Directing Experimental Short Films

You'll start by getting to know the story of Jiajie Yu Yan and how he went from acting in a Pepsi ad to directing his own short films. Then he will show you his bible of influences: directors, composers and photographers and will show you the reference board with which he is inspired for his work.

From here, you will begin to create your personal style, by choosing the aspect ratio of your work, its framings, compositions, color and camera movements.

You will learn to make a visual treatment from a photo that inspires you: what story can suggest you an image just by seeing it.

You will create the technical script of your audiovisual piece, documenting each plan through a template that Jiajie will provide you.

At the time of filming, you will have to choose a place to shoot, you will learn the direction of actors and how to convey the emotion of your character to achieve the correct interpretation.

Once the shooting is over, you'll see what decisions the director makes in the post-production phase: montage, color and music to give the finishing touches to your project.