Development of Fiction Series
Fundamental elements of the pilot script
A course by Hernán Caffiero , Filmmaker and screenwriter
About the video: Fundamental elements of the pilot script
Overview
“En esta lección, te enseñaré los principales elementos que considero que debe trabajar el guion del capítulo piloto, a través del análisis de dos series de ficción exitosas y de gran calidad narrativa.”
In this video lesson Hernán Caffiero addresses the topic: Fundamental elements of the pilot script, which is part of the Domestika online course: Development of Fiction Series. Learn to change your big ideas into projects for TV and online platforms.
Partial transcription of the video
“There are certain elements that you cannot miss when writing your pilot script. Let's check what they are. In a pilot script there are elements that are fundamental to deal with, and must mandate a pilot structure. I think the way to present projects It is related to market maturation. It will not always be this way, in which one has to present a pilot or a project. But every day different projects come out and every series that comes out, mark our global identity of understanding the industry a bit, therefore, to set a trend, of maturation and education of the audience. All these modificat...”
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Course summary for: Development of Fiction Series
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Script, TV

Hernán Caffiero
A course by Hernán Caffiero
Hernán Caffiero is a Chilean director, producer, scriptwriter and editor, creator of the Emmy winning series for the best short-form series, "A Necessary Story", which chronicles 16 cases of detainees, missing persons and human rights violations during the Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile.
Although his degree is that of publicist, Caffiero never exercised the career. His passion has always been to tell the truths that surround him without prejudice, for the construction of a better society.
He is currently also the executive director of Tridi, a specialist producer of stereoscopic 3D projects.
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