Valter Casotto Biography
CURRICULUM VITAE
VALTER CASOTTO
Born in Padova Italy
28/05/1980
valter.casotto@libero.it
cell. +39 3395391684
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2009
At the moment I'm working at HARRY POTTER 7
CLASH OF THE TITANS (Future) Directed by Louis Leterrie
- Prosthetic silicon technician
- On set makeup artist
For Silicon Prosthetics (www.siliconeprosthetics.com)
Worked for MILLENNIUM FX (www.millenniumfx.co.uk) between February and May in projects as:
DOCTOR WHO and THE WOLFMAN Directed by Joe Johnston
- Prosthetic makeup effects technician
- On set makeup artist (DOCTOR WHO)
2008
LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR & LOS SABERES PROHIBIDOS (features) directed by J.L. Aleman
- Prosthetic makeup effects technician
- On set makeup artist
for Plan9 FX workshop (Madrid,Spain) www.plan9fx.com
2006 – 2008
Freelance for SPECIAL PROJECTS srl workshop (Milan,IT) www.specialprojects.it
Video Adverts:
LANCIA Y Dolce&Gabbana www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wkONb6wapE&feature=related
FIAT Bravo www.youtube.com/watch?v=AATxgD4VcuI
FIAT Punto www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvfLhEhOTyk
CYNAR www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_2Duf6W6bg
ENI Energy
TISCALI www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNS3v67RP34
CONTOARANCIO www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Tp3w948Y8
ALLIANZ
MTV Christmas spot
SKY TV
Prints/Commercials:
ALFA ROMEO www.ibelieveinadv.com/commons/qtronic-armatura.jpg
www.foxdesign.com.cn/blog/attachments/month_0710/b2007102515728.jpg
PURINA http://can.cargill.it/Contenuti/Campagne/61.jpg
HEINEKEN
CARTASI
2007
LA VECIA INES (RAI 2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUzxr_j0sMs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNLtqOmYgVc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVzRRTrOAPA&feature=related
- Character concept & Old age prosthetic make-up realization
- Co-director & camera operator
for the Italian version of the English tv format Balls Steel
BALLS OF STEEL (tv format for RAI 2)
- Camera operator
TUA MAMMA SI DROGA (music video for MTV) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLib2hXa-vk
Music video in stop-motion animation, artist: J-AX
- Props maker, co-director, animator
NONNO PIERO (for LE IENE tv show, ITALIA 1)
- Old ageing prosthetic makeup
ORFEO ED EURIDICE (drama, for Bologna Theatre, IT)
- Realization of 16 realistic naked human bodies
2006
MUNCHIES The Movie (Super 16 short film)
- Animatronic puppets maker and puppets supervisor
- Cooperation with The Munchies Movies Production for several
original tv formats as puppets maker, art director and
camera operator
3 MOBILE COMPANY (video advert)
- Puppets maker
MIRABILANDIA Theme Park (Ravenna, IT)
- Realization of 14 realistic horror-injuried human bodies
2004 – 2006
THE MUNCHIES (tv show ITALIA 1, MTV) www.munchies.it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp4djNQoyC8
- Three years tv show: two seasons on Italia 1, one season on
MTV Italy, ten episodes per season
- Puppets maker supervisor, camera operator & co-director
2002 – 2004
Freelance for LOGICAL ART workshop www.logicalart.it
- prosthetic makeup technician, props maker and on set assistant.
Some of the projets in which I was involved:
ROSSO FANGO short, David di Donatello Award winner
MARI DEL SUD feature, with Diego Abbattantuono
LA VITA DEI SANTI feature, with Sophia Loren
RED RIDDING HOOD feature, best effects winner at Fantafilm
festival in Rome
EMERALD SWORD SAGA videoclip, artist: Rhapsody
SULFUR make up test for the movie
EDUCATION
2001 - 2002
- Course in Special makeup at Accademia di Belle Arti in Terni (IT).
- Specialization course in technical photographer cine-tv at Multimedial
Center in Terni (IT).
- Beauty and special make-up fx course with Alessandro Bertolazzi at the
cine-studios in Papigno, Terni (www.alessandrobertolazzi.it)
