#17 - Michele Profeta: Staying True To The Long Term Vision Of Directing
Episode description
Michele Profeta is a London based filmmaker who has worked on short films, music videos and corporate videos as both a director and an assistant director. He also helped to start Studio Odyssey Productions, a London based video production company. To pursue his love of filmmaking, Michele relocated to London and attended a university that specialised in the field. He had no prior experience, so the foundation year helped him learn the fundamentals, which he found beneficial in the following years. The COVID pandemic affected his second year, but Michele didn't give up and began working on his short film for the next year. This movie was a lot of fun to make, and it did well at film festivals. Michele balanced his studies with his part-time employment and pursued a career in the film industry through side jobs. Listen to this episode to learn more about studying cinema in Italy, get motivated by Michele's lofty goals, and receive specifics on what a foundation year entails.
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Topics:
- Introduction
- Background
- From Italy to London
- University education
- Studying foundation year
- Covid period
- Final year at university
- Side work while studying
- Working as a 1st AD
- Advice to find side work
- Final year
- Getting into the industry
- Future plans
- Current work
- Production company
Quotes:
“I was really happy to have all the crew there. Everybody was great and I actually received some compliments.”
“Don't be shy, be an honest person and show your interest.”
“I saw my imperfections but that's good because now I can work on them in my next short film. I can isolate them and focus on those.”
“You have to learn the process and then when you're ready, you can do some good projects but don't be scared of not doing anything at all.”
“It's a bit overwhelming but I always try to look at the positive side of things.”
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