Introduction to Film Direction
Influences and references: visualize learning from others 1
A course by César Pesquera , Director and Visual Artist
About the video: Influences and references: visualize learning from others 1
Overview
“Now I am going to explain to you how your personal taste may or may not, should or may not, influence your vision of a particular story. I will also teach you to start building your vision from references, images or works of other directors and organize them on mood boards.”
In this video lesson César Pesquera addresses the topic: Influences and references: visualize learning from others 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Film Direction. Learn how to translate your vision into audiovisuals for the big screen and direct your own scenes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences and references: visualize learning from others In this lesson I will explain how your personal taste it can influence your vision of a story as a director. I will teach you how to conform that vision with references from other films and put it on mood boards. Many times we can confuse our personal taste with vision that we need to have as directors of a story. And many times what a story needs it doesn't always match our personal taste. Let's see how these two factors, vision and personal taste, they are articulated in the long run in the development of a director's style. The wa...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Film Direction
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Lighting Design
César Pesquera
A course by César Pesquera
César Pesquera lives to tell exciting stories with a solid conceptual framework and room for visual experimentation. As a visual artist and director, he currently dedicates himself to filmmaking, directing music videos, developing advertising campaigns, and writing.
In his most recent personal projects Tramuntana and Santa Ana, he explores the crossover between visual experimentation and documentary. Both pieces were selected at festivals such as Cíclope, SXSW, Sitges, Cannes, Slamdance, and BFI London Film Festival, among others. In addition, his work has been recognized with several Laus awards, a Gold at ADC*E, and second prize at YDA Cannes. In 2018, Santa Ana received an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at Salute Your Shorts festival in Los Angeles.
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