Agnelli

Director Nick Hooker worked to maintain strong visuals throughout the film to hearten the legacy of Gianni Agnelli, an iconic figure to Italy's style, industry and politics. Working with Vanity Fair Producer and Editor Graydon Carter, Hooker had access to incredible resources, from people like Valentino, Lee Radziwil, Henry Kissinger and the Agnelli family to beautiful settings in Rome, Venice, Turin, Piedmont, Geneva, Zurich and New York. To evoke immediacy, Hooker's documentary style was inspired by portraits from the eighteenth century, where the subject is looking directly at the viewer. He recreated these portraits within the subjects' homes using an Interrotron, facilitiating eye contact by way of the camera lens. 

Framestore's Design Studio worked fluidly with Director Nick Hooker to create the ending title sequence as a continuation of the film. Chanelling Gianni Agnelli, the New York Design Team established a narrative of beauty and refinement reflective of the film itself. They were successful in creating a sequence that was simple, elegant, and striking, sustaining feeling at the end of the feature.

For the ending sequence Framestore's Design Studio projected characters from the film onto a series of stunning 3D models, giving the audience a poetic and dignified reprise of the film. The team came up with a simple yet tasteful approach to give the photos of key characters a subtly glamourous feel while creating models of classical statues, an Italian Art Deco chandelier, and an iconic Ferrari 250 GTO. The sequence was placed at the end to remind the audence of the story they had just seen.

The Glamorous World of Fiat Head Gianni Agnelli, as Told by HBO - Vanity Fair

HBO to air documentary on Fiat head Gianni Agnelli - Real Screen

Agnelli - HBO

Fabulous Life Lessons From Gianni Agnelli - The New York Times

HBO’s ‘Agnelli’ Highlights Fiat Chairman’s Appetite for Women and Danger - Wall Street Journal