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This course is for those who would like to build their skills and confidence when directing actors. Its aim is to expand and refine your ‘toolkit’ of approaches, provide a language and vocabulary that is accessible and enable effective communication with actors from casting to rehearsals and onto the set.
At the end of the two days, you should be able to efficiently focus and alter an actor’s performance in order to aid the story you want to tell and do so with tact and sensitivity. Please note that we do not use actors in this course.
Areas covered will include:
Casting – Strategies and Processes
Rehearsals – Objectives and Planning
Establishing Rapport
Character Voice
Lines of Communication
Importance Of Dialogue – when to keep and when to cut
Shaping character arcs
Breaking Down Scenes into beats
Mood And Tone
Blocking basics
Handling The Schedule
Troubleshooting
Freelance: £395
Corporate: £790
Freelance: £395
Corporate: £790
BURSARY INFORMATION
A limited number of bursaries are available for all of our short courses. If you wish to apply for a bursary to contribute to the costs of your course, please read the bursary guidelines below carefully to confirm your eligibility. Please do not apply to a course unless you are sure you meet the bursary eligibility criteria, or if you are able to pay for the course by other means.
Please apply as far in advance of the course date as possible to give yourself the best chance of securing a supported place as we may not be able to accommodate all applications. We aim to advise successful applicants no later than 10 working days prior to the course start date.
Once you have submitted your course application, your bursary application, and supporting documents, should be submitted to wales@nfts.co.uk.
NFTS Cymru Wales Bursary Guidelines (pdf) | NFTS Cymru Wales Bursary Application Form (pdf)
I ddarllen y dogfenau yn Gymraeg:
NFTS Cymru Wales Canllawiau’r Bwrswriaeth (pdf) | NFTS Cymru Wales Ffurflen Gais Bwrswriaeth (pdf)
Please fill in the application form.
