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Stage 32 Next Level Classes
Pre-Production: The Film Director’s Process of Discovery

Pre-production is the most important time for a director because it’s where you go through a “process of discovery.” It’s also during this time that all departments discover what they need to make a particular movie happen.

Much is expected of the director during the pre-production process. You are in charge of making crucial decisions that can either make or break any production. It can all seem very overwhelming no matter how many times you’ve done it. But in reality, taken step by step, it could be a fun and rewarding part of the process of making a film. All this takes time – and the more time you have in prep, the more you will discover and sort out before you go to camera.

In this exclusive Stage 32 Next Level Webinar, Peter will guide you through pre-production, the most important phase for a director. He will help you navigate the business and politics with a step by step guide. Whether you are shooting for film or TV, you will walk away learning all you need to know from script analysis, shot lists, storyboards, the director-actor relationship, casting, production meetings and even take you all the way to cast rehearsal. Pre-Production: The Film Director’s Process of Discovery

Stage 32 Next Level Classes
Directors: How to Get Believable Performances from Actors

The film director’s working relationship with an actor starts in the first casting session, continues through the various rehearsal stages, onto the set and ends in the ADR session. A good performance from an actor happens when both the inner and outer self are honestly portrayed. And to play a character truthfully, good actors need to surrender to feelings and impulses so they can perform organically or “in-the-moment.”

Most trained actors begin by trusting the director, but if you can’t direct actors in a language they understand, you may have a difficult time getting actors to trust you. And if actors don’t trust you, you will have a difficult time blocking them on set and getting layered performances from them.

Stage 32 is excited to bring you the previously-recorded 4 part class: How to Get Believable Performances from Actors taught by Peter D. Marshall. The first webinar Peter did for Stage 32 was one of the highest attended webinars in Stage 32’s history (Preproduction: The Film Director’s Process of Discovery), and we’ve brought Peter back by popular demand to teach you how directors can build a relationship built on trust with actors by creating a safe place for them to perform.

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