Plan of studies
Master in Film and TV Art Direction

Transversal content (common for several masters) which aims to approach the most current trends in cinematography from a narrative and aesthetic perspective.

Technology applied to the architectural design of spaces and stage structures through the use of two and three dimensions.

Plastic expression as a creative representation tool. Freehand drawing techniques aimed at developing your own visual language.

Links, connections and reprogramming of styles and trends through the study of different artistic disciplines and film genres.

Transformation processes of a text (literary script); from the language of words to the language of images. Staging concepts.

Workflows between the art direction department and the production department, with a focus on the management and utilization of real locations. A practical introduction to the processes of scouting, selection, minimal intervention, and interdepartmental dialogue from an aesthetic, narrative, and logistical perspective.

The language of cinema from the perspective of the art department. Key concepts such as framing and the use of lenses to understand how art direction decisions are integrated and enhanced through the camera. Visual and technical tools to effectively communicate with the photography team and actively contribute to the aesthetic construction of the cinematographic image.

Analysis of objectives and processes in the art department: stagecraft and props. This workshop is complemented by a specific seminar on locations, a task frequently associated with the production department and in which the art director plays an increasingly important role.

Introduction to the fundamentals of art direction applied to film and audiovisual media. A study of working methodologies, stage intervention, visual coherence, and the construction of a unique artistic universe through spatial design. Exploration of the dialogue between the visual arts and cinematography to develop an authorial perspective from the art department.

Study of the visual and scenographic techniques used to represent time in the construction of audiovisual worlds. Analysis of historical, stylistic, and symbolic references in the creation of environments and atmospheres. Introduction to the decorative arts, the history of furniture, and interior architecture as tools for evoking eras, imagining futures, or reconfiguring the present from an artistic and critical perspective.

Processes and methodologies for supervising set design in the studio. Material transformation practices.

Practical exercise in collaborative filming environments with students from different film master's program specialties. Active participation in the creation of the visual and stage proposal based on previously selected scripts, applying design, setting, and aesthetic coherence criteria. Working from the art department's perspective, I integrate art direction into the narrative and technical framework of the project, in collaboration with direction, photography, and production.

Advertising cinema as an expressive vehicle of artistic direction. General map of the advertising business to know its processes and methodologies. Study of genres and styles in which the essential areas of intervention in advertising narratives are analyzed and delimited.

Participation in the development of advertising pieces, fashion films, or music videos selected through a pitch process, in collaboration with students from various Master's in Film. The art department's role focuses on creating a powerful and symbolically effective visual universe, adapting to the brand's language, the aesthetic tone of the piece, and the requirements of the short format.

Portraiture and character psychology through costume design, textiles, tailoring, historical representation, and fashion techniques. A practical overview of the craft allows students to broaden their professional perspectives in relation to artistic direction.

A journey towards the main contemporary scenographic references with stage and spatial techniques that go beyond figurative representation and enter hybrid territories in which sound spaces, projections and digital stage technologies intervene.

A mentoring process focused on supporting and monitoring the scenographic and visual development of the final short fiction project from the perspective of the art department. Through individual, joint, and cross-disciplinary sessions, the student works in dialogue with mentors and students from other film specialties, contributing their own perspectives to the construction of the project's visual universe.
These tutorials allow the art department's aesthetic proposal to be articulated with the project's narrative, technical, and production requirements, consolidating the short film's visual identity as an essential part of the cinematic narrative.

A cross-cutting project across all the film master's degrees that make up the student portfolio.
The process includes a preselection of a certain number of short films, which will be produced under specific conditions. All other projects will be carried out according to the premises established in the Project Guide. Production of a short film is mandatory and is linked to obtaining the title.
Participation in assistantships and complementary positions on projects with other students as a basis for understanding teamwork.
All information related to fiction projects is found in the Project Guide, which is mandatory. This guide is complemented by a timeline that includes all relevant dates in the project's progress.