Audiovisual Pre-Production: Narrative and Creative Direction

A course by Mariana Arriaga y Santiago Arriaga , Film Directors

Film Directors. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined August 2021

Explore stories as the central focus to make key decisions prior to filming shorts and audiovisual pieces

100% positive reviews (16)
782 students
Audio: Spanish
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Explore stories as the central focus to make key decisions prior to filming shorts and audiovisual pieces

Looking to launch an audiovisual project? Prepare your script, because film directors Mariana and Santiago Arriaga are here to share the secrets get it off the ground. After having founded their own production house, Memento Mori Films, the Arriaga siblings are currently fully dedicated to film projects.

In this online course, they explain all the steps to ground your idea, and shape the narrative of your story. Make all the creative decisions necessary before filming and include them in a direction folder to start your project.

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What will you learn in this online course?

15 lessons & 20 downloads

Mood boards and references
9 minutes, 51 seconds
The casting
8 minutes, 1 second
Scouting
8 minutes, 57 seconds
Acting work
16 minutes, 13 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (16)
  • 782 students
  • 15 lessons (2h 24m)
  • 20 additional resources (2 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Analyze a scene or short film that you have previously written and make creative decisions in favor of the story, beyond aesthetics, in order to create a directorial portfolio.

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in filming a story, whether a professional or a movie buff.

Requirements and materials

To take this course, you need to have a scene or script already written to work on.

As for materials, you need a computer and the material required for the pre-production of your specific project.


Reviews

782 Students
16 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Mariana Arriaga y Santiago Arriaga

Mariana Arriaga and Santiago Arriaga are siblings and codirectors. They grew up in a family of storytellers who instilled in them the desire to tell stories. They both studied communication and cinema, and at the end of their studies they codirected their first short films. It was from there that they decided to found the production house Memento Mori Films, where they made short films, fashion films, music videos, commercials, and experimental pieces.

Their short films have been selected for the Ariel Awards, the Morelia International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, LA Shorts, the Guanajuato International Film Festival, and the Kustendorf Film Festival, among others.

After five years, they decided to leave their production company as a creative label to focus on film projects. They are currently working on their first feature film—Cielo Abierto.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    The first steps

    • The story and the moral dilemma
    • Mood boards and references
    • Planning: storyboards and shooting list
    • The casting
    • Scouting
    • Acting work
  • U3

    The set and the filming

    • The art department
    • The photograph
    • The characterization: makeup, hairstyle and wardrobe
    • Survival kit in set
  • U4

    How to take care of post-production from the beginning

    • Sound and music
    • Color correction
    • Project distribution
  • FP

    Final project

    • Audiovisual Pre-Production: Narrative and Creative Direction

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Audiovisual Pre-Production: Narrative and Creative Direction. Photography, and Video course by Mariana Arriaga y Santiago Arriaga

Audiovisual Pre-Production: Narrative and Creative Direction

A course by Mariana Arriaga y Santiago Arriaga
Film Directors. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined August 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (16)
  • 782 students