Advanced Staging

Course available by permission of instructor
only.
This workshop explores the aesthetics and
methodologies of complex and non-traditional
approaches to narrative staging. The class
consists of in-class shoots that should expand
the student's recent directing and shooting
methods, several field trips beyond the studio,
and hands-on experimentation with techniques such
as off-screen space, layered and limited space,
kinetic ensemble staging, the moving master, live
locations, direct address, and use of multiple
cameras. We will look specifically at issues of
framing, composition, blocking, and in
particular, staging of the camera and the
dramatic moment. Assignments include a small
research project, in-class exercises, and a short
work that reflects engagement in advanced staging
techniques.