Directing Low-Cost Music Videos
A course by Juanma CarrilloAudiovisual Producer
A course by Juanma Carrillo, Audiovisual Producer
How to produce and film a professional video with few resources
Juanma Carrillo has created ads for international brands and clients such as the Community of Madrid and the FIRE!! cinema festival in Barcelona. However, it's in music videos that he finds the freedom he seeks to convey everything that inspires him. Good examples of this include the trilogy of video clips Premeditación, Nocturnidad y Alevosía that he directed for La Bien Querida and Ataraxia, which he directed for La Casa Azul.
To make a video clip, you must think in images while considering the tempo, rhythm, and lyrics of a song. What's more, you often need to adapt to budget constraints and tight deadlines. In this course, Juanma teaches you the entire process of creating low-cost music videos from beginning to end, including storyboard creation, pre-production, filming, and editing.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 33 downloads
Influences II
14 minutes, 55 seconds
Get inspired
5 minutes, 6 seconds
Visual documentation
6 minutes, 44 seconds
Technical and human team
16 minutes, 57 seconds
Casting
4 minutes, 49 seconds
Locations
8 minutes, 3 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by learning about Juanma's work and trajectory in the audiovisual world. He also tells you about his influences and the professionals he admires.
Next, he talks about the importance of visual documentation, revealing some of the sources of inspiration he uses to create dossiers to present to clients before creating a video.
Juanma shows you what materials are needed to carry out this type of project.
During the pre-production phase, he talks about the importance of good casting, location scouting, and how to translate all the specifications into a technical script based on references, which can help you to create the call sheet.
Once on set, Juanma reveals some shooting and lighting tricks and shares important information on directing actors for your video clip.
As for post-production, learn how to do the editing, color retouching, and project export to present it to a client.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Choose a song that you like and make a music video clip for it on a small budget but with incredible results.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Directors, editors, photographers, creators, and anyone interested in the world of music and cinema who wants to explore new forms of audiovisual production.
Requirements and materials
Although Juanma will show you the entire process for making a video clip, basic knowledge of photography and editing is recommended.
Regarding materials, you will need a video camera, a computer with an editing program installed, and the song that you want to illustrate with images.
Reviews
- 5 months ago
Amazing course
- 1 year ago
Recomendo! Dinâmico e bom professor.
- 1 year ago
Genial curso! de verdad
- 1 year ago
Gran profesor
- 1 year ago
Muy dinámico, práctico y esclarecedor el curso. Recomendable para tener nociones básicas que permitan generar material un video musical del tipo que se ofrece.
His work appears in various documentaries and publications and has been featured at festivals around the world. He has also formed part of international juries at many film festivals and teaches masterclasses at various universities.
His passion for music has led him to the world of video clips, where his trilogy for La Bien Querida has been praised and awarded by critics and the public as has his piece Born Heroes, commended by David Bowie himself. Since 2012, he has been the image director for the international film festival FIRE!! in Barcelona, and between 2015 and 2017 he directed the theater company La joven compañía in Madrid. He currently runs his own advertising agency CSTUDIO between Madrid and Reykjavik.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences I
- Influences II
- U2
Lights...
- Get inspired
- Visual documentation
- Technical and human team
- Casting
- Locations
- Technical script
- Filming plan
- U3
Camera...
- Set of filming I: behind the cameras
- Set of shooting II: lighting and fx
- Set of shooting III: the actors
- Filming
- U4
Action!
- Assembly I
- Assembly II
- Assembly III
- Color and postproduction
- Export the project
- FP
Final project
- Making low cost music videos
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FAQs
A visual dossier is a document that captures the creative idea, visual references, planning, and technical details of an audiovisual project, helping the team and client communicate effectively during preproduction.
Yes, the course is designed for people with intermediate knowledge in audiovisual production who want to deepen their skills in planning, casting, shooting, and editing music videos or similar projects.
You’ll learn how to create visual dossiers, find and select actors, plan shoots, develop storyboards, handle unexpected challenges, manage permits, organize teams, and apply editing and promotion techniques for audiovisual projects.
Professional equipment isn’t required, but basic experience in audiovisual production and familiarity with digital tools is recommended to get the most out of the course.
You create it by gathering reference images or your own photos that represent each key scene or shot, arranging them in sequence to visualize the story and make shoot planning easier.
You can use platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, and royalty-free image banks to find visual references and get inspired for your dossier.
You can look for actors on social media, specialized platforms like Solo Actores, and YouTube, as well as post casting calls and filter profiles based on the character’s requirements.