Class Directing Actors

The theoretical and practical module generally introduces the different methods of representation throughout the history of dramaturgy. Students will have a clear vision of the various forms of interpretation and at the end of the semester they should be able to identify them in any filmic work.  Students will learn, through practical exercises in the studio and outdoors working with actors, the rules and operations that support the practice of directing actors in theater, cinema and television fiction.  

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Theoretical module:  Each session presents and analyzes a specific field in the chronology of the history of acting in cinema, with a specific case study. In addition to continuous assessment, the final assessment is based on a written test (50%), report and the observation and results of practical exercises in the studio (50%).  Practical Module: Observation of studio work (individual) Practical exercise directing actors with image recording based on a script (partnership) The 2nd season exam statement is composed based on the requirements of assessments with negative results and covering the subject matter of the syllabus. Attendance is an active element of evaluation

Students follow the assessment methodology from the beginning of the academic year by inserting the program, bibliography and assessment methodologies into the e-learning platforms made available to students and teachers at the University (e.g. Moodle). It is essential to create opportunities for the student to develop knowledge of the study of the actor's work and the different methods and schools of dramatic art as well as the need for their own creation and execution, contemplating the functions of the elements supporting representation through the possibility of creation and execution of the act of staging.

John Badham, I’ll be in my Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors, Michael Wiese Productions, 2006.  Jeremiah Comey, (2000), The Art of Film Acting, A Guide for Actor and Directors, Focal Press.  Carlos Gerbase, (2005), Cinema-Direção de Atores, Artes e Ofícios.  Inês Gil, (2002), A Sombra do Caçador: do Storyboard à Direcção de Actores, Lisboa, Edições Lusófonas.  Steven Katz, (1991), Film directing, shot by shot. Visualizing, from concept to screen, Michael Wiese Prod.  Vsévolod Meyerhold, (1980), O Teatro Teatral, Lisboa, Arcádia.  James Naremore, (1988), Acting in the Cinema, Berkeley, University of California Press.  Vsevolod I. Pudovkin, (1974), Film Technique and Film Acting, Londres, Vision Press Limited.  Michael Rabiger, (2003), Directing Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Burlington, Focal Press.  Assumpta Sena, (2001), O Trabalho do Actor de Cinema, Edição Cine-Clube de Avanca, 2001. Judith Weston, (1999), Directing Actors. Studio City, Michael Wiese Productions.