I'm a Traditional Animator and Storyboard Artist, currently enjoying the freelance life. Worked on the feature film "Brendan and the Secret of Kells" as well as tv shows, short films and commercials. I was born in the beautiful Turin, Italy.

Animator

2d traditional animation, flash animation, storyboard

“National School of Cinema”, Turin
Degree in Traditional Animation

“Liceo Artistico Renato Co

Brendan and the Secret of Kells” - Feature Film
Traditional Animator
Flash Animator
Posing Artist

“Skunk Fu!” - Tv Series (Warner Bros, BBC, Super RTL)
Flash Animator
Storyboard Artist

And I Love” - Music Video Commissioned by the Irish singer Wayne Brennan
Flash Animator, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist and Director

"Little Caribou" - Feature Film
Traditional Animator

"Sheep Deprivation" - Short Film
Traditional Animator

“Principesse Arcobaleno” - Tv special
Storyboard Artist

“Skatenini” - Tv special
Storyboard Artist

“I piramolli” - Tv special
Layout Artist

“I sogni di Giovanna” - Tv Series
Traditional Animator

"Mostra del Gruppo D'Arte Via Perrone", Torino
Painting Group Exhibition

“Zoomorphe” - Torino Film Festival trailer
Traditional Animator, Layout Artist, Compositing Artist

1. Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effect
2. Softimage Toonz
4. Animo
5. Crater Software Ctp
6. Digicel Flipbook
7. Sonic Foundry SoundForge, Adobe Audition
8. Windows, Mac

Professional Recommendations


"Alessandra Sorrentino worked in Cartoon Saloon as a character animator on the feature film "Brendan and the Secret of Kells". She primarily animated the character Aisling in traditional 2d animation.

Her work was of a very high standard and was used as an example for all the other studios involved in the production to follow.

She has an excellent ability to convey emotion and feelings in her animation . Her drawing skills are excellent and she works very well in a team
environment. She brings a lot to every scene she animates and takes direction well.

She also animated a number of sequences in Flash which were in varied styles and her work on these sequences was also very strong, and I would have no hesitation to recommend her for any position in either medium.

It was a pleasure to work with her.

Tomm Moore,
Creative Director on the Feature Film “Brendan and the Secret of Kells”
Cartoon Saloon

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"Alessandra Sorrentino worked on the animated feature production "Brendan and the Secret of Kells" from Sept to June 2007.

She provided hand drawn animation to a very high standard and high quality Flash sequences, which are part of the film as well. She is very experienced, switching from hand drawn to computer based animation with ease.

I am very happy with her work on the production, she always judged the action, acting and mood of the scenes very well, all the time keeping the characters on model.

I have no hesitation in reccommending Alessandra.
She is a very talented and highly skilled artist who works very well on her own, or as part of a team."

Nora Twomey,
Co-director and Supervising Animator on “Brendan and the Secret of Kells”
Cartoon Saloon


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"As Head of the Clean-up Department on “Brendan And The Secret Of Kells”, I got to work very closely with Alessandra and was extremely impressed by her professionalism and dedication throughout the duration of the production.

She consistently managed to combine excellent animation with the unique design features of “Aisling”, a balance which most animators on this particular production had difficulty achieving.

The extra effort which Alessandra made to assist other departments in maintaining the unique style of “Aisling” was greatly appreciated, resulting in some of the most visually impressive scenes of the film.

It’s been my pleasure to work with Alessandra, both as a person and as an artist.
I think any production would benefit hugely by having him as part of their team."

Martin Fagan
Head of Clean-up Department in “Brendan and the Secret of Kells”
Cartoon Saloon

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"Having worked with Alessandra Sorrentino, in her capacity as a Storyboard Artist and also as an extremely competent Animator I can heartily recommend her for her diligence, huge talent, very pleasant manner and professional attitude to her work.

She has been a delight to work with and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."

Barry Reynolds
Lead Character Designer and Concept artist in “Brendan and the Secret of Kells”
Cartoon Saloon

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“The quality of Alessandra’s animation on “Skunk Fu” was excellent and some is also used in the title sequence of the series.
She also worked in the storyboard department, boarding three episodes that are among
the best of the series.

She met every deadline and proved willing to work extra hours when necessary.
Alessandra is serious about her work, yet a bright, fun presence on any team.

I don't hesitate to recommend Alessandra as a talented, reliable Artist, an excellent addition to any production.”

Aidan Harte
“Skunk Fu” Director
Cartoon Saloon

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“It was a pleasure working with Alessandra during Skunk Fu. Her drawings are beautiful and her storyboards are funny and clever.

I would happily work with her again in the future and recommend her as a storyboard artist to any production.”

Marty Knox,
Production Manager on “Skunk Fu”
Cartoon Saloon

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“Alessandra is keen and very involved, able to concentrate on her work, meticulous and careful. She has a very good bases in drawing and strong visualizing capacity, sense of rhythm and timing. She is naturally gifted in traditional animation and is also very talented
in other techniques.”

Stefania Gallo
Animation Tutor
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Turin

pandaleina@gmail.com

www.aleina.it

Italy

turin