Today we’d like to introduce you to Gina Luccia.
So, before we jump into specific questions, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
My education is in dance production and composition and filmmaking. In college, I discovered that these two art forms gave me the strength and knowledge of visual storytelling. I learned how to evoke emotion without words and just through imagery. It is my intention to place the viewer/audience in a new perspective and with a new set of limitations, freedoms, or beliefs. My deep love for cinema pushes my return to the classics which informs my principles and concepts. I married the two forms in the dance film genre at first because I know how to capture bodies in a space both aesthetically and conceptually. This soon turned into commercial, short film and music video work.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
The road has had its smooth moments but they generally happen when I am in my creative process. They can be characterized as the perfect location popping up when our first one failed, or finding precisely the piece of music needed by accident, and meeting the perfect collaborators from one time chance encounters. That is the magic of it. But the rest has been a bit bumpy. I love a good challenge and being an executive producer, director, and choreographer of my work is precisely that. I love delegating these roles and sticking to the director role. I also love coming onto a set where I can be in one position only, but I’ll be honest I also love running a production and the harmony of it running smoothly.
We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
I am a music video and commercial director, choreographer, and movement director. I specialize in movement of all kinds and often fit some dance movement or gestural movement phrases into the work I’m doing with both dancers and nondancers. I love moving bodies around in a space and creating shapes and textures with bodies. I started doing commercials for friends of mine a few years ago who gave me freedom to incorporate movement and dance in them. My magnetism towards advertising caught on and became an infatuation, which prompted people and businesses/brands to start seeking me out for my specific style. I think my eye for movement has given me a unique perspective for editing because I know how to work with music, timing, focus and visuals well; it’s not something I have to work at.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
There are so many at this point. My work is based on collaboration and I wouldn’t have it any other way. My friends and I are constantly giving each other feedback and support into our separate artistic endeavors so I would give so much of my credit to them. I also truly was introduced to the dance film genre by my friend Charlie Stellar who lives in San Francisco and teaches dance film courses.
The stylist and creative director for most of my work Gabby Lovazzano, each and every one of my dancers, and dance teachers over the years, and the great directors like Busby Berkely, Federico Fellini, Wes Anderson, and Hiro Murai (to name a few of my biggest cinematic inspirations) have all been a part of my journey. At the end of the day, I just want to be making art, productions, and films with my friends and my community while constantly opening up our world to find more artists who want to walk the journey with us. It doesn’t get better than that in my opinion.
Contact Info:
- Address: 3125 Carlyle St.
- Website: www.ginaluccia.com
- Phone: 4062494977
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @ginaluccia @lucciafilms
Image Credit:
Myself, Johnny Asa, Brandon Esparza, Kris Allen Rodriguez, styling by Gabriella Lovazzano
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