Directing (Basic) for the Classroom

A full semester curriculum for teaching high school students the fundamentals of directing for the screen. Basic course does not include feedback or live sessions.

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Course curriculum

1. What Kind of Filmmaker Are You?
2. Intro
3. Exercise: What Kind of Filmmaker Are You?
4. Finding the Right Story
5. Exercise: A Good Story Idea
6. Components to Good Short Film Stories
7. Get to the Script!
1. Intro
2. What a Director Does
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3. The Phases of Pre-Production
4. The Secrets of Script Analysis
5. Assignment: Script Analysis
6. The Art of the Storyboard
1. Intro
2. Thinking Visually: Theme
3. Thinking Visually: Composition
4. Thinking Visually: Emotion
5. Thinking Visually: Camera Movement
1. Intro
2. The Importance of Storyboards
3. The Storyboarding Process
4. Assignment: The Storyboard
5. The Shot List
6. Assignment: The Shot List
7. The Overhead
8. The Director's Notebook
9. Video: Francis Ford Coppola's Director's Notebook
1. Intro
2. Above the Line Crew
3. Below the Line Crew
4. A Successful Day
1. Intro
2. The Basics of Performance
3. Emotions, Verbs, and the Power of Risk
4. Crafting the Performance
5. The Well-Run Audition
1. Intro
2. The Basics
3. The I Formation
4. Other Formations
5. Video: How to Make an Overhead Map
6. Assignment: Make an Overhead Map
1. Intro
2. Acting Styles and Approach
3. Three Things Your Actors Need
4. Rehearsal
1. Intro
2. Design Questions
3. Production Design
4. Costume Design
5. Lighting
6. Conclusion
7. Video: How to Create A Look Book
8. Assignment: Create a Look Book!
1. Intro
2. Managing Your Schedule
3. Managing Conflict
4. Helpful Tips
1. Intro
2. A Brief History of Cutting
3. It Starts With the Script!
4. Some Tips and Tricks
5. Workflow
6. Video: Psycho - Shower Scene
7. Assignment: The Shower Scene
1. Intro
2. Editing - What to Focus On
3. Editing - Knowing When You're Done
4. Score
5. Sound
6. Color
1. Intro
2. Next Steps
3. Exercise: Who Is Your Audience?
4. Film Festivals
5. Exercise: Film Festivals
6. Raising Money
7. The Next Film
8. Exercise: Brainstorming
1. Intro
2. My Story
3. Film School
4. Things to Remember
5. Do It
6. Exercise: Your Finished Film
1. That's a Wrap!
2. Exercise: Story Exercise
3. Exercise: What Have You Learned

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$630.00 / month with 10 day free trial
88 lessons
14 hours of video content

This course is eligible for college credit.

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