Translating personal experiences into film
Logline and Synopsis
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: Logline and Synopsis
Overview
“Now, I want to talk about the importance of a good logline and show you how to write a synopsis for your film. ”
In this video lesson Ayla Spaans addresses the topic: Logline and Synopsis, 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 talk about the importance of a good logline and how to write a synopsis for your short film. So we wrote our personal experience, motivation, our theme, did some brainstorming, and we did some research. This means we now have all the ingredients to write a logline. A logline explains your movie shortly, like a written elevator pitch. A great logline is a one-sentence summary or description of your movie. It's important that your logline is short and clear, covers the full story, and triggers interest in your potential viewer. It should always describe the main charact...”
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Course summary for: Translating personal experiences into film
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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
