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Director - Laurie Castelli


Laurie is a versatile and talented Director whose work over the past five years has included national and international brands. His experience in advertising began during a six year stint at BMP DDB where, above all, the importance of a good idea was given pride of place.

Whether it’s humour, drama or dialogue or involving special effects, Laurie’s approach is always to try and make an emotional impact by connecting to some real human emotion.



Downloadable E-reel - Laurie Castelli


Case Studies

Desert Island Films

Showreel Listings

James Villas - Sunday Telegraph - Tiny Computers - Direct Line - AOL - Campaign for Clean Air - Gordons Gin - Malta Tourist Board - Sony Playstation ‘Eye Toy’ - Vespa - Daily Telegraph

Which spot on Laurie's reel do you like the most?

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Available Case Studies

Laurie Castelli - James Villas - Inferno Advertising

 

Product : James Villas
Title : 'All quiet'
2 x days location shoot Lefkas, Greece

Primarily a DRTV commercial, the brief was to present James Villas as an up-market self-catering holiday preference. The commercial needed to be an eclectic mix of all things Mediterranean and Lefkas, Greece provided the generic diversity needed. More

 

Laurie Sunday Telegraph

 

Product: Sunday Telegraph
Title: Football

Being The Telegraph, this commercial was designed to promote its coverage of football in a less 'laddish' tone than one normally sees on TV. More

 

Laurie Castelli - Victimas del Terrorismo

 

Product : Víctimas del Terrorismo
(Association for the Victims of Terrorism)
Title: Víctimas del Terrorismo

Given the sensitive nature of the subject, not to mention the tiny budget, the whole production was moved from Madrid to Sofia in Bulgaria. By avoiding specific signs or indicators, all the locations pass as Spanish for the purposes of the film. More



Laurie Castelli's - Desert Island films

"Don't Look Now"
(Nicolas Roeg 1973)

Atmosphere, characters, story-telling and a chilling twist.

"Chinatown"
(Roman Polanski 1974)

See above


"Bringing Up Baby"
(Howard Hawks 1938)

Amazing stars, ludicrous story, hilarious and touching.

"Lawrence of Arabia"
(David Lean 1962)

Last of the truly great epics

"Manhattan"
(Woody Allen 2004)


Either Manhattan or Annie Hall - neurosis with timeless elegance