Professional Pitching for Documentaries
Influences
A course by Marco Spagnoli , Journalist, Screenwriter, and Documentary Director
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will tell you about my inspirations that come from many sources, from cinema to music.”
In this video lesson Marco Spagnoli addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Pitching for Documentaries. Learn to draft a clear and effective pitch to present your documentary and tell a story from an original point of view.
Partial transcription of the video
“Reference models In this lesson, I will tell you about my sources of inspiration. There are five personalities of the culture of the 900, and beyond, that inspired me, more than for my job for my life. By doing such an all-encompassing job, life and work somehow coincide and for this reason it will not seem immediate and clear to you the link between what I do and what I will tell you, but in reality this bond exists and it is really very strong. The first artist I want to tell you about is Federico Fellini. He was one of the greatest Italian directors, perhaps one of the greatest directors...”
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Course summary for: Professional Pitching for Documentaries
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Script, Storytelling, Writing
Marco Spagnoli
A course by Marco Spagnoli
Marco Spagnoli is a journalist, screenwriter, and documentary director. Although he studied engineering, through a series of events he ended up working in radio, which led him to film journalism and gave him an insider's view of the film industry, as well as the opportunity to personally meet famous directors and industry professionals.
He later began to frequent film festivals and in 2000 started writing for the magazine Giornale dello Spettacolo, eventually rising to the position of director. In 2009, he filmed the documentary Hollywood sul Tevere, which launched his career as a documentary director. Since then, he's produced over 40 projects, some of which have been featured on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
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