Activities
The Brainstormer
The Brainstormer has been constructed with the sole purpose of smashing your writer's block. The Brainstomer will come up with a random idea for you every time you hit the 'GO' button at the bottom. ...
Activities
The Story Machine
This machine won't write the story for you, but it will walk you through the process. Our latest invention combines our randomization techniques that you may have seen in tools like the Theme-Machine...
Syllabi & Lessons
Lesson: How Objects (Continue to) Tell The Story
In an earlier project we looked at how objects can tell a story. It turns out that in addition to adding layers of meaning and depth to the story, building connections to these objects can help performance...
Activities
Directing with Objects & Tasks
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Syllabi & Lessons
Lesson: Directing Actors Through Subtext Free
This lesson uses ambiguous dialogue to explore subtext, character motivations, and emotional tension, encouraging thoughtful and nuanced performances. This is one of two lessons that use ambiguous dialogues. ...
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Directing Actors Through Subtext Presentation
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Lesson: Framing & Composition
It is no coincidence that many of the directors that we might study started in other areas of art. Stanley Kubrick was a photographer, and David Lynch and Akira Kurosawa were painters, for example. ...
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Framing and Composition Presentation
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Lesson: Let There Be Light
This lesson is a hands-on practical activity in which the students will learn about lighting techniques and setups. It concentrates on lighting direction but touches on color, color temperature, and...
Syllabi & Lessons
Let There Be Light Presentation
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