Marcello Mazzilli: Producer, director and videographer in Como, Italy.

Hi, I am looking for some help in deciding what to do. In Sep 2012 I registered at WGA an idea for a movie (3-4 pages long), NOT based on real events. I then participated with the same idea to a well known US idea/script competition. I didn't win but now, 4 years later, a Sony-Columbia movie has exactly the same main concept. It is located in a different location and the characters do what they do for a different reason so obviously the story flows in a different direction... but the main idea is there. EXAMPLE. Just as an example (this is not my movie), let's say I wrote about a pessimist/negative guy going to the analyst and receiving the indaction to say "Yes" to any offer/proposal he will be receiving in the next days so to bright up his life and explore new paths and buy doing so all sorts of funny and strange encounters happen until he ends up on a desert island with a stranger. Now recall "Yes Man" with Jim Carey? In that case it was not the analyst but a personal developement program, and the story flows in a different direction... but.. the MAIN idea is very clear here. Would you sue Warner Bros ?

44yo, half Italian and half British. I am in this business since 1994... that's almost 25 years. I've done it all. Started with weddings, moved to corporate, then three years on national tv, then back to corporate with my own company and now I work freelance. I started as a video maker for weddings, become chief editor in TV, director, producer and still love to be an allrounder with my own 4k Blackmagic camera. My portfolio is here: Vimeo.com/channels/set

I live in Italy and it's not a nice period to do business here. I'm thinking about moving into an English speaking country. Uk... US...Australia (why not) ? If you like how I work and if you've got something interesting for me we can chat about it. Seriously!

Hi, my name is Marcello, I am half British and half Italian. I am a producer and director but working often on smaller budget projects makes me often a videomaker. I write, plan, light, shoot, edit, grade. I currently live in Rome, ITALY. I will be in USA next week for business (NY and Washington D.C. this time) and I would like to meet some of you. I would really like to find a way to stay permanently. Please check my showreel (text explains shot by shot what was my job in each project). You can see other videos here: vimeo.com/channels/set

Hi Marcello! Thank you for the invite. Nice to have you in my network!

Ok.. I have a GREAT GREAT GREAT IDEA for a movie... Nobody has done this before.. not this way. It will change the way people see movies ! It doesn't cost much (obviously.. it can be done with famous actors and special effects.. but it can also be done in a simpler way). It will only work if I find a COURAGEOUS producer who believes in it above all... because he could face many many problems. It will also work if the secret is kept up to the last moment.. when the movie is out! I am not a writer but wrote 4-5 pages with the essence of the story (that can be changed.. even substantially... if the basic idea is kept) So... where do I start ? Who can I involve writers.. producer... finances.. but keep the secret ?

Hi... please give a look at my showreel and let me know what you think. Under the video you'll see text showing WHAT I did for that specific project... Sometimes I was just producer or director.. other times, as a videographer, I did almost all. Feel free to contact me-- I'm always interested in new projects from allover the world! https://vimeo.com/100491234

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