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- My name is Frankie Ridolfi. Friends call me a Renaissance man because of my diverse passions and hobbies. I especially love figuring out how to make... more
- Joined: Apr 17, 2008
- Teaches: 8 lessons
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About Frankie Ridolfi
My name is Frankie Ridolfi. Friends call me a Renaissance man because of my diverse passions and hobbies. I especially love figuring out how to make or do things, and then share that with others. Here's my creative journey at a glance:
In high school I won awards for painting, cartooning, and creative problem solving. At Carleton College I studied geology and archaeology. I designed independent studies to build a telescope by hand-grinding the optics, and do astrophotography at the campus observatory. Somehow, I even convinced a chemistry professor to let me experiment with creating fireworks! Outside of class I did an internship at NASA in planetary science, was an artist on an archaeological dig in Greece, and studied the extinction of the dinosaurs in Italy. To pay for school I worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.
After college I joined the National Observatories in Tucson, AZ where I coordinated outreach, started a fundraising campaign and created stargazing programs. Later, I worked at NASA in Silicon Valley to promote an airborne mission to study a meteor storm. During the Dot-Com boom I took a job as the Director of web product development for an e-Learning start-up in Boston. In the past two years my interests led me to complete a filmmaking certificate at Boston University and a "mini MBA" offered jointly by Bentley College of Business and Massachusetts College of Art. This spring I left my job of eight years to pursue personal goals: to become a pilot, volunteer in New Orleans, begin filming a documentary about my Mom's quest to become a Catholic priest, and to start my own business. I wanted to combine my skills to produce something that genuinely enriches people's lives—and that's where the Video Workshop came in.
