Working with Actors

DIR-A: Tuesdays, April 27 – June 15, 2010
DIR-B: Tuesdays, Oct. 26 – Dec. 14, 2010

8 Sessions 7:00-10:00pm
Instructors: Stephanie Shine; Alec Carlin
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 taught by Stephanie Shine (artistic director of the Shakespeare Company) 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 taught by Alec Carlin (director of the award-winning indie film “Outpatient”) 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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