Translating personal experiences into film
The Script
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: The Script
Overview
“The next step is to write the script. I will give you some traditional guidance that can help you write yours, but I will also give you some tips on how to create your own rules and workflow for your short film. ”
In this video lesson Ayla Spaans addresses the topic: The Script, 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, we will start writing your script. First of all, I'd like to say that there are different ways to write a good script. For my short film About Two Girls, I did not follow any traditional rules or guidelines because my film has more of a poetic approach. I like to think of it as a visual poem. To learn how to write a regular script, I would recommend watching one of the other courses of Domestika on screenwriting that I listed below. This course I'm teaching right now is not focusing on writing a regular script. Actually, I never wrote a script for About Two Girls, as it's mo...”
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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
