Directing I

The Directing Course focuses on the many responsibilities of the director and film crew to successfully take a project from script to screen. During lectures, students learn basic and advanced techniques of directing, including acting, directing actors, composition, the rehearsal process, script analysis, preproduction, casting, and theory. Students participate in workshops that emulate a working film production environment, as they become director and actor utilizing their scripts and talents.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Fundamentals of Directing
• Directing Talent/Understanding the Actor
• Preproduction
• Casting/Acting
• Pitching Scripts in Hollywood
• Scene Study