Directing | Bringing Stories to Life
This practical workshop offers an introduction to the craft of directing for screen, exploring how directors use visual storytelling and performance to bring scenes to life.
Stage 1: The Director as Collaborator
Briefly discuss how directors work with cinematographers, production designers, costume designers, editors and other departments to bring a shared creative vision to life.
Stage 2: Visual Storytelling
Explore the fundamentals of cinematic storytelling through framing, shot selection, camera placement and basic shot listing. Discover how directors use visual choices to shape an audience's experience of a scene.
Stage 3: Working with Actors
Explore how directors approach working with actors, communicate ideas clearly, and create an environment where performances can thrive. Through practical exercises, you'll learn techniques for discussing character, objectives and emotion, helping actors bring a scene to life.
Stage 4: Direct a Scene
Put your new skills into practice by directing and filming a short scene, applying visual storytelling techniques, collaboration and actor direction in a hands-on exercise.
No directing experience required. Just bring your imagination, curiosity, and a notepad and pen.
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