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Filmmaking: Making a Short Film of Your Taste of Genre
This is a hands-on experience course about filmmaking. We go through all the procedures of you making a short film which is going to be the fruit of your effort :)! We work on the storytelling (does not have to be a conventional type of a story, there is no single way of telling stories), analysis of the script (if any), making a shot list, looking for the crew, taking shots, post-production (mainly editing), receiving feedback, and voilà!
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At teacher's location: Amsterdam, Netherlands






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Age: | Adults (18-64 years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate |
Duration: | 60 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, Spanish, German, Persian |
About Me
"I like teaching and I put all my energy for my students to help them yield the best results they can. I am fun, but at the same time very focused and strict :) I hope we can both enjoy our time together besides learning a lot from each other :)"Education
Film: University of Amsterdam (Ph.D. in film aesthetics), CREA University of Amsterdam (fiction, documentary and editing courses), Rome International Film School (scriptwriting and directing courses), University of Deusto, and University of Groningen (Spain and Netherlands - MA in representation and visual and cultural analysis)Piano & Music: Academia Romana di Musica (pop singing course), Berklee College of Music (songwriting & musicianship courses), University of Edinburgh (music theory course), Curtis Institute of Music (Music history & performance course), Tehran Conservatory of Music (piano workshop) private masterclasses with Peyman Yazdanian, Ramin Behna, Alireza Shafaghinejad & Hassan
Dance & Performance: Academy of Theater and Dance (Amsterdam - dance courses), California Institute of the Arts (site-specific dance course), Aram Institute (dance courses)
Experience / Qualifications
Film: made fiction, experimental and commercial short films which have been screened at international film festivals - was a member of the jury at Amsterdam Independent Film Festival - have some experience working/researching at Rome Independent Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, Imagine Film Festival, and International Documentary Film FestivalDance and Theater: performed 2 different roles at Siavash Asad's 'Pillow Man' theater in 2017, have been teaching it at Dibaji Institute
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Parisa’s class was totally amazing!!! She not only is a learned artist but Also a great tutor...
She’s humble and was very helpful and she makes the whole learning experience a fun and joyful experience!!! I Highly recommend her if you wanna know how to play a piano
You will start to enjoy playing the piano both during and outside of the time of the class. You will learn how to be able to perform in a way that inspires your audience. I will teach you the basic music theory without going way deep into it because this is a performance class but you will learn what you need to excel in your performance. Additionally, I will teach you the principles of aesthetics of playing the piano. The repertoire that I focus on is mostly Western modern and Classical music, but we can also work on some famous Persian and Turkish pieces if you like. Of course, you are also always welcome to bring your favorite pieces to the class. Contact me for availability.
You will learn how to show your emotions through movements to best inspire the audience and enjoy. We will work on rhythm, tempo (which are two different things), creativity, improvisation techniques and theatrical performance (if interested). I do not like to work genre-based (for instance only hip-hop, or only classical music), but we will practice what you like the most. However, my strengths are rather in contemporary and modern style, hip hop, breakdance, belly dancing, and Persian dance. We can also specialize in one of these if you are interested. Contact me for availability.
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