Introduction to Film Direction
The pre-production dossier: your vision lowered into the real world
A course by César Pesquera , Director and Visual Artist
About the video: The pre-production dossier: your vision lowered into the real world
Overview
“Now I'm going to show you how to collect all the information related to your production in a document that will act as a list of things you need to have closed for the day of filming.”
In this video lesson César Pesquera addresses the topic: The pre-production dossier: your vision lowered into the real world, 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 pre-production dossier: your vision lowered into the real world In this lesson I will teach you how to design your pre-production dossier. It is a document where you will collect all the information related to your shooting and that will help you in the form of a list to make sure you have what you need when you get to the set. The pre-production dossier collects all those elements you need to shoot your movie. If the treatment somehow collected all those elements but in the form of wishes, that is, what location would you like, what kind of actor would you like, etc., in the dossier ev...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Film Direction
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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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