Directing Assignment #4

Assignment #4 Hitchcock 4 Person Scene 10%

This assignment is about using what you've learned in the class exercise and putting it into action.

1 Contact the actors you wish to work with and schedule shoot.
2. Discuss with the actors what you have identified as the emotional beats.
3. Pick a space where filming can be comfortable wand without distraction.
4. Practice and rehearse the scene 4-6 times before filming (between rehearsals discuss them)
5. Shoot 3-5 takes of the scene.

Each team is responsible for 2 videos.  The first is the scene using a stationary camera.  The second is the same scene organized into cuts.

Each student in the team will direct one of the 2 videos.

SUBMISSION

Post your 2 videos to the YouTube account.
Post THE LINK of the YouTube video to this blog by creating a New Post- just copy and past the links.

These 2 posts are due next week May 10 by 6:00 pm.  Your group will not receive credit if we do not view your material in the class.  You MUST always give credits to actors and crew.

CLASS 4 Four Person Scene EXERCISE

The purpose of this exercise is to identify the emotional beats of the N/NW 4 Person Scene and practice in-class framing and blocking methods.

Do This:

Work in groups of 6 people.
Identify the emotional beats of the Four Person Scene.
Direct the Scene that you printed using the people in your group
After each 'take' discuss with the actor.

Use the on-set protocol of calling the scene each time you rehearse. 

Play this scene 2 ways-
    1- stationary camera- set up your frame and move the character within it
    2- shot design- consider directing the actor within 'shots' of the scene