Understanding acting and the way to communicate with actors is critical for any good directon.
My goal is to help you think like an “actor’s” director, the kind that creates brilliant performances, gains the trust of actors, attracts more high-quality actors, and makes creative magic on the set.
Directors
Our Private Sessions For directors
Good Directors know there is no story without the actor, that it is the magic of what happens on-set or in the room with their organic impulses and understanding of the scene that tells the tale.
Combining Authentic Acting Techniques and the wise work of Judith Weston, Oscar Eustis, and other iconic directors, I combine camera technique with a deep understanding of how to communicate with actors to achieve the impressive performances that take what is on the page to a whole other level.
The art of how to direct an actor, what words, images, ideas, and clues to use is the most important skill a director can bring to the set. Technical knowledge is not what makes a great director, the ability to speak to the actor’s psyche is.
Good Directors know there is no story without the performance that defines it.
Directing intensives combine camera technique and storytelling structure with a focus on Authentic Acting Technique for directors, emphasizing how to communicate with an actor, using the very tools I use to coach and open up performances.
These tools help you gain trust, open up emotion, enhance inner life, instill active drives, and much more to make you the director that can spot and nurture genuine talent to powerful performances you cant predict and love to capture.
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Foundation or refresher in the fundamentals of getting authentic and inspiring performances out of your actors that reveal whats in-between the lines and the truth of the story.
Director scene work
Deconstructing the scene from character view points and overlapping character objectives, and translating that into actionable words that help your actor develop authentic connections to each other and the scene. (Weekly class, drop in auditing available)
Director coaching pre-shoot or on-set
Preparation meets Inspiration. Private coaching for directors is to help them master the art of breaking down a character in a way that allows them to drop the actor into the moment, regardless of non-linear storytelling in film or the endless repetition of a stage performance.
The Work
Teaching you through script analysis, engagement with actors, and studying materials how to analyze the script like an actor and to develop the cues and triggers essential to getting them to their best performance.
