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How to Direct Actors on Set
Directing Actors is a very undervalued skill. There are many films made by emerging film makers where the director is too shy or lacking in confidence to talk to actors about their performances. This comes from lack of experience with actors. Over time Directors will gain confidence and know exactly how to get the best from the actors. Let’s break Screen Acting and the Director’s role down into 4 Areas. Area one
Set Realistic Goals to Make your Film Career Happen
Today I want to break a low budget film production into five stages. Like with any goal, a film production is a goal and therefore you need to break it down into steps or stages. That is why, I will break down a film production into five stages. This way it become easy as you focus on just one stage at a time. Every film should have a goal precisely set. An example
How to Cast your Movie
Casting your Indie Short or Feature Film. Every filmmaker should have a casting process. This applies even if you are a beginner filmmaker making your first Short Film. We teach this process over two full sessions on the 5 Month Film School in Melbourne and Sydney. As we shoot a 14 Minute Short Film on every 5 Month Film School, it is important that everything is real including the casting