Filmmaking

Burden of Reality - A Voyage into Documentary Filmmaking

This course explores the theory and practice of documentary filmmaking, focusing on how reality is represented through the lens of a camera. 

Contents

This course explores the theory and practice of documentary filmmaking, focusing on how reality is represented through the lens of a camera. Over eight two-hour sessions, students will learn about the history and theory of documentary cinema, analyze examples of backstage documentaries, and participate in a hands-on workshop to create a backstage documentary featuring other artisticlaboratories taking place at the university, which will be presented during the 2025 performing arts night.

Objectives

  • Understand key concepts and theoretical approaches to documentary cinema.
  • Explore  different  styles  and  techniques  of  documentary  filmmaking,  with  a  focus  on backstage documentaries.
  • Learn the basics of filming and editing a documentary.
  • Work collaboratively to produce a short backstage documentary to be presented during the 2025 performing arts night.

Required Equipment:

  • Smartphones / Laptop

Extra

  • If you have any useful video making equipment you are free to bring it (ex. cameras, tripods, gimbles, microphones etc.)

Calendar for the course

  • 25 March 2025
  • 1-8-9-14-17 April 2025
  • 6-13-14 May 2025

Classes will be held from 6:15 to 8:15pm on campus

The course is open to anyone from the Bocconi Community (students, teachers, staff, priority will be given to students).
 

Spots are limited. The course will only start with a minimum number of participants.

Participation fee: 25 €

1 \\ Click on "Access as BOCCONI USER" 

2 \\ Go to section "Campus Life"

3 \\ Select the product "Filmmaking"

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Tommaso Santambrogio

Tommaso Santambrogio is a young Italian director; he has lived between Milan, Paris, Rome, Florence, and Havana, and has collaborated with several internationally renowned filmmakers,such as Werner Herzog and Lav Diaz.

His first short films (Escena Final and Los Océanos Son Los Verdaderos Continentes) were both screened in 2019 at the Venice Film Festival and were then selected in many festivals around the world. L’Ultimo Spegne la Luce (2021), his latest short film, was screened in official competition at the 36th Venice Film Festival's Settimana della Critica, and then made it into the shortlist at the 2022 David di Donatello Awards. Taxibol (2023), his new docu-film, recently premiered at Visions du Réel. Oceans Are the Real Continents is his first feature film and will have its world premiere in competition at Venice Days during the 80th Venice Film Festival.