Violetta, directed by Antonio Frazzi, is the movie adaptation of the outstanding famous Traviata opera, written by Giuseppe Verdi.
Since
the
story
has
been
shot
in
Turin
instead
of
Milan
as
the
original
opera
tells,
set
designer
Maurizia
Narducci
faced
many
problems
to
adapt
or
use
city
streets,
as
well
as
removing unwanted modernity.
Besides the director needed to feel the characteristic Duomo of Milan and the famous Castello Sforzesco in many shots.
Therefore Gianluca Dentici encouraged the production team to use green screens for set extentions.
He also drove secondary unit for the shooting of the stock footage needed to add monumens in the final shots.
Gianluca Dentici supervised all shots on set and during VFX works.