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Creative Direction for Music Videos

A course by Lyona Ivanova , Audiovisual Director

Audiovisual Director. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined April 2014

Learn to realize your artistic vision from shoot to post-production

Best seller
99% positive reviews (426)
13,783 students
Audio: Spanish, English
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch

Learn to realize your artistic vision from shoot to post-production

What could be more inspiring than music to jumpstart your creativity? Being able to imagine and create an entire visual world from a song is exactly what Catalan filmmaker Lyona does when she directs music videos. This field allows her to express herself artistically while exploring different creative techniques and styles. Since 2004, she has made more than one hundred music videos for bands like Love of Lesbian, Amaral, Leiva, Sidonie, Lori Meyers, and Carlos Sadness.

In this course, Lyona shows you what’s needed to create a professional music video, both conceptually and artistically. She shows you what the creative process of music video production is really like: from conceptualizing the idea and writing the script, to pre-production, planning, and development of a storyboard, and finishing with the filming and editing.

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What will you learn in this online course?

27 lessons & 15 downloads

First contact with music
7 minutes, 39 seconds
Prepare a script 1
11 minutes, 28 seconds
Prepare a script 2
9 minutes, 49 seconds
Creation of visual treatment
13 minutes, 25 seconds
Creation of visual treatment 2
17 minutes, 3 seconds
  • 99% positive reviews (426)
  • 13,783 students
  • 27 lessons (5h 37m)
  • 15 additional resources (8 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish, English
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Carry out the artistic direction and production of a music video based on the music of your choice.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Filmmakers, photographers, editors, creators, or anyone with a basic knowledge of audiovisual production who would like to explore the music video format.

Requirements and materials

To take this course, basic knowledge of photography, editing, and cameras is required.

As for the materials, you will need a camera that is capable of recording digital video and a computer with Adobe Premiere installed.


Reviews

13,783 Students
426 Reviews
99% Positive ratings

Lyona Ivanova

A course by Lyona Ivanova

Teacher Plus
Audiovisual Director

Lyona is a filmmaker specializing in directing music videos. Since 2004, she has made more than 100 music videos for bands and artists like Love of Lesbian, Amaral, Leiva, Sidonie, Lori Meyers, and Carlos Sadness.

She is passionate about cinema and music, finding the creation of music videos to be the perfect fusion of both. Her work with artists and record labels allows her to create unique visual worlds based on a song.

Lyona is also an illustrator, collaborating on story books and publishing some of her own, including Alyona with Lunwerg Editores or Sex-¡oh! with Random Comics.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What will we do in the course?
  • U2

    Concept pre-production

    • First contact with music
    • Prepare a script 1
    • Prepare a script 2
    • Creation of visual treatment
    • Creation of visual treatment 2
    • Creation of visual treatment 3
  • U3

    Technical preparation

    • Scouting and casting
    • Planning: Technical Script Creation 1
    • Planning: Technical Script Creation 2
    • Storyboard
    • Shooting plan
  • U4

    Production

    • Materials and preparation: tips for filming
    • Organization and management of the human team
    • We shot 1
    • We shot 2
    • We shot 3
    • We shot 4
  • U5

    Postproduction

    • Display and selection of material 1
    • Material display and selection 2
    • Editing intended for video clips: distinction between narrative and playback editing 1
    • Editing intended for video clips: distinction between narrative and playback editing 2
    • Editing designed for video clips: distinction between narrative and playback editing 3
    • Color retouch and final master
    • Organize your reel and promote it on social networks
  • FP

    Final project

    • Creative Art Direction for Music Videos

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

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  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

    The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.

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FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

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The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Creative Direction for Music Videos. Photography, and Video course by Lyona Ivanova Best seller

Creative Direction for Music Videos

A course by Lyona Ivanova
Audiovisual Director. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined April 2014
  • 99% positive reviews (426)
  • 13,783 students