ABOUT
THE COURSE
Direct Yourself and Others - Leading While Performing brings together the skills developed throughout the programme to tackle the actor/director’s central challenge: directing yourself and other actors while staying present in your own performance.
Designed for experienced self-directors, this course comprises nine two-hour sessions exploring how to build a supportive creative team, communicate your vision and lead rehearsals that bring individual performances into a coherent scene.
You will develop practical strategies for moving between acting and directing, navigating power dynamics and making decisions when production circumstances change.
The course culminates in planning, rehearsing and filming a scene featuring yourself and at least one other actor, bringing your performance skills and creative leadership together in a collaborative production.
Self-Paced or Live Tutor-Led Online Course
Personalised Feedback
One Year Access
2-Hour Lessons
Intermediate, Advanced
1-on-1 Coaching
(Additional Fee)
Stackable Digital Skills Badge
≈ 50-Hour Self Study
Direct Yourself and Others - Course Outline
*As we strive to provide our students with the most effective learning experiance, this course structure is provisional and may be subject to change based on feedback from students and members of the Quality Assurance (QA) Board.
Each session will provide you with a screenwriting exercise designed to test the knowledge you have learned and put it into practice.
Assignments are designed to prepare you for your own professional growth and independent practices.
WHY THIS
COURSE?
Choose this course to develop the confidence to lead a production without losing connection to your own performance. Building on your existing self-directing experience, you will learn to direct fellow actors, work effectively with your creative team and manage the competing demands of acting and directing.
Through a collaborative filmed scene, you will put these skills into practice, preparing you to take on projects in which you work both in front of and behind the camera.
WHAT YOU WILL
NEED
You’ll need a computer, a reliable internet connection and headphones. A webcam and microphone are required for live sessions and any scheduled conversations with tutors or fellow learners.
If you’re using a work device or corporate network, please check with your IT team that you can access the course platform and any required video-conferencing tools, including permission to use your camera and microphone
