Leadership · Strategy, production, delivery
Dario Riccio
CEO & Co-founder
Turns an immersive idea into a project that can be funded, produced and operated.
Dario Riccio combines twenty years of audiovisual production, technical direction and operational management with the development of new immersive products. At the usual neXt he coordinates positioning, business model, suppliers, multidisciplinary teams and the transition from concept to delivery.
Problem, transformation, contribution
Why this experience matters to the usual neXt projects
An immersive experience requires coherent creative, technical, financial and operational decisions. Dario keeps them within one framework: client objective, audience experience, configuration, costs, responsibilities and commissioning.
From an idea to a clear offer
He translates abstract objectives into a defined scope: audience, use, expected outcome, customisation, budget, timing and responsibilities. Dome, content and services therefore form one solution.
Production grounded in real constraints
Experience across sets, post-production, broadcast and delivery brings close control of formats, quality, equipment, approvals and workflow continuity through to the master and live presentation.
Business and operations in one plan
Budget, cost control, international supply chain, documentation and safety are considered from the outset. The proposal therefore covers ongoing operation, support and long-term viability as well as the initial impact.
Professional background
A career across audiovisual production, operations and business
The path began in television production and developed through technical management and post-production. Since 2024, these disciplines have converged in the direction of the usual neXt and the development of immersive products, content and systems.
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2024 - present
Founder and CEO
the usual neXt S.r.l.
Development of the B2B and B2C model, positioning, product strategy, team coordination, supply chain, budgeting and technical documentation for temporary structures open to the public.
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2013 - 2019
Technical Manager
New Star Movies
Managed acquisition, post-production and delivery; supported directors and producers; configured equipment, controlled quality and coordinated operations.
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2007 - 2013
Camera Operator and Editor
Mediolanum Channel, TGCOM24 and Teleregione Molise
Filming and editing for television news and sports workflows with defined deadlines, formats and broadcast responsibilities.
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2006 - 2012
Editorial and Video Production
EcodelSangro.it and TeleAesse
Content production and publishing, schedule operations and workflow coordination.
From expertise to delivery
Expertise that directly supports the offer
Dario connects what the client must approve with what the team must actually produce. These capabilities shape products, services and bespoke projects.
- Product and go-to-market strategy
- Budgeting and cost control
- Multidisciplinary project management
- Audiovisual production and post-production
- 360° and fulldome workflows
- Supplier and supply-chain management
- Digital systems, automation and AI
- Operational processes and technical documentation
Project responsibilities
Where he contributes in the project workflow
Dario oversees the stages where vision, commercial decisions and feasibility must remain aligned. He works with the other directors until every deliverable has a clear owner.
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Framing
Objective, audience, context, expected outcome and success criteria.
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Configuration
Offer model, budget, partners, suppliers, content and service level.
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Delivery
Decision coordination, scope control and continuity across production, installation and launch.
Education and sources
Education and professional evidence
The profile combines training in editing and visual effects with documented experience in production, business and applied immersive-media research.
- Roma Film Academy Video and film editing, VFX · 2010-2012
- the usual neXt Immersive Media Research Author and co-author of publications on immersive media
Leadership
Specialist expertise designed to work as one team.
the usual neXt integrates project leadership, stakeholder relations, software and technical production. Each specialist retains a clear responsibility within one delivery process.
Next step
Start with the result the project must deliver.
Share the context, audience, space and objective. The team will define the useful scope and establish whether the next step is an initial assessment, a configuration or a quotation.