Translating personal experiences into film
Research
A course by Ayla Spaans
, Film director
Learn how to create a script and translate your personal stories into a short film.
- 145 students
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
About the video: Research
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about different ways of doing research. Doing research helps to find inspiration and is important to make your story grounded. ”
In this video lesson Ayla Spaans addresses the topic: Research, which is part of the Domestika online course: Translating personal experiences into film. Learn how to create a script and translate your personal stories into a short film..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I will show a few tricks and tips on how I like to do research for my films. I love to do online and offline research because you never know where the inspiration might come from. Now we know the base of our story or theme and we did some brainstorming, so we're ready for some research. You can do research in all different kinds of ways. Research is not just about facts, but it's to make your story grounded and as realistic as possible. Wonderful things can happen during your research process. Doing research is also full of experiences and it's about the process of the proje...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Translating personal experiences into film
-
Areas
Art Direction, Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Video
A course by Ayla Spaans
Ayla Spaans is a renowned director of short films, music videos, commercials, and children's series. With a playful, stylish, and color-coordinated approach, Ayla's work captivates audiences worldwide. She explores themes of friendship, family, and self-love, drawing inspiration from her own life experiences, particularly her childhood memories and the nostalgic charm they hold.
Ayla's unique storytelling style combines aesthetics with a deeper exploration of emotions, normalizing subjects such as self-love, growth, illness, love, and disappointment in an abstract yet lighthearted manner. Through this course, Ayla shares her personal workflow, emphasizing the importance of finding what works best for you as a creative individual.
- 145 students
- 14 lessons (1h 26m)
- 26 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
