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Eric De Fino

Commercial Director and Editor

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  • SOCIAL
  • ANIMATION
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  • PACs
  • CONTACT

Crime Wave

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Hell is around the corner, and so was Turner Classic Movies' festival of 91 crime films.

So, we incarcerated ourselves, followed the clues and solved the case by creating a fast-paced promotional campaign.

Theatrical Image

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun

Your wonder bread years of young loves, hopes, and fantasies were documented in the words and images scrawled across notebooks and diaries, wrapped tight around a dream come true.

You can count the ways in this theatrical image spot for HBO.

Music by Feist.

When I Went to the Film

Client: Turner Classic Movies

The poetry of loneliness and desire caressed by the shadows and light of movies.

Part of the Artists and Poets series, this image piece guides us thru the D. H. Lawrence poem and is narrated by Jeremy Irons.

That's life in the TCM city.

Raging Bull

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese examines a protagonist with a self-destructive lifestyle, and how such a character could come to terms with his existence.

March Movie Madness

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Playmakers make the cut to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, all caught between the lines of a perfectly diagramed March Movie Madness.

And the puns just keep winning.

Winner of several Gold Promax awards for Editing and Art Direction.

Cinematographers in Focus

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Theirs are the first eyes to see a movie. TCM turns the spotlight on the artists behind the camera.

Kennedy's Home Movies

Client: TLC
Production Company: Raygun
Writer/Editor: David Winter

TLC's "Kennedy's Home Movies" poignantly captures candid moments of nostalgia and family through the heartfelt lens of Johnny Cash's "In My Life," weaving a tapestry of personal memories that resonate with viewers.

BBQ Pitmasters

Client: Destination America

Everyone loves meat… and it shows in this promotional campaign for BBQ Pitmasters.

Detective Films

Client: Turner Classic Movies

We updated the film noir genre with this promo for Turner Classic Movies, set to Elvis Costello's Watching the Detectives.

Scorsese On Scorsese

Client: Turner Classic Movies

A look into the deep, dark and truthful mirror that reflects the secrets behind the most personal vision in modern American cinema.

This TCM original documentary reveals the most influential filmmaker of our time, as never seen before.

Being But Men

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Innocence, wonder, the poetry of childhood were captured beautifully in this Holiday ID for TCM, as only Dylan Thomas can describe.

Walk with us.

Music: Hymn by Craig Armstrong.

Investigation Discovery

Client: Investigation Discovery
Production Company: Raygun

To catch a criminal, one must think like a criminal, because everyone has their reasons, and you can’t hide from the truth in this promo that launched the new network, Investigation Discovery.

Voice over by Val Kilmer.

Bizarre ER

Client: Discovery Fit & Health

Working in a hospital ER room is not your typical day at the office.

Adult Swim Bumps

Client: Adult Swim
Production Company: Raygun

The seedy Las Vegas desert air inspired this series of five bumps for Adult Swim.

TCM Underground

Client: Turner Classic Movies
Production Company: Raygun

Through footage of a gritty urban landscape, walls that come alive, classic cult film clips, and set to Speedball’s song The Underground, these spots take the viewer on a powerful journey to spread the news that the cult of cult film is coming to TCM.

An extensive campaign of over 30 promos for the launch of Turner Classic Movies' cult film showcase, hosted by none-other than Mr. Cult Film himself, Rob Zombie. 

TCM Underground Vignettes

Client: Turner Classic Movies
Production Company: Raygun

A lack of funds sometimes inspires a surplus of ideas, creativity, and a wealth of do-it-yourself filmmaking.

A series of vignettes for TCM Underground featuring cult film moguls Russ Meyer, Roger Corman, Jack Hill and Sig Haig, among others.

Ed Wood would be proud.

Leading Ladies

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Ooh la la.

Slip inside the red velvet underground of the sexy sirens who illuminated Hollywood, and were made for love.

Paint It Black

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun

All the HBO Original Series' dance in the dark to a Rolling Stone's classic turned sideways.

Music by Sixth Finger.

FEARnet Image

Client: FEARnet

This terrifying hodgepodge of images was designed to brand the network.

The raspy, soulful croon of Joey Ramone breathes new life into the timeless classic, transforming ‘What a Wonderful World’ into a poignant lament that echoes the gritty resilience of the urban landscape.

Animation Block

Client: TNT Latin America
Production Company: Raygun

‘We are all kids’ was the mandate for these series of four spots promoting TNT LA's animated movies block.

And you think your parents are weird?

Into the Unknown

Client: Discovery Channel
Production Company: Raygun

Josh Bernstein goes to places where you didn’t know there were places. He hunts through lost worlds you can only imagine and unearths secrets, treasures, ​and myths.

Legends cast a tall shadow, and he’s making the world a little darker, one adventure at a time.

The quest is on with this show launch for the Discovery Channel.

Follow the Signs

Client: Turner Classic Movies
Director: Shannon Davis

Stop and read the signs and you'll always know where you're going with this Turner Classic Movies image campaign. Take a drive with us.

Music by Jimi Hendrix (just in case you live in a subway).

When the Levees Broke

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun

An epic natural disaster and rampant government corruption that left a city fighting for its life.

Director Spike Lee and HBO Documentary Films takes us through a journey of angry tears, featuring exclusive interviews with residents, city council members, and Mayor Ray Nagin.

Boffo!

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

The truth about moviemaking lives at the corner of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and is told by the giants of the industry.

Brooklyn Dodgers

Client: HBO

The ballad of a borough and its team of heroes.

The Ghosts of Flatbush return to the field of dreams where they captured the hearts of millions, only to break them in the end.

Detroit in Overdrive

Client: Planet Green

The Motor City is making a comeback.

Ride shotgun in this promotional campaign for the three-part miniseries that wants to put Detroit back on the map.

Brando

Client: Turner Classic Movies

If the names Stanley Kowalski, Terry Malloy, or Vito Corleone don't ring a bell, then you need to renew your Netflix​ subscription.

Careful though…
He's gonna leave a mark.

A Model Life

Client: TLC
Production Company: Raygun
Editor: David Winter

Focus on what it takes to hit the catwalk as TLC's Petra Nemcova shows off her skills in the world of high fashion.

Thanksgiving Marathon

Client: Discovery Channel
Production Company: Raygun

We couldn't help but serve you all the puns and cliches we could think of for this Thanksgiving Marathon promo, filled with a hot steaming pile of family traditions.

No need to thank us.

The Aristocrats

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun
Editor: David Winter

Don't stop me if you've heard this one before…

But watch this promotional spot for The Aristocrats on HBO.

The Kitchen Sink

Client: Gospel Music Channel
Production Company: Raygun

A series of teases to promote Gospel Music Channel's upcoming new show, The Kitchen Sink.

Fun fact: The little girl in ‘Mom Knows Best’ is my daughter.

Man vs. Wild

Client: Discovery Channel
Production Company: Raygun
Flame: Andrew Pope

What is Bear Grylls eating now?
Short promo to announce the show is moving to Wednesdays.

Double Indemnity

Client: Turner Classic Movies

Insurance salesman Walter Neff becomes entangled in a web of deception when he is seduced by the alluring Phyllis Dietrichson. Together, they plot to murder her wealthy husband to collect on his life insurance policy, which includes a double indemnity clause.

Classic film noir with a double-cross and the whole thing could've been prevented if smart-phones existed.

Plastic Disasters

Client: HBO

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, and in the hands of a surgeon.

Good luck with that last one.

You know this HBO Original Documentary is not going to end well.

Hollywood Producers

Client: Turner Classic Movies
Director: Shannon Davis

Control wielding tyrants with powerful egos who only care about the bottom line.

No, we're not talking about your boss, but we are describing Hollywood Producers. The legend of the Gods and madmen who rule the movies.

See you in hell.

Mr. Conservative

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun

Promo and vignette for HBO’s Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater.

The life and career of Barry Goldwater from his start as a hugely influential Arizona Senator to his tumultuous run for president in 1964.

Subaru

Client: Discovery Channel & Subaru
Writer/Producer: Alberto Enriquez

Part of a series of branded content videos for Discovery Channel featuring real Subaru owners describing how much they love their vehicles.

Turbo

Client: TLC
Production Company: Raygun

This campaign announces the new lineup of TLC’s popular gear-head shows, including American Chopper, American Hotrod, and Overhaulin’, all packaged under the Turbo brand.

Start your engines!

Billie Jean King

Client: HBO
Production Company: Raygun

Against all odds, she triumphed on and off the court. Check out this portrait of a true American sports pioneer for HBO.

21st Century Garden

Client: NatGeo

You’ve heard of filming ‘day-for-night’ but what about ‘indoors-for-outdoors’?

Illustrated foliage comes to life in this branded content piece for National Geographic Channel.

Crime Wave

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Theatrical Image

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When I Went to the Film

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Raging Bull

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March Movie Madness

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Cinematographers in Focus

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Kennedy's Home Movies

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BBQ Pitmasters

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Detective Films

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Scorsese On Scorsese

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Being But Men

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Investigation Discovery

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Bizarre ER

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Adult Swim Bumps

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TCM Underground

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Leading Ladies

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Paint It Black

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FEARnet Image

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Animation Block

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Into the Unknown

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Follow the Signs

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When the Levees Broke

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Boffo!

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Brooklyn Dodgers

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Detroit in Overdrive

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Brando

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A Model Life

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Thanksgiving Marathon

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The Aristocrats

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The Kitchen Sink

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Man vs. Wild

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Double Indemnity

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Plastic Disasters

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Hollywood Producers

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Mr. Conservative

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Subaru

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Turbo

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Billie Jean King

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21st Century Garden

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