Professional Pitching for Documentaries
Study the Media Coverage
A course by Marco Spagnoli , Journalist, Screenwriter, and Documentary Director
About the video: Study the Media Coverage
Overview
“Now I'm going to tell you about the importance of studying the media coverage of a story to differentiate yourself from what has already been done and said. Even if it is a story that has already been told, you can try to tell it again because it is the approach and the point of view that make the difference.”
In this video lesson Marco Spagnoli addresses the topic: Study the Media Coverage, 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
“Study the media coverage When you try to sell your story, at some point, you will meet on your way someone who believes they know more than you or who actually knows more than you do and therefore you have to be as prepared as possible. In this lesson, let's understand together how your story was dealt with in the media, if it has already been told and this will be very useful to you when presenting your pitch to defend your story and, above all, to highlight them the elements of novelty and originality. We study the media coverage that our story has had. How much is this media coverage? En...”
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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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