Film Directing intensive workshop

Becoming a director requires an understanding of the entire filmmaking process. Much like a master of ceremonies, a film director must manage a wide variety of departments and individuals to ultimately create a satisfying production. But a director is not simply someone who sits on high, overseeing a production to ensure her or his vision is fully realized. Rather, the director is someone with an intimate understanding of what each department does and needs to accomplish who is able to lead each towards functioning as a whole.
This 5-week Intensive Workshop provides students with a thorough introduction to the foundations of film directing craft, exploring main aspects of Film Directing:

• Script Analysis
• Film Grammar
• Shooting techniques
• Cinematography
• Directing actors

Course outline
Session 1
Script analysis

• Storytelling foundations: Theme, tone and genre
• The 3 Acts Structure:Inciting Incident. Plot Points. Climax.
• Linear and non linear structures
• Scene fundamentals: Scene Goals. Character goals. Beats.
• Characters: Biography and Backstory
• Practicum: Script analysis exercise

Session 2
Film grammar

• Staging and blocking fundamentals
• The connection between Script, camera and Acting
• The Shot: Fundamentals and uses. Shot sizes. Camera angles.
• Camera movements: Pan. Tilt. Dolly. Zoom and tracking
• The shot list. Floor plans
• Practicum: Camera exercise

Session 3

• Shooting techniques
• The 180º Rule.The 30º Rule.
• Shot and reverse shot Technique
• The Master shot technique
• Dialogue shooting techniques
• Practicum: Shooting exercise

Session 4

• Cinematography
• Composition Rules: Balance and point of interest
• Rule ofThirds. Diagonals. Horizons. Symmetry.
• Depth of field fundamentals
• Lens: The Standard lens. The Wide angle . The Telephoto lens
• Rack focus

Session 5
Directing actors

• The Actor/Director relationship
• The 1st reading: Zone Zero.
• Rehearsal techniques: Images. Physical activity.Action Verbs
• Quick tips to improve Actors perfomances before and after the take
• Practicum: Directing actors exercise

Course details
August 7th- August 11th,2023
5:30pm to 7:30pm. US Eastern time
5 sessions of 2 hs each.
Total time: 10 hours
The workshop will be held live in a virtual classroom in Zoom
Class recordings will be available for registered participants.
Fee: 70 USD. (All 5 sessions included)

Instructor
Ezequiel Rubin
He works as Producer/ Assistant Director/Script consultant for more than 15 years in Film and Tv industry.
He has collaborated for several projects from Spain, Argentina, UK, USA Italy and Canada, working for companies such as Tve, Factotum, Rai Cinema, Tv3, Met Films, Virual Virtue, Little Bit productions, TVE, Escándalo films and MediaPro.
Founder of Cinelab, an online film school that provides Screenwriting, Filmmaking courses and coaching for Writers, Actors and Directors

Contact us:
cinelab.info@gmail.com
https://cinelabfilmschool.wixsite.com/cinelab