Working with Actors

DIR-A: Tuesdays, April 24 - June 12, 2012 DIR-B: Tuesdays, Oct. 23 - Dec. 11, 2012 8 Sessions 7 - 10pm Instructors: Staff Tuition: $545

The Art of Directing concentrates on two crucial areas of the directing process — working with actors and the technical aspects of blocking the action on the set. The first four sessions concentrate on the relationship between the actor and director. How does a director handle casting? What tools does a director need to communicate effectively? How does a director work with actors to achieve or obtain the desired emotion or dramatic action? This part of the class focuses on the tools and methods that allow a director to work with actors to bring a script to life. The next four sessions approach the issue of directing from the perspective of a director who is working with actors to obtain powerful performances and at the same time dealing with an incredibly long list of issues that can intrude on an actors’ comfort level — lighting, set design, lens selection, and the reality that the film is shot out of chronological order. Directing is a complex craft and the combined perspective of Stephanie Shine and Alec Carlin provide a set of tools so students can successfully take on the challenge.

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