Five Film Directing Skills that make a difference
March 2, 2012 by Administrator
Directing a Shot on the Set of Dealing with Destiny
Post: Five ways to make your film shoot work effectively
- The Script
- Actor Rehearsal
- Plan the Blocking in Advance
- Shot list and/or Storyboard
- Pushing the Standard High.
1 Know your Script:
This is so important. Know your script intimately. It is called Script Analysis. What this means is that you break the script down and work out exactly what the characters in the scene are doing. Generally speaking the characters will have objectives and they will have different ways of playing the actions in the scene. A Director needs to work out the game plan in advance of a Film Shoot. The Director needs to know how he wants his actors to play the scene in advance of the shoot. When this happens, the director can communicate succintly and deliberately on set. Know your script.
2 Actor Rehearsal:
It really pays to have an actor rehearsal prior to the Film Shoot. What this means is that the actors and the director can discuss the script and the scenes. When one is on a film set, there is too much happening. The Director usually is peppered with questions and other on set problems. Therefore there is no time to rehearse in detail. Have an actor rehearsal prior to a shoot. You can weed out cluncky dialogue through improvisation. You sometimes will find a better way of playing the scene. If the director is lucky enough to rehearse on the actual set prior to the shoot, this will save time. The director can lock down the Actor Blocking in advance of the shoot.
3 Plan the Blocking in Advance.
Blocking refers to the movement of the actors on the set. The Director needs to know exactly where he wants his actors to move on the set. If left to the actors to move on their own, the movement can be very limited and will probally not fit in with the shot list. So one of the key Directorial tasks, is to work out the actors blocking. This takes training and that is why you should look at a really good Film Course to learn these key film director skills
4 Shot List Storyboard
A Director needs to work out their Shot list in advance of the shoot. This is one of the areas that definitely reqrires training. Working our the coverage of a scene, is so important. A great shot list will create the building blocks for the edit. Learn all about this on one of our practical Film Courses
5 Pushing the Standard High.
Working on a film requires commitment . However the very best directors always push for the very best. They motivate and cajole their actors and their crew to push for the very best. If the actors and the crew feel that the director is pushing for a great film, they will try 10o times harder.
One needs to learn how to make films professionally and that is why it is very important to get the very best training available on the very best film course . Remember learn from the best and when you are shooting prepare prepare prepare.
Film Schools in the very near future 2012
- The Sydney Four Month Film Directors School Screen Australia Studios, Lindfield February 4th 2012 - May 18th 2012
- Melbourne One Day Film School Saturday February 11th 2012
- Adelaide One Day Film School Saturday March 10th 2012
- The Melbourne Four Month Film Directors School University of Melbourne, Parkville March 31st 2012 – July 20th 2012
Till next time Have a great one. Colm O’Murchu Director International Film Base
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