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 EDUCATION & TECHNIQUES EDUCATION Directing, Tell your Story…Youth Film Academy will teach you film production in one year. Through intensive study of directing, cinematography, producing, screenwriting, production design, and editing and hands-on production experience on shorts, documentaries and sitcoms, you will leave prepared to make your mark as a Filmmaker weather you make independent films or join a production team. The part-time Film Production program at YFA will not interfere with school, education comes first, which is why we have created an afterschool or weekend course to achieve your goal. We provide a complete filmmaking skill-set and experience in our studio. Working in digital video, and HD and mentored by celebrities and respected industry pros, the films you create in collaboration with other students are professional-quality and festival-ready. Intro to Camera (Defining all parts of the camera and how to correctly operate the camera. Shooting video.) Intro to Edit (In-Camera editing and the basics of Editing Software) Directing the Actor (Directing Basics. Working with Actors in a movie or TV scene.) Film History (Learning from the classic movies.) Directing Styles (Film Appreciation Different Directors Different Styles) Staging Scenes (Advanced Direction of Actors. Who's who on the set) Shooting the scene (Advanced set and Directing actors with a crew.) Screenwriting (Writing the Script 15 Points. The art of pitching your story.) Advanced Producing (Pre-Production storyboarding, shot list, budgets Auditioning the Actor.) Advanced Screenwriting (Exploring genres. Auditioning Actors for final project Storyboard.) Final Project (Audition/Cast Actors. Write scripts for Final Project) Shoot Final Project and Edit Final Project with feedback from Professors Graduation Red Carpet Premiere (screening of Final Project) We provide state of the art equipment and cutting edge education by adapting to the 21st century application of the masters techniques in a fun, creative environment. Technique is often thought of as acting "from the outside in". Students are aware of the outside environment when they develop their work. The elements to consider are: the script, the set, the physical personality, the emotional and intellectual personality and the physical movement within the set. The ultimate aim is to create a believable character, which fits the script. Learning to pay attention to the details is key! TECHNIQUES Over the years, new training methods evolved to include approaches from diverse practitioners such as “Meisner”, “Stanislavski”, “Uta Hagen” and other important contemporary training techniques. The Meisner Technique Sanford Meisner Meisner Training gives you a clear approach to acting that allows complete freedom of expression and confidence in your abilities. Actors learn to “live truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Mr. Meisner’s approach emphasizes that to carry out an action truthfully on Film, or Television, it is necessary to let emotion and subtext build on the truth of the action and on the other characters around them, rather than simply playing the action or playing the emotion. Meisner students were James Caan, Steve McQueen, Robert Duvall, Gregory Peck, Bob Fosse, Diane Keaton, Peter Falk, Jon Voight, Jeff Goldblum, Grace Kelly, Tony Randall and Sydney Pollack. A number of directors also studied with him, among them Sidney Lumet, and writers such as Arthur Miller and David Mamet. YFA believes the technique is helpful not just for actors, but also for directors, writers, and teachers. The Stanislavski Technique Constantin Stanislavski Stanislavski’s system, actors deeply analyze the motivations and emotions of their characters in order to personify them with psychological realism and emotional authenticity. Using the Method, an actor recalls emotions or a sensation from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed. Some of Stainslavski’s Students are Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Paul Newman, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, and Daniel Day-Lewis. The Uta Hagen Technique Uta Hagen Uta Hagen’s techniques are: Concept – talent, imagination, grip on reality, desire to communicate, character and ethics, point of view, understanding human behavior, total discipline. Train and perfect all. Identity – Know who you are. Connect feeling to behavior. Be self aware, not self-conscious. Ms. Hagen taught, Matthew Broderick, Christine Lahti, Jason Robards, Sigourney Weaver, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon, Christine Lahti, Robert De Niro, Benicio Del Toro and Al Pacino. |
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