DIRECTING ACTORS FOR FILM WORKSHOP

Great visuals. Compelling story. Interesting Visual effects. Although each of these are important in the creation of a great film, the one thing that stands above them all is the actor in the frame. This workshop will investigate the director/actor relationship and how a director can get the most compelling performance out of their actors. By exploring various directing techniques, including script analysis, rehearsal strategies, beat-by-beat breakdowns, staging and effective acting exercises, each director will walk away with a deeper knowledge of what it means to connect with an actor and unlock their creative intuition.

About Instructor:
Widely regarded as one of this generation's next film directors to watch, Ya'Ke has made a name for himself as a filmmaker with a veracious style of storytelling that takes an unflinching look at issues facing today's society.


Ya'Ke made his first film at the age of 15, while a student at Sam Houston High School in his native San Antonio, TX and has yet to look back. His films have received world-wide acclaim, screening at The Cannes International Film Festival, The Pan African Film and Arts festival, The Sedicorto International Film Festival Forli and The Los Angeles Shorts Film Festival, to name a few.

His short Hope's War, was the recipient of the Director's Guild of America Student Film Award, was officially selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival as part of Kodak's Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, broadcast nationally on Showtime Television's Black Filmmaker Showcase and was a finalist of BETJ's The Best Shorts Film Competition. His latest film, The Second Coming, was nominated for a Student Academy Award and also won the HBO Short Film Award at the American Black Film Festival.


Ya'Ke graduated with his Master's of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin's film program, and teaches filmmaking at the University of Texas in Arlington. He is currently in production on his first feature film.

Click here to register for "Directing Actors for Film" online or call Michelle at 713-522-8592 x 2 to register by phone
 

Saturday, January 16, 2009 (10am - 2pm)

Rice University Media Center

Instructor: YaKe Smith

Cost: $50 - General Public; $40 - SWAMP Members & Students