Creating a Series Bible from Scratch
Search
A course by Gustavo Rosa de Moura , Director, Screenwriter, and Audiovisual Producer
Joined March 2021
About the video: Search
Overview
“In this class, we will talk about the importance of research to know what already exists and can be compared with your idea, and how to organize the information collected. ”
In this video lesson Gustavo Rosa de Moura addresses the topic: Search, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating a Series Bible from Scratch. Discover how you can turn your stories into an attractive audiovisual project, and learn how to sell your ideas.
Partial transcription of the video
“Search Now let's talk a little research. Research is something very, very important, in any audiovisual that you are going to do, whether in a movie or a series. Why is research very important? Because it will give you elements for you to be specific, so you know what you're talking about. Many times, we will get into a subject, in which we are not experts, and we need to be informed about this matter. But that's not all, actually. What we call research is a big thing, which includes not only finding out more about specific subjects that you will talk about in your series, as well as resear...”
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Course summary for: Creating a Series Bible from Scratch
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Creative Writing, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, TV, Writing

Gustavo Rosa de Moura
A course by Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Gustavo Rosa de Moura is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and audiovisual producer, as well as cofounder of Mira Filmes, a production company for cinema, TV, and web. His work has been shown by various channels including ESPN, Canal Brasil, and TV Cultura, and several of his short films have been screened at festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Rotterdam, Oberhausen, and IndieLisboa.
In addition, he directed the documentaries Cildo (2010) and Piadeiros (2015), as well as the fiction films Canção da Volta (2016) and Cora (2020). His most recent feature film Ela e Eu (2022), produced in collaboration with 20th Century Fox, received three awards at the 54th Festival de Brasília, including best screenplay. His films have also been shown at film festivals like Tribeca, Mostra de São Paulo, Festival do Rio, and the international festival in Rotterdam. He is currently working on a series for HBO Max.
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