Art Direction and Creativity in Movement
A course by Flaminguettes , Creative Directors
Learn the secrets of set design, animation, and video post-production to create still lifes
In this online course, discover the definitive recipe for exploiting your creativity. Alongside Daniela and Mara—the creative duo known as the Flaminguettes, who have captivated major brands such as Air France, Cirque du Soleil, Nike, adidas, and Sony—explore your personal tastes to achieve solid concepts and powerful images.
Learn to give a new meaning to objects and mold your creativity. Explore how to process your ideas and turn them into powerful contemporary still lifes with a touch of movement.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 18 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (258)
- 6,895 students
- 22 lessons (3h 30m)
- 18 additional resources (13 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · Italian · French · Turkish
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe After Effects
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
After diving into the pool of your creativity, make a 21st century still life, including moving elements. You can use this technique for product photography, editorial, digital art, and whatever you can think of, the sky's the limit.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Visual artists, designers, photographers, illustrators, and anyone interested in unleashing their creativity.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of photography is recommended. You also need an intermediate level in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.
Regarding materials, you need a digital camera that captures both photo and video, a tripod, a computer with After Effects and Photoshop installed, a basic stationery kit (pens, markers, pencils, erasers...), a notebook, and all the props and curious objects you lay your hands on.
New to Adobe After Effects? In that case, we recommend taking Domestika Basics courses to learn how to use the software: Introduction to After Effects.
Reviews
Flaminguettes
A course by Flaminguettes
Flaminguettes is a multidisciplinary duo, formed by Mara and Daniela, in constant search of exploiting their creativity from an extremely personal point of view.
Open to all types of disciplines and specializing in high-quality concepts, Flaminguettes have embarked on animation, video, installation and design projects for national and international clients such as Air France, Cirque du Soleil, Nike, adidas, Victoria, Sony, Bissu, and the Botanical Garden of Culiacán, among others.
Since the end of 2015, they have represented Mexico at the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI)—an international association that brings together the best graphic artists and designers from around the world.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
The project
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What are we going to do?
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The 4 essential ingredients of Flaminguettes for a good project
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U3
Create a still life that represents your favorite food
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Choose your favorite food
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Journal of experiences
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Theoretical and visual research
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Define your concept
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Choose your favorite elements and resignify them
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Bring an unexpected element to your composition
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U4
Prepare your still life
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Inspiration Board, color palette and sketch
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Search your props and funds
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Plan the movement of your still life
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Get and choose your materials and photo / video equipment.
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Breakdown
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U5
Make your Still Life in Motion
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Mount your composition
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Capture the movement
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U6
Final retouching
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Retouch I
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Retouch II
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Compound I
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Compound II
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Render
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FP
Final project
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Art direction and creativity in movement
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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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.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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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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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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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.
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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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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
This course is designed for people with intermediate knowledge in animation, graphic design, or visual arts. It’s perfect if you already have a foundation and want to deepen your skills in still life techniques, animation, and creative production.
Basic experience in design, animation, or photography is recommended. You don’t need to be an expert, but having a general understanding will help you get the most out of the content.
You’ll need access to a camera, a computer with image editing and animation software, materials for still life setups, and a notebook for logs. The course provides detailed technical recommendations.
You’ll learn how to conceptualize, plan, and produce visual projects that combine animation, still life, photography, and design. You’ll develop your own style, master composition techniques, and experiment with cinemagraphs and stop motion.
The goal is for you to create original visual projects from start to finish—idea through post-production—using modern animation, still life, and design techniques while building your own creative identity.
The course covers creative collaboration, brainstorming, developing a visual style, photographic composition, lighting, creating and assembling still life setups, animation in photography, digital editing, and project conceptualization.
Yes, you’ll learn how to create stop motion and cinemagraph animations applied to still life, blending photography and video to add subtle motion to your compositions.
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Me encanto este curso, super dinamico y divertido. Muy bien explicado
Muy bueno!!
Me ha encantado el contenido y es súper dinámico.
Dinámico, bien explicado y directo al punto.
Please provide english audio, it is difficult to watch and read at the same time, too late i did not realize the audio was only in spanish....