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Those are great ways to get concepts and ideas to put into stories but that isn't a way to complete a story itself. Stories themselves are based usually in a narrative structure. Let's look at an idea. A child sees dead people and is tormented by them. Ok. That's an ok idea. What if the child...

I was a child actor and did a lot of commercial work. In 2009 I got back into acting/directing and studied at HB Studio in New York under Michael Beckett & Jeanne Kaplan. HB Studio focuses on the techniques of Uta Hagen which were derived from Stanislavsky, Sanford Meisner and other schools of...

Please never do this with real actors. For example, if you say, "that was a 5, let's do a 10!" The actor may believe they were doing a 10. Now where do you go from there? You will lose the actor from that point. There are no directing formulas.

I just want to give a shout out to Kim Welch and Peter Stein for running such a great workshop. With ten years in production, I've done a lot of workshops and classes. This was definitely one of the more focused and informative classes I've taken. The space is also super convenient, large and...

Good practice makes perfect. You'll never get to Van Halen's Eruption if you keep playing Twinkle Little Star. One must constantly be challenged. A favorite teacher of mine has said, "you don't lift weights once a year, you do it three times a week." You must increase the weight to get...

I found this DVD set by recommendation of my directing teacher. It is called the Hollywood Master Course in High-End Blocking & Staging My mind has been blown. Every little nuance as to why a camera moves is exhaustively explained on these DVDs. They use plain faced 3D models so you are...

Lockedoff, You are correct that a good actor understands how to free themselves in a performance. I just would like to add that with proper training and practice, any actor can learn to do this. In the case of the director and other actors on set, it is their job to make it easier for actors...

Great. Registered for the February 4th class, the 7th and the 18th&19th DSLR workshop. Thanks so much!

Thanks! But that didn't answer my question! Should I be watching the mail or just be able to login and register for classes?

Kim, I purchased a $275 gift certificate but just got a paypal statement and invoice. Will the actual certificate be mailed to me? I want to register for classes ASAP!

Most Likely You Most Likely You Most likely you. Great actors are serious about their work. You stated that they are "great" actors but then tell a story about them being unprofessional. This can be due to a director losing control on the set. Recommended reading: Judith Weston - Acting for...

Cut the Fat, Put in Work, Find a Mentor Cut the Fat, Put in Work, Find a Mentor Ok, first things first. Stop being self conscious and then saying, this: Obviously you are not and obviously you can. But that is ok! You are being humble and brave by coming onto a public forum and trying to...

Workshops Workshops Great. I'm really excited to take the Peter Stein classes on blocking and shot lists, as well. Also contemplating the production sound class in February.

I'm contemplating buying the $550, 50% gift certificate for some classes. However, I only see 2 or 3 coming up in the next few months. Do I really have to wait until May to use up the ******s? Can anyone tell me if SF Workshops are planning to schedule more classes in February, March and April...

Wrong? Wrong? I'd be wrong if I had made a false statement. I never said any movies were ***, I just stated how awards work. I'm very happy with the Oscars usually :-)

Practice does not make perfect Practice does not make perfect I have been a musician since I was four years old. You can meet a musician who plays 20 to 40 hours a week and never gets any better. When I use the term "better," I mean technically and creatively. These musicians do not...

The nominees are chosen by people in the film industry and the awards are given by an academy of their peers. Among the current professional film industry, there is very clear criteria as to what is "good." It has been learnt and passed on, developed and changed in a century of cinema.

Original Question Original Question It isn't a matter of not trusting you, I'm sorry if you took it that way. It is that it has nothing to do with my original question. How did some of the greats learn visual literacy?

Ignoring the Digital Age Ignoring the Digital Age This idea of just running out and shooting stuff and then comparing work doesn't wash for me. It's only a ten year old idea where as cinema is a hundred years or more. So, how did people learn to visualize and reappropriate styles and ideas in...

To preface, I have studied the fundamentals of shot composition, am a veteran photographer and am asking this question in regards to story telling and style. I have heard numerous directors and cinematographers speak about watching a film with the sound off to appreciate the technique and not...