Description
FilmSkills: Directors Craft takes you through every step of the directing process, including:
- Learn how to perform a targeted script breakdown for plot and character
- Techniques for finding and casting the perfect actors for your movie
- How to audition actors and look for yellow and red flags in even the most talented actors
- How to find character’s backstory, motivations, and subtext
- Techniques for rehearsing Actors
- The art of directing actors both on and off the set
- The language of acting so you can quickly and easily communicate using a “shorthand” on set to get the performance you want
- What to say in the moments leading up to “Action” and what to say after calling “Cut”
- How to direct extras in the background to enhance the realism of the scene
- How to use framing and composition to create subtle emotional queues
- How to shoot a scene from the very beginning of each shot to the end
- How to block actors on set for a convincing performance every time
- Choose the correct camera angles to tell the story, and to make sure you do it on schedule
- How to storyboarding and pre-visualize complex scenes
- How to track and maintain continuity from shot to shot and scene to scene
- How to build a fool-proof shot list
- Techniques for communicating with and directing the crew
There are no wasted words in FilmSkills: Director’s Craft, which concisely summarizes each facet of the director’s craft. It’s difficult to think of a step in the process that Tomaric fails to address.
