Career Details

Directing is a rewarding career that allows you to bring your creative visions to life. Directors have the unique opportunity to shape stories, influence performances, and craft visual experiences that resonate with audiences. This role not only fosters collaboration with and technicians but also offers a platform to explore diverse narratives and cultural perspectives. Ultimately, directing combines passion with the power to inspire and entertain, making it a fulfilling profession for those who thrive in the world of storytelling.​

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Directing Topics Covered

• Practical directing for TV and film

• How to give direction

• Finding your character's world and emotional center

• Directing for social media

• Breaking down a script

• Creating a budget

• People management skills

• How to breakdown a scene and determine the character arcs

• Technical aspects of directing

• Finding your personal sense of self in your craft

• Where directing fits in the bigger picture of the industry process

• How to create different worlds based on various directing techniques​​

• Angles, lighting, and other visual storytelling tools

• Much more!

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Wellness Topics Covered

• How to maintain a healthy creative lifestyle balance (discipline, schedule, rent, etc.)

• Dealing with harassment (long hours, food on set, sexual, emotional, etc.)

• How to critique/give feedback

• Professional development (expectations, behavior on set, maintaining connections, marketing yourself, how to say no to people [knowing when the answer is no and how to make as few people hate you as possible])

• How to deal with social media content and feedback

• What notes are, how to interpret them & how to deal with feelings of being attacked emotionally

• Your support team (manager, agent, etc.) and tips how to grow your career​​​

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Language

All classes are taught in English

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Video Recording

Classes are not recorded for later use​

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Scholarships

​Scholarships are available on a limited basis to those who can demonstrate a financial need. To request a scholarship review meeting, please fill out the scholarship request form here.