Visual Development — Cecilia Puglesi

My father´s Dragon

Cartoon Saloon / Netflix
Directed by Cartoon Saloon’s Nora Twomey.

I was Senior Location Designer for this film.

From five-time Academy Award®-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon and director Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner), a film inspired by children’s book from author Ruth Stiles Gannett. Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer's adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.

Edmond & Lucy

Beautiful series produced by Miam! Animation on which I was a Visual Development Artist and a Props and Sets modeler.

All main characters are designs by Marc Boutavant and are displayed solely for matters of scale and context.

Based on the books by Marc Boutavant and directed by François Narboux.

Nutella, The start of the season

Art Direction for Studio Kimchi

Credits

CLIENT Ferrero Asia
AGENCY Mullen Lowe Singapore
ANIMATION STUDIO Studio Kimchi
DIRECTOR Bruno Simões
ART DIRECTION Cecilia Puglesi
STORYBOARDS Laura Portolés
MODELING Juan Carlos Nava Contreras
TEXTURING Eva Prado, Ignazio Acerenza
CHARACTER RIGGING Irakli Kublashvili
INTERN Jorge Moreno
ANIMATION Toni Buenavida
LIGHTING Bruno Simões
COMPOSITING Lionel Estivill
MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN Aurélien Vieira Lino

Kafka´s Doll

I was the art director for the 2D world and I designed of one set for the 3D part.
Inspired by an unproven myth, Kafka’s Doll is an animated short film that blends factual research, fiction, fantasy and myth into a single heart-warming story about loss.
Kafka’s Doll is an independently produced computer animated short film directed by Bruno Simões. A co-production between Studio Kimchi, Animanostra (PT) and WKND (SPA).

Comptines / Nursery Rhymes

I was the designer and Modeling Supervisor for this project at Amuse/ Millimages.

The Idea in its conception was to have a set of characters whose role could be disguised in each different episode.

Mara

Character Design for Engine House UK.

Mix Projects

Visual development made for diverse projects in the last few years.

Sequentia Biotech
AIR software´s animation “The Birth of A.I.R.” — Sequentia Biotech AIR software´s animation “The Birth of A.I.R.”

Betty Boop Background Design for Normaal Animation.

Betty Boop Character Design for Normaal Animation.

No Different From Us

Design for Studio Kimchi

Credits

CLIENT Ad Council
AGENCY Tongal
PRODUCTION COMPANY Studio Kimchi
DIRECTOR Bruno Simões
STORYBOARDS Iker Maidagan
DESIGN Cecilia Puglesi
MODELING Clara Prado
TEXTURING Dídac Ruiz, Eva Prado
ANIMATION Angel Antelo, Juan José Surace, Toni Buenavida, Bruno Simões
LIGHTING Bruno Simões
CHARACTER RIGGING Irakli Kublashvili
SOUND DESIGN Bruno Oliveira
VOICE OVER NARRATION Michella Moss
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