In the first Directing session we looked at David Mamet: On Directing Film. We looked at Chapter 4: The tasks of the Director: What to tell the actors and where to put the camera.
We discussed his methods on simplicity in acting and how you direct your actors.
An example of the simplicity discussed is the difference between telling your actor to
Walk in to a room
and
Walk into a room with feeling
Mamet also talked about how much you're shooting; If you don't know what you want, how do you know when you're done? If you know what you want, shoot it and sit down. (pg.67) As a director I need a clear vision of what I want my audience to see, and in order for that to happen I myself need a connection with the piece I am directing. This really applies to me because although I am really invested in the idea of Ridley, as it is not my script//idea then it can be easy for me to loose focus.
We also looked at Film Directing Fundamentals: See Your Film Before Shooting by Nicholas Proferes
Chapter 9: Marking shooting scripts with camera setups which showed how to match the script with the shot list. The purpose of this is; To make it easy to see schematically what coverage we have during the different sections of the script (pg.116) The is a good way to then allow you to if one section only has one camera angle covering it, meaning you can explore other options on the day of filming or to make sure you get a good few shots to choose from as there is no alternative angle option. The majority of the section then shows an example of a marked up script. The section ends in talking about "Beats" moments of interest//significance that can be prolonged and taking a step back from the work and making sure all boxes have been ticked.
We would be having a tutorial in a couple of weeks and to that as a director I had to bring along a Marked Up Script, Shot List, Storyboard and Directors Notebook.
Lastly we were give Chapter 10: Working With Actors to read in preparation for the session next week
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