Creating a Short Film: 04 Working with Actors

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Free Online Course: Creating a Short Film: 04 Working with Actors provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Creating a Short Film: 04 Working with Actors is taught by Chad Perkins.

Overview
  • Learn how to direct actors and get the best performances for your short film.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome to this series
    • The importance of acting
    • Previewing our short film
    1. Auditions
    • About the casting process
    • Finding actors
    • Conducting a successful audition
    • Evaluating auditions
    • Casting our actors
    2. Acting (Theory)
    • Pretending vs. being
    • Exploring acting methods
    • Understanding character motivation
    • Using scene obstacles
    • Finding the stakes
    • Interpreting the script
    3. Acting (Application)
    • Warming up the body
    • Acting exercises
    • Changing the action verb
    • Listening to your scene partner
    4. Conducting Rehearsals
    • Should you have rehearsals?
    • Holding a table read
    • Allowing mistakes
    • Recreating the scene
    • Discovering the characters
    5. Directing Actors
    • What makes a good director?
    • Supporting the actors
    • Blocking actors
    • Giving notes
    • Directing emotional scenes
    • Maintaining emotional consistency
    • Directing a voice-over performance
    • Directing child actors
    • Directing nonactors
    6. Interview with Eva Jane
    • How did you prepare to play Ta'ani?
    • Identifying with your character
    • What was your favorite scene to perform?
    • What would've made Ta'ani a stronger character?
    • How do you feel about rehearsals?
    • How can directors support actors?