Translating personal experiences into film
Look and Feel: Colors, Art Direction, and Cinematography
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: Look and Feel: Colors, Art Direction, and Cinematography
Overview
“Next, we start shaping the film with words, textures, shapes, and light. So, this lesson is about colors and color palettes, art direction, and cinematography. ”
In this video lesson Ayla Spaans addresses the topic: Look and Feel: Colors, Art Direction, and Cinematography, 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'll talk about color, art direction, and cinematography. Let's start talking about colors. Colors are very important to tell a story. Color in film is more than just aesthetic. The use of color can set the mood for a film as they have psychological and emotional effect on people. I'll show you how the use of color helps me express feelings without using words. I want you to think about your color palette for your film. The color palette we are creating for your film will be carried throughout the treatment and will represent your story. The color palette should not be picke...”
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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
