Introduction to Film Direction
The storyboard: your vision translated into film language 1
A course by César Pesquera , Director and Visual Artist
About the video: The storyboard: your vision translated into film language 1
Overview
“Next, I will teach you to face the task of drawing a storyboard. It doesn't matter that you don't know how to draw very well, the storyboard is the translation of your vision into cinematographic syntax, the important thing is that it is useful to you.”
In this video lesson César Pesquera addresses the topic: The storyboard: your vision translated into film language 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
“The storyboard: your vision translated into film language In this lesson I will teach you how to draw a storyboard even if you don't have notions of drawing. The storyboard is a first translation of your vision into images that are not pre-existing, as were the references. The storyboard is a series of vignettes where each vignette is a shot. It is the translation into cinematic syntax of your vision. It also allows you to plan and make a list of shots you need to shoot for your movie. Sometimes, in more complex projects, storyboards are made in animatics, they are animated storyboards with...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Film Direction
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Photography & Video -
Areas
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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