In 1906 Bragaglia went to work as an assistant director of a Roman movie studio managed by his father Francesco.

He gained a great deal of technical and artistic experience there, learning from directors Mario Caserini and Enrico Guazzoni.

[1] His younger siblings Arturo (actor) and Carlo Ludovico (film director) were both involved in Italian cinema from the 1930s to mid-1960s.

[3] In 1916 he founded the avant garde magazine Cronache di Attualità, which examined politics, music, theater and art from a Futurist standpoint.

[4] In 1918 he opened an art gallery, the "Casa d'Arte Bragaglia", which became a nexus of avant garde artists and exhibitions.