Creation of Emotional Visual Narratives
Defining the narrative
A course by Paulo Abreu , Photographer and Visual Artist
About the video: Defining the narrative
Overview
“Now that I have my inspiration set, I'll show you some techniques for turning ideas into a visual narrative.”
In this video lesson Paulo Abreu addresses the topic: Defining the narrative, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of Emotional Visual Narratives. Learn to combine digital art and photographs to create images that convey stories, emotions, and sensations.
Partial transcription of the video
“Defining the narrative Now that I have defined my inspiration, I'll show you how to turn it into something more definitive. The first question I like to ask myself is: what is the feeling in inspiration? I have here in this box some words that can be related with the excerpts of the music I chose. I will comment on them and choose the ones that make the most sense to me. Although I believe our inspiration is about love, it's more about a pain related to that love than the feeling of love itself. So I won't choose that feeling. At no point do I feel that the music portrays someone who is hat...”
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Course summary for: Creation of Emotional Visual Narratives
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Collage, Photographic Composition, Photography Post-production, Photomontage

Paulo Abreu
A course by Paulo Abreu
Paulo Abreu is a photographer and visual artist with more than ten years' experience expressing himself through his graphic compositions. In his work, he creates narratives that tackle topics related to human existence and contain visual metaphors that allow the viewer to scrutinize and identify with an albeit unusual world.
His pieces have appeared in publications on a range of international art and culture platforms such as Liberatum, Mídia Ninja, Cultura Inquieta, The Pink Lemonade, DesignBoom, and Ignant. He has also produced exhibitions for ImageNation in Milan.
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