Filming the Actor/Acting for Film

Catalog description

This class provides a "360 view" of acting and filming, allowing students to round out their understanding of performance and directing, and practice the skills to make excellent films. Topics to be covered from the perspective of the filmmaker include: how to talk to actors; "directorial tools" to guide an actor's performance; how best to work with cinematographers and sound recorders to translate performances to the screen. From the actors' side the following issues will be examined: how actors get into character; the internal processes performers go through to bring their best to the stage, screen, and microphone; techniques an actor needs to add layers of emotion and human experience to all types of media.