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Hollywood photographer and former international model. My gift is seeing the beauty in everyone — and knowing how to bring it out through the lens.

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3 contributions to MASTER ACADEMY▶️FILM PHOTO ART
Hello Sergio. I found you in Roasters!
I hope to learn more about you and what you can help me with as I am always learning and always pushing to new areas that excite me and may have felt elusive. Every day I push myself to be a greater version of myself and perhaps this group and you can help me. I'm here to learn and also collaborate!
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@Nick Nebelsky Welcome!! I am so excited to see you here!!
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@Sergio Spadavecchia 😍Thank you so much! @Nick Nebelsky was my very first Skool friend! We met in November 2025 in AI STORYTELLERS!
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Note: Yes, we are finally ready to begin our courses. I have been waiting to catch up so I can start editing university-level courses in creativity, photography, art, and web design to make them accessible to everyone, from beginners to experts… but 30 years of experience takes time to distill into a true experience. In this postI wanted to show a timeline on DaVinci Resolve, an NLE software to edit videos. This is the most powerful editing software on the market. And this is not an opinion, this is a fact, as the main film and post production houses have been using it for major film, documentaries, and basically anything related to motion picture...now also edits images and stills with the power of it's colour grading. No... this is not a class of Master Academy, because I will have videos for that, to help with understanding and mastering the creative process (no matter the software that you prefer to use). This is to understand Bad from Good ... and then, become Great! In the courses that are about to start here on Master Academy, you will have to create and understand the process that makes things great. No matter if you use AI or you are a purist like me, where the craft is still available even if you pull the 🔌Plug. Yes, no matter digital, film, hand-help, AI, the tools are always irrelevant, the idea and what you can create with it are the point of this course. Trust me on this, if you know how to edit, film, shoot, with analog, you will be always thousands of steps ahead of who only uses AI. So don't be afraid and start this journey with me. While I am the worst in creating and cultivating a community (as you all know very well), I can guarantee that my 30 years of experience working with the biggest brands in the world will come handy to each one of you, from Novice to Expert. So I'm Sergio, and Welcome to my world.
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@Sergio Spadavecchia RIGHT?! 😂📸✨ Like seriously… we get to: 🌍 meet incredible people 🎨 create art 💛 tell stories ✨ capture emotion 🎬 help people feel seen ☕ obsess over light for no reason…and somehow call it “work” 😆 There really are worse ways to spend a life. Photography by Cristal Whitesands, New Mexico
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@Sergio Spadavecchia 💓That’s one of the most beautiful parts of this kind of work ✨🌍📸 We get to go to the most incredible places on earth we can find, meet amazing people, chase beautiful light, create memories, and somehow call it our job 😭💛
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I DON'T WANT TO SELL YOU ANYTHING! I want to be clear on my first post, and the ones that follow. This is your community! You can share, engage, become a moderator...do as you please. Because this space (like Skool) is for you, and NOT to sell to you!!! I'M ALSO GIVING YOU 30% COMMISSION Earn 30% when you invite somebody to MASTER ACADEMY▶️FILM PHOTO ART. https://www.skool.com/master-academy-film-photo-art/about?ref=aef373e531ed4e32a312fa35efecaf1f As my first post I would like all the members of the community to introduce themselves and tell us: 1. What are you working on 2. What is your craft, and feel free to share your link I'll start: Hello I'm Sergio, I just started my jouney here on Skool and I'm sure I'm getting it all wrong (so please forgive me for my errors, I'll do my best to improve). I'm a Creative Director and Director of Photography in the industry of media and entertainment. 1. I'm working on a travel series that will be distribute worldwide on major VOD. The previous series won over 11 awards (and counting), for best documentary, best colour, best sound.. etc 2. My crafts are cinematography, photography, editing, design... and if you have time please enjoy Æternum Mentis
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@Neelam Patel That sounds incredibly creative and cinematic already. 😊🎬✨ And honestly, I think fashion, filmmaking, storytelling, movement, atmosphere, music, and cinematography all belong together naturally. The world does not need more random social posts — people remember emotion, visuals, mood, and stories. 💜 I would LOVE to see how you bring your designs to life through film and creative cinematography. I think that direction has so much artistic potential. ✨
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@Elisha Rose Welcome Elisha! 😊💜🎻✨ First of all, cello is such a beautiful and emotional instrument. There’s something incredibly cinematic and moving about its sound. I also LOVE the idea of helping beginners learn through songs they already love because that makes the learning process feel personal, emotional, and motivating instead of overly technical. ✨ Your combination of cello playing, arranging, orchestration, teaching, music theory, and live demos sounds like such a valuable creative space for people wanting to begin their musical journey. 😊 I’m really excited to see what you build with your community! 🎶💜
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Los Angeles–based photographer and former international model helping people elevate their image, build confidence, and show up powerfully on camera.

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