EDUCATION
“PhD in Audiovisual Creativity and Production, cum laude. MA’s in Cinema Studies and Journalism. Training in Filmmaking in New York, and Visual Art in the UK. Involvements with MIT/Harvard. Highest Fulbright grant of the year in Spain.”
University
PhD Audiovisual Creativity and Production, MA Journalism, BA Journalism at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. MA Cinema Studies at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Training
Filmmaking at New York Film Academy, Screenwriting at Columbia University; and Performing Arts with Robert Wilson, Trisha Brown Dance Company, and Atsushi Takenouchi. In the UK, Visual Art at Arts University Plymouth. Transmedia Arts & Technology (online) by metaLAB/Harvard University.
UNIVERSITY
• PhD Audiovisual Creativity and Production [Film/Medial] cum laude Universidad Complutense de Madrid
[Spanish: Audiovisual. English: Film/Media] I Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Study of Robert Wilson’s Creative Process is a PhD dissertation on director/artist Robert Wilson work (Part 1), and creative process (Part 2). DISSERTATION Original Title: Estudio del proceso de creación en la obra de Robert Wilson. LANGUAGE: Spanish. AUTHOR: Pedro Valiente. DIRECTOR: José Ramón Pérez Ornia. PROGRAM: Audiovisual Creativity and Production. UNIVERSITY: Department of Audiovisual Communication and Publicity, Faculty of Information Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. PRESENTATION: December 2000. Jury by PhD professors from four Spanish universities. Grade: summa cum laude [sobresaliente cum laude por unanimidad]. PUBLISHED: UCM Eprints.
BOOK SERIES Robert Wilson. Planetary Performing Arts (2005) published by Ñaque Ed. I Suspended Time Space. Robert Wilson’s Creative Process upcoming.
— Robert Wilson I PhD I Books I University
• MA Cinema Studies Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• MA Journalism CM Santillana, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
• BA Journalism UCM
• Diploma Photo Journalism & Photo Editing UCM
• Diploma Filmmaking New York Film Academy, NY
Filmmaking I Media
TRAINING
• Writing Feature Films (onsite semester) by Loren Paul Caplin (US), writer/senior professor at Columbia University, New York
• Writing for Film (onsite course) by Marsha Kinder (US), Emerita Professor of Critical Studies at University of Southern California (USC), and University of California, LA (UCLA).
• Writing for Television (onsite course) by Doc Comparato (Brazil), writer based in Portugal.
Shared programs for MA Screenwriting and MA Cinema Studies, Fundación Viridiana, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
• Creative Writing (onsite workshop) by Eva López del Pino (Spain), writer, Eugenio Trías Public Library, Madrid.
— Writing
Writing
• Digital Photography Arts University Plymouth, UK
• Life Drawing Arts University Plymouth, UK
• Postproduction Media School, New York
• Digital Art SAE Institute I Alaa Khatib, Jordan
Visual Art
• Theater of Images Robert Wilson, The Watermill Center, New York
• Visual Theater The Wooster Group, New York
• Contemporary Dance Trisha Brown Dance Company, New York I Ryuji Yamaguchi, Shireen Talhouni, Jordan
• Butoh Dance Atsushi Takenouchi, New York
Visual Theater
TRANSMEDIA
• Transmedia Arts & Technology seminar by metaLAB, Harvard University, US
FILMMAKING
• Introduction to Film Directing César Pesquera • Development of Fiction Series Hernán Caffiero • Directing Experimental Short Films Jiajie Yu Yan
CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Advanced Cinematography Techniques David Curto • Introduction to Film Photography Direction David Curto • Cinematography With Natural Light Alvin Sjödin • Basic Lighting for Audiovisual Projects Enrique Silguero
ONLINE COURSES
WRITING
• Screenwriting for Television HaJ House • Screenwriting for Film and Television Julio Rojas • Creative Writing Shaun Levin • Writing a Novel Cristina García Barrio
PHOTOGRAPHY
• Photomontage and Creative Retouching Carles Marsal • Photography for Social Media Cecilia Pertusi I Marina Dobón • Introduction to Digital Photography Jesús G. Pastor • Introduction to Photoshop Carles Marsal
FILM / ART PROJECT
• Projects Incubator (5 months program), Building a Film Production Company, Incubadora con Valores, Spain
“In New York, I connected with artists who followed in the footsteps of the Black Mountain College and creators of the Theater of Images. Later in Madrid, I had the privilege of studying with the pioneer who coined the term ‘transmedia’ in the arts. Now, it’s time to navigate the digital world.”
“Pedro Valiente holds a BA and MA in Journalism, as well as an MA in Cinema Studies, all completed in Madrid. He later expanded his education in New York, studying Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, and completing his work towards a PhD in Audiovisual Creativity and Production. His research, centered on director/visual artist Robert Wilson and the avant-garde, was followed by a book series on ongoing projects.
His training includes extensive online courses in Filmmaking, Visual Arts, and Writing; hands-on practice in Photography and Life Drawing at Arts University Plymouth; and online seminars in Transmedia Arts & Technology through metaLAB, Harvard University. Recently, he has participated in a Writing program at Madrid’s Public Library, and joined an online Project Incubator hosted by a global NGO.
Valiente’s education reflects a path through lifelong learning across formats, disciplines, and geographies. His academic and artistic training is enriched by international exposure, combining formal study with immersive experiences in diverse cultural contexts.” LinkedIn I IMDb I EXTERNAL REVIEW I Photo: White Wall
