Videography Specialization: Filming Techniques and Visual Storytelling

Course summary

• M1: Get inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences / Yerai Perdomo

  • Influences / César Pesquera

  • Influences / Enrique Silguero

  • Influences / Dana Campanello

• M2: Filming for Beginners

  • Materials

  • Basic video theory: camera body

  • Basic video theory: lens and focus

  • Audiovisual language

  • Formats and color

  • Filming techniques

  • Filming Preparation

  • DSLR filming

  • Time lapse and Hyperlapse technique

  • Special techniques for creative plans

  • Organization of the material

  • Edition in Davinci 1

  • Edition in Davinci 2

  • Color with Davinci 1

  • Color with Davinci 2

  • Color with Davinci 3

  • Outputs and formats

• M3: Introduction to Film Direction

  • Cinematographic syntax: a director's abc

  • The script: the germ of your film 1

  • The script: the germ of your film 2

  • Influences and references: visualize learning from others 1

  • Influences and references: visualize learning from others 2

  • Treatment: the cornerstone of your vision

  • Production gets underway

  • The storyboard: your vision translated into film language 1

  • The storyboard: your vision translated into cinematographic language 2

  • The pre-production dossier: your vision lowered into the real world

  • To learn more: Script reading and rehearsal with actors 1

  • To learn more: Script reading and rehearsal with actors 2

  • The shooting plan

  • We got to the set: tips, experiences and materials

  • The shoot: directing the crew and actors 1

  • Filming: Managing the Crew and Actors 2

  • How to structure your post production 1

  • How to structure your post production 2

  • Your vision before you

• M4: Basic Lighting for Audiovisual Projects

  • The keys of light

  • The style book

  • The narrative language of optics

  • Light quality: Choosing the type of lights

  • Direction of light: The expressive power of light.

  • The contrast and the zonal key

  • The classic lighting scheme with three lights and the use of color

  • Creating your own style The expressive use of light and framing.

  • Lighting in a real setting

  • Illuminating for fiction: cinematographic aesthetics and the continuity of light.

  • Outdoor lighting day

  • Keys to creative color grading

• M5: How to Be a Freelance Filmmaker: Producing and Directing

  • Types of audiovisual projects

  • From brief to idea

  • Inspiration and the creative process

  • Presentation to the client

  • How to assemble a film crew

  • Breakdown of production needs

  • The budget and schedule

  • The Preproduction Meeting (PPM)

  • From the idea to the technical script

  • Picstory: a visual guide

  • The shooting plan

  • Analysis of the short film

• M6: Creating Film Projects from Scratch

  • About Me

  • Influences

  • The Genesis of an Idea

  • Transformation of the Original Idea

  • Tagline and Storyline

  • First Plot Synopsis

  • Your Own Story

  • Characters

  • Environment and World

  • The Audiovisual Proposal

  • Mood Board

  • The Director's Dossier

  • Pitching