About me

I am a well-rounded filmmaker but recently I have decided to focus on my true vocation: storytelling. In the last few years I have been freelancing as a reader (of scripts/books for production companies and independent emerging filmmakers), as a script editor (for Adam Rolston ), a short film writer/director (please check out Respect 101 as a sample of my skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1vTcXy88Sg ) and a writer of few film scripts/TV Pilot on spec. (one of which was included in Filmarket Hub's 'excellent scripts 2019' list: https://bit.ly/2ETzxz0 and UK Online Pitchbox, special mentions: https://link.medium.com/JmdI746kl7 ).

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• I made a (tongue-in-cheek) video about Storytelling and I'd love your comments and support: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR5COqOMGHE
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• Do you enjoy short films on YouTube?

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Projects

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  StorytellingG’day ! It's your friendly neighbour Max Sappa here � I have made a video on CineScraps (my YouTube channel) which is part tutorial, part pep chat/talk and totally made for your entertainment. Anyway, you’ll find practical examples from my own short films (‘Respect 101’ and ‘Happy Birthday My Dear’ which I believe you watched) and stories, delivered with a generous dollop of panache. Here's the link: https://lnkd.in/ejJZGGVH Anyway, I hope that you enjoy this video so much that you can't help
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  Little Red Bloody HerringsMystery/Thriller TV Miniseries (on spec.) - was part of the UK Online Pitchbox (special mentions): https://link.medium.com/JmdI746kl7
• Little Red Bloody HerringsMystery/Thriller TV Miniseries (on spec.) - has been included in Filmarket Hub's 'excellent scripts 2019' list: https://bit.ly/2ETzxz0
• Respect 101Where is the respect? The sympathy? The love for your neighbour? Kids today harass, brawl, belt, smash and grab. It’s time for an old man to teach these yobbos a lesson. Welcome to Respect 101, the only academy where you learn or you die.
• 8 Ships on Your ShelterShort modern satire...
• Happy Birthday My DearEmma, an attractive middle-aged housewife, has just finished the last touches for the sixtieth surprise party for her beloved husband, Oscar. At that exact moment, a mysterious man calls declaring that he's Oscar's lover. Before she can digest the shocking news, the excitable guests arrive Champagne in hand. Little do they know that these won't be the only bubble to burst...

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Projects credited in

• Catalyst: Mystery MummyABC Australia's cutting edge science programme; unlocking the secrets of a 3000 year old mummy

Work history

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ScreewriterReel One
Apr 2022United KingdomFreelance
- Writing a thriller feature film (title and plot still under wrap) -
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ScreenwriterMassimiliano Sappa
May 2016London, United KingdomFreelance
Writing short form and long form screenplays on spec.

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Skills

• Directing
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Final Draft
• Directing Actors
• Directing Film
• Casting
• Script Reader
• Scripting
• Writing
• Creative

Education

Film and TVUniversity of east London
Sep 2002 - Jun 2005University Way, London E16 2RD, UK
BA ‘Cinematics’ ⦁ Screenwriting ⦁ Video Production

Awards

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Little Red Bloody HerringsUK Online Pitchbox
Little Red Bloody Herrings my dark TV Miniseries on spec. was included in the UK Online Pitchbox: https://link.medium.com/JmdI746kl7
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Little Red Bloody HerringsFllmarket Hub
Little Red Bloody Herrings my dark TV screenplay/pilot has been included in the Filmarket Hub's 'excellent scripts 2019' list: https://bit.ly/2ETzxz0

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