Professional Pitching for Documentaries
Research the Materials and Tell the Story
A course by Marco Spagnoli , Journalist, Screenwriter, and Documentary Director
About the video: Research the Materials and Tell the Story
Overview
“In this lesson we will see together what archival materials are, what role they play and what questions to ask when researching them.”
In this video lesson Marco Spagnoli addresses the topic: Research the Materials and Tell the Story, 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
“Research the materials and tell the story Now that we have studied and analyzed the average coverage of our project, let's tackle the central question the use of archival materials. At this stage, it is essential to have an idea of the materials and their possible use to build your pitch as realistically as possible and to highlight its qualities and originality. What is meant by archival materials? We are faced with a vast typology of materials. We have the videos ... photos, newspaper clippings. We have small objects that can be digitized which perhaps carry inscriptions with them useful ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Professional Pitching for Documentaries
-
Category
Photography & Video -
Areas
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.
- 90% positive reviews (20)
- 909 students
- 14 lessons (2h 10m)
- 19 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Italian
- Italian · Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
