Experimentación del cine silente en celuloide a través del cortometraje de ficción “el umbral”.

Abstract

This Final Degree Project presents the theoretical development and planning of the experimental short film El Umbral, an audiovisual work conceived through a research-creation approach. The project proposes a symbolic cinematic experience thatexplorestheemotionalpassagebetweenmemory,guilt,andforgivenessthrougha language inspired by silent cinema and surrealism, prioritizing image, rhythm, and atmosphere overdialogue. The aestheticproposal is grounded in authorial decisions in directing and cinematography aimed at constructing a narrative “non-place”: a liminal space in which the protagonist crosses a series of visual and emotional thresholds leading to a final moment of reconciliation. The document develops: (a) the artistic proposal of direction and visual references; (b) the cinematography proposal and technical resources; (c) production, financial, and marketing planning; and (d) sound design and post-production, with the aim of ensuring coherence between conceptual intention and audiovisual execution. Finally, the project systematizes the lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations derived from the development process, consolidating a working model applicable to author-driven short-format productions.