El rol de la directora en el proceso creativo del cortometraje Café para dos

Abstract

The art of cinema is sustained by the efforts of a whole technical team that works behind an audiovisual project; It is the artistic contribution of these people that counts when telling a story through images and, for the project to come to an end, the teams working on a film or short film need a leader who facilitates processes such as recording or the level of experimentation that is handled in creation. This project dives into the role and requirements of a Film Director as a leader of the creative process, addressing his contribution from the approach of the fictional literary script to the completion of a high-quality audiovisual product. The in-depth study of this role and needs also sustains the construction of a direction proposal designed for its application in the short film Café para dos. To meet these goals, the methodological approach of research/creation was used, as well as and complemented by a bibliographical review and analysis of the proposals for directing the films: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) by director Michel Gondry, with emphasis on its script and staging from the direction point of view; A ghost story (2017) by David Lowery, considering the staging and narrative; Finally, fragments of the miniseries The Queen ́s gambit (2020) directed by Scott Fran were taken into account, in which case specific sequences were chosen that helped develop the proposal for short film Café para dos. The research and systematic proposal in this paper sought to contribute to future film students having clear guidelines regarding the role played by a director in these projects.