The Course
🎯 TARGET AUDIENCE. Aspiring directors, videographers, and writers who want to acquire a structured and professional method for managing a set and crew. Actors and screenwriters who want to understand the language of directing and the communication dynamics between director and cast. Film enthusiasts and students seeking a practical, personalized, and guided approach to film language. 📚 COURSE OUTLINE. 🎞️ Module 1: Film Grammar & Visual Syntax The fundamentals of film language: Shots, shots, camera movements, and their dramaturgical value. Continuity and connection: Editing rules in the director's head (180-degree rule, stepping over shots, movement and gaze connections). Decoupage and Storyboard: Translating the screenplay into a shot plan consistent with the narrative's intention. 💻 Module 2: Production, Preparation & Set Planning Set Mechanics: Organizing departments and managing key figures on set. Script Analysis (Breakdown): Scene breakdown, shot list, and optimizing shooting time. Working with the Crew: How to clearly communicate your artistic vision to the Director of Photography and production. 🖼️ Module 3: Visual Composition & Storytelling with Images The Architecture of the Shot: Rules of composition, symmetry, depth of field, and the visual weight of characters. Lens Language and Perspective: Choosing the right lens to evoke a mood or psychological subtext. Using Color and Light: Defining the visual look and feel of the scene to guide the viewer's attention. 🎭 Module 4: Actor Direction & Communication Psychology Listening and Trust: Creating a safe space on set where actors can express vulnerability and truth. Overcoming Actor's Blocks: Speaking the language of actors, avoiding performance cues ("be sadder") and working on action verbs and subtext. Script Analysis and Rehearsals: How to prepare a scene with the cast before arriving on set. ⚜️ Module 5: Leadership and Relationship Development Managing Human Dynamics: Exercising empathetic, authoritative, and never authoritarian leadership during the pressure of filming. Problem Solving and Adaptability: Responding to unexpected events on set while maintaining a strong artistic vision. The Personalized Method: Enhance the sensitivity and uniqueness of each actor to achieve authentic and moving performances. 💡 Method and Format The program alternates theoretical lectures and practical exercises on real-life scenarios, with individual feedback and text analysis.
What You'll Learn
- Visual Grammar
- Empathic leadership
Teachers.
2 guide che accompagnano il percorso
Regia · Sceneggiatura · Produzione · Recitazione
SaraSchiavone
Director, screenwriter, and founder of the production company Caora Film.
Having graduated with a thesis on historical and propaganda cinema, she combines writing and directing with teaching as a screenwriting instructor in secondary schools and private training programs.
She has gained direct experience on the sets of internationally renowned productions, including Giulia Grandinetti's Majonezë (nominated for a David di Donatello Award and shortlisted for the Oscars).
The author of short films and documentaries distributed nationally and internationally—including Little Bird and Twentyseven: Sister Portrait—she is currently working on her feature-length directorial debut, La Diletta da mio padre.
With Caora Film, born from an experience in the Irish landscape and founded on the synergy between cinema and nature, she produces original works and promotes international artistic residencies for emerging authors.
Recitazione · Regia
AuroraStuppia
Director and educator specializing in the languages of art, theater, and expressive pedagogy.
With a degree in Film Directing, she made her debut with the short film The American Dream, an intimate and experimental work about the lives of a group of soldiers on a military base in Italy.
With a background in performing arts and urban dance, she combines teaching with theater and education work at various organizations.
Her academic and professional journey combines psychology, pedagogy, and the visual and narrative potential of cinema, focusing on the development of creativity and expressiveness in education.