DIRECTING

Twice a week

Professional practical training for directors, including work with ideas and dramatic material, scene construction, mise-en-scène, directing actors, the visual language of cinema, collaboration with cinematographers and the creative team, preparation for filming, and work on set.
Directorial ThinkingWorking with theme, idea, and the director’s vision. Analysing dramatic material, conflict, characters, and scene structure, and finding the appropriate directorial approach.
Working with ActorsSetting acting objectives, working with action and given circumstances, conducting rehearsals, and collaborating with actors during the preparation and filming of a scene.
Visual Language of CinemaFrame composition, mise-en-scène, shot sizes, camera movement, rhythm, space, and time in film. Students learn to collaborate with cinematographers and develop visual solutions that support the director’s vision.
Preparation and FilmingCreating a director’s treatment, storyboarding, scene planning, working with the creative team, and making directorial decisions on set.

ANATOMY OF ART

Once a week

Shared classes with students from the acting, screenwriting, cinematography, and producing programs, focused on the history, psychology, and cultural context of art. Film, theatre, literature, music, visual art, and other artistic disciplines are explored not only historically, but through the analysis of works, movements, ideas, and processes that shape art.

The aim of the course is to broaden cultural awareness, develop the ability to recognise connections between different art forms, analyse works and artistic phenomena, formulate independent opinions, and develop artistic taste. Studying together with students from different disciplines also creates a space for discussion, exchange of perspectives, and the development of a shared professional language between actors, directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, and producers.