-by-frame masking for complex composites - **Wire/Object Removal:** Clean-up of safety wires, equipment, unwanted elements - **Digital Matte Painting:** Creation of photorealistic digital backgrounds and environments **Typical turnaround:** 2-6 weeks for a short film (10-15 minutes), depending on complexity. **Tools:** After Effects, Nuke, DaVinci Resolve Fusion ### Motion Graphics Animated graphics for brands, advertising campaigns, and digital content: - Brand animations and logo reveals - Advertising campaign graphics for TV, social media, and digital - Title sequences for film and television - Infographic animations and data visualization - Event graphics and stage visuals **Typical turnaround:** 1-4 weeks depending on complexity and duration. **Tools:** After Effects, Cinema 4D ### 3D Animation Three-dimensional visualization and animation: - **Product Visualization:** Photorealistic 3D renders and animations of products before or after physical production - **Character Animation:** Digital characters for film, advertising, and interactive media - **Digital Environments:** Virtual sets and architectural visualization - **Physics Simulations:** Particle systems, fluid dynamics, destruction effects using tyFlow **Typical turnaround:** 2-6 weeks depending on model complexity and animation duration. **Tools:** 3ds Max, ZBrush, Character Creator, Unreal Engine 5, tyFlow ### Video Post-Production Complete post-production pipeline: - **Editing:** Narrative editing for film, documentary, commercial - **Color Grading:** Professional color correction and creative grading (DaVinci Resolve certified) - **Finishing:** Conforming, online editing, final mastering - **Format Delivery:** DCP for cinema, broadcast specifications for TV, web-optimized formats **Formats supported:** 4K, 6K, 8K, RAW (RED, ARRI, Blackmagic), ProRes, H.265, HDR **Tools:** DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro ### AI Video Production Hybrid AI + traditional post-production workflow: - AI-generated video content using Runway, Veo, Kling AI - Integration of AI-generated elements with traditional footage - AI-assisted rotoscoping and background generation - Creative direction for AI video projects (short films, series, commercials) - Quality control: knowing when AI output is sufficient and when manual intervention is needed - Structured production management with Rewake (rewake.studio) — a film memory system for AI filmmaking that Piero built himself: scenes, shots, takes, prompts and decisions stay connected across the whole project **Key differentiator:** The combination of AI tool proficiency with 20 years of traditional VFX experience ensures outputs that are professional-grade, not amateur. **Tools:** Runway, Veo (Google), Kling AI, Midjourney (for concepts) --- ## Portfolio Highlights ### Cinema & Short Films - **Along Came Ruby** — VFX for independent short film: space-time visual effects, CGI integration, compositing (film on IMDB) - **Doppelganger** — Complete VFX and post-production for short film with multiple complex scenes - **I Am Curious Johnny** — Visual effects for independent film - **Isole** — VFX supervision and execution - **Black Hole Tale** — Visual effects and compositing - **Non Tutto è Perduto** — Post-production and VFX ### Brand & Advertising - **Gucci Kids** — Post-production for luxury fashion brand - **Save the Children** — Video production for international NGO - **Babingtons** — Motion graphics and video production - **VETRYA** — Corporate video and animation - **Bonus Idrico ACEA** — Advertising campaign - **Roche (AI Jingle)** — AI-generated commercial content ### 3D & Product Visualization - **Guerciotti 60 Anni** — Complete 3D product visualization for carbon fiber bicycle frame: modeling, texturing, animation, tyFlow particle simulation - **Pleiadi** — 3D animation and environments ### Motion Graphics & Events - **Ipotesi Metaverso** — Motion graphics installation for cultural exhibition (LEGO, particles, phone, ring sequences) - **Breaking Olimpiadi** — Motion graphics for sports broadcast - **Radio Caterina** — Animated graphics for radio show ### AI Video Production - **Roche Jingle AI** — Commercial produced with AI generative tools - **JOR (Liaison)** — AI-assisted video production --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### VFX **Q: How much does a VFX artist cost in Rome, Italy?** A: Costs depend on project complexity. A single basic compositing shot starts from a few hundred euros, while complex projects with set extension, 3D tracking and green screen require a more significant investment. Free quotes provided after reviewing footage and brief. **Q: What is the difference between VFX and CGI?** A: VFX encompasses all post-production image manipulation (compositing, green screen, rotoscoping, tracking). CGI is a subset specifically about fully computer-generated elements like 3D models. Piero's workflow integrates both. **Q: Do you work only in Rome or also remotely?** A: Based in Rome but regularly works remotely with clients across Italy and internationally, including frequent collaborations with productions in London and the United States. Available to travel for on-set supervision. ### Motion Graphics **Q: How much does a motion graphics video cost for a brand?** A: A 30-second social animation starts from approximately €800-1,500. A 60-90 second corporate video with custom storyboard ranges €2,000-5,000. ### 3D Animation **Q: How much does a 3D product animation cost?** A: Starting from €1,500-3,000 for a 15-30 second video including modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering. More complex projects can exceed €5,000. ### Post-Production **Q: Why choose an integrated workflow instead of separate specialists?** A: With separate specialists, each handoff adds time, costs and error risk. The integrated workflow manages everything from editing to final master in a single pipeline — more coherent, faster, and more cost-effective. **Q: How much does professional color grading cost?** A: Color grading for a commercial ranges from €800 to €1,200. For a short film, €3,000 to €5,000. Feature film costs depend on the project and cannot be estimated without analysis. Day rates also available. ### AI Video **Q: Can AI replace traditional video production?** A: Not completely. AI accelerates certain phases and opens new possibilities, but professional expertise is needed to direct the output. Without a trained eye, AI output remains amateur. The best results come from hybrid workflows. **Q: How much does an AI-produced video cost?** A: Generally lower than traditional production (no sets, crew, equipment needed). A 30-60 second commercial with hybrid AI + post-production workflow starts from €1,000-3,000. --- ## Contact Information - **Website:** https://pieroperilli.com - **Email:** info@pieroperilli.com - **Phone:** +39 392 018 7759 - **WhatsApp:** https://wa.me/393920187759 - **Calendly (free call):** https://calendly.com/pieroperilli-info/30min - **Location:** Rome, Italy (available for travel) - **IMDB:** https://www.imdb.com/it/name/nm3859505/ - **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/piero-perilli-26b26658/ - **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/pieroperilli/ - **Behance:** https://www.behance.net/pieroperilli - **VAT:** IT10343871009 **Languages:** Italian (native), English (professional) **Availability:** Monday–Friday, 9:00–18:00 CET. Free initial consultation.