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Mario C.

Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy

$300 - $800 / Day

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About Mario

Freelance VIDEO JOURNALIST and FILMMAKER based in Rome, with personal 4K and Full-HD video equipment, digital editing workstation and wireless audio recording system. Currently a steady collaborator for RUPTLY video agency (Germany) and China Plus News (China), I've been freelancing for several other international broadcasters since 2008, producing, filming and editing more than 200 documentaries, reports, insight features and corporate videos. Among my past and current clients: Russia Today (Russia), PressTV (Iran), MedPage Today (USA), Global News (Canada), JoVE (USA), Scarlett Entertainment (UK), Ten TV Network (Egypt) and Channel 9 (Israel). - 100% Easy-going and reliable - Excellent English speaking / writing skills - 24/7 Availability on call - Will travel wherever needed if asked to - EQUIPMENT: CAMERA Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 [4K and Full HD] - LENSES Laowa 7,5mm f/2.0 RECTILINEAR [Lite Version] - Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH. - Panasonic Lumix G 42,5mm f/1.7 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. - Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. - ACTION CAM AND CAMCORDERS - Akaso V50 X Action Cam [4K and Full HD] - Sony XDCAM PMW-EX1R [Full HD] - Sony HDR-CXH10VE [Full HD] - WIRELESS AUDIO RECORDING - Sennheiser SK 100 body-pack transmitter - Sennheiser SKM 100 hand-held microphone transmitter - Sennheiser EK 100 diversity receiver - Sennheiser ME 2 clip-on microphone - DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES - Sony ECM-672 - Røde Video Micro

Top Services

  • Non-Fiction Film Director

  • Production Company

  • News Shooter / Video Journalist

Top Projects

  • Coronavirus Outbreak in Italy // MINI DOC

    • News Shooter / Video Journalist
    • Documentary DP
    • Production Company
    • Non-Fiction Film Director
    • Field Producer
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Reporter / Journalist

    I was asked by China Plus to produce a mini documentary about the status quo of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy just a few days before the whole nation went under total lockdown.

  • My China Story: Luisa Paladini // MINI DOC

    • News Shooter / Video Journalist
    • Documentary DP
    • Production Company
    • Non-Fiction Film Director
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Reporter / Journalist

    I was asked by China Plus to find stories of people who have special relationships and deep emotional connections with China for a series called "My China Story". After meeting Luisa Paladini, a former bank employee who gave up her job to establish the first school of Chinese language for kids run by an Italian, I wrote, filmed and edited this 3-minute documentary about her life.

  • My China Story: Gianni Catani // MINI DOC

    • News Shooter / Video Journalist
    • Production Company
    • Non-Fiction Film Director
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Reporter / Journalist

    I was asked by China Plus to find stories of people who have special relationships and deep emotional connections with China for a series called "My China Story". After meeting Gianni Catani, an Italian chef specialized in Chinese regional cuisines, I wrote, filmed and edited this 3-minute documentary about his life.

  • Year of the Ox: Jianguo Shu // MINI DOC

    • Documentary DP
    • Production Company
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Non-Fiction Film Director
    • Reporter / Journalist
    • News Shooter / Video Journalist

    I was asked by China Plus to produce a story for a video series about Chinese citizens celebrating Spring Festival outside China Mainland. After meeting Jianguo Shu, the owner of Rome's most famous Chinese Restaurant, I wrote, filmed and edited this 3-minute documentary about his life.

  • Una giornata particolare // MINI DOC

    • Documentary DP
    • News Shooter / Video Journalist
    • Creative Director
    • Production Company
    • Video Editor - Documentary
    • Non-Fiction Film Director

    While on assignment for a video report at one of Silvio Berlusconi's huge demonstrations, I decided to shoot some extra footage and turn it into a short documentary about the biggest and most mysterious Italian political phenomenon of the last 30 years.

Equipment

Video

  • Full HD video camera
  • Multiple cameras
  • DSLR or equivalent
  • GoPro or equivalent

Audio

  • Wireless lavalier mic
  • Shotgun mic

Miscellaneous

  • Lighting kit

All Services

Pre-Production

Production Support

Post-Production

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