Week 6 Rehearsal

Working with Actors

Rehearsals

Blocking

-in terms of location, props, and other characters

-the actors should be able to take it upon themselves to make the scenes, the line, the blocking

-start off with small groups and 1/1s *if there is violence, ask the actors if they are okay*

-study the script, make sure the actors want to do the scene

-motivation, conflict overall 

-clarifying whats on the page

Scene Breakdowns:

-what is really being said. (subtext)

-action verbs to lines/action

-designating crisis points, where the conflict crests 

   actor - what am i building up to, building a pyramid up to that crisis point 

-after the crisis point what is the new direction of the scene

After rehearsals → Table Reads

-Build coheesion

-Every actor should be acting without moving

-Why are we making this film? 

-Table reads should always be on book, everybody should be with the script, this is the time to make changes, make sure it doesn’t change the story,

-you should’ve gotten to know your actors when rehearsals remidning them why

Always use the rehearsals for the location, if you can’t get the location use a bare room. 

-mark off walls and inserting props/art, know the exact measurent of th location

-give the actors time to concentrate on the script

Cuing/Pacing

-remind them that dialogue can’t overlap

-never show your actors the rehearsal

-encourage physical movement

block out everything, block out the actors movement and control their action

-say I want you to move here from here and say out their line

acting exercises if you need it - done more on set

-the reaction shot, forcing the actor to say nothing at all

how they react with no dialogue, shifting their weight, etc. 

-function of the scene 

Demand More.

-give feedback

-develop

-evolve

It’s your job to make it better.