Professional Pitching for Documentaries
Who to Propose the Pitch to: Producers or Networks?
A course by Marco Spagnoli , Journalist, Screenwriter, and Documentary Director
About the video: Who to Propose the Pitch to: Producers or Networks?
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about the various realities to which you can propose your pitch.”
In this video lesson Marco Spagnoli addresses the topic: Who to Propose the Pitch to: Producers or Networks?, 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
“Who to propose the pitch to: producers or networks? In this lesson, we will try to understand together who are the possible clients and interlocutors of your project. You don't have to be scared, for any project by any director, o author and screenwriter, the process is always the same. You don't have to be afraid to propose yourself for what you will see, indeed you must be encouraged to do it in the best possible way. Let's start with the most obvious choice: a producer. A producer, intended as a single producer, as a single person whether you meet at an event or festival or that you reac...”
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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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