Frank Cirocco
aka:
FC
Moby ID: 13106
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Frank has worked extensively in the entertainment field for over 30 years. He has experience in the software, games, comic and commercial art markets as a 2D production artist, designer, art director, writer, editor and creative director.
1976 - Continuity Studios in Manhattan was the official start of Frank's career in art. Owned and managed by notable comic art illustrators Neal Adams and Dick Giordano, his assignments during this period included illustration in advertising and comic art, storyboards, animatics, coloring and writing.
1977-1994 - After working in New York City for the better part of 1976, he returned to California and founded Horizon Zero Graphiques with long time friend and associate, Gary Winnick. HZG provided both commercial and fine art resources to a wide range of clients and established a proud reputation of quality work in the industry. These formative years were the foundation that Lightsource Studios would later build upon.
1983-1989 - Most of Frank's notable comics work was published during these years including the Alien Legion for Marvel Comics Epic division, Defenders of Dynatron City, Samurai Cat, Buck Rogers and Suburban High Life.
1994 â 1995 - Frank took a position as an art director/production designer with Rocket Science Games. Among many other duties, art directed and co-created the Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Sega CD along with David Fox. Concepted and developed numerous other (unpublished) titles during this period at Rocket Science.
1996 - Frank re-teamed with former partner Gary Winnick to found Lightsource Studios. Together they have forged Lightsource into a premier art design and production house. Partial client list includes: Yahoo!, Dreamworks, Microsoft, Mattel, Pacific Data Images, Lucasfilm Games, Electronic Arts, LeapFrog, Adobe Systems and Universal Studios.
Credited on 27 games
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Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game (2013, iPhone) | Special Thanks |
T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger (1999, PlayStation) | Additional Character Design |
Reader Rabbit's Interactive Reading Journey 2 (1996, Windows 3.x) | Storybooks |
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm (1995, DOS) | Production Design |
Shannara (1995, DOS) | Character Art |
Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (1993, Genesis) | Additional Animation and Backgrounds |
Mutant League Football (1993, Genesis) | Documentation Illustrations |
The Manhole: New and Enhanced (1992, DOS) | Original Artwork |
Arrow Flash (1990, Genesis) | US Cover Artwork by |
Burai Fighter (1990, NES) | Cover Artwork by |
The Adventures of Rad Gravity (1990, NES) | Art by |
Rampage (1988, NES) | Cover Artwork by |
Tag Team Wrestling (1988, PC Booter) | Cover Illustration |
Commando (1988, PC Booter) | Cover Illustration |
8 Eyes (1988, NES) | Cover Artwork by |
Bionic Commando (1988, DOS) | Cover Artwork by |
Bionic Commando (1988, NES) | Cover Artwork by |
Gun.Smoke (1988, NES) | Cover Artwork by |
Athena (1987, NES) | Cover Artwork by |
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road (1987, PC Booter) | Cover Artwork by |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 2 games with George Alistair Sanger
- 2 games with Beckett Gladney
- 2 games with John A. S. Skeel
- 2 games with Ken Macklin
- 2 games with David B. Fox
- 2 games with Junko Tamiya
- 1 game with Craig Relyea
- 1 game with Mi Kyung Kwon
- 1 game with Kurt Dumas
- 1 game with Robert Kurcina
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Companies
- 5 games with Data East USA, Inc.
- 4 games with Capcom Co., Ltd.
- 4 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 4 games with Beeline Products
- 3 games with SNK Corporation
- 3 games with Data East Corporation
- 3 games with Quicksilver Software, Inc.
- 3 games with Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
- 3 games with SNK of America
- 2 games with Sakata SAS Co., Ltd.
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