Directing the Screen Actor I

Catalog description

Hands-on workshop exploring how to direct an actor. This in turn will help students write dialogue for actors to speak and learn to meet the creative demands of their projects as a producer. Students learn how an actor creates a part and drops into that internal place on camera that makes the viewer really believe they are that character. A crucial element of narrative film/television production is understanding the process and requirements of performance. Students learn techniques and insights which give directors confidence and develop that "eye"; help writers take dialogue and structure to another level; and are given guidance and incentive to do pre-production and script analysis.