Directing: From Script to Set — 2026

Course Content

Expanded Module 1 — Scene Meaning
- D01 — Define the audience experience
- D02 — Separate facts, interpretation and invention
- D03 — Give characters playable objectives
- D04 — Find beats through changed behavior
- D05 — Design subtext and information order
- D06 — Scene-analysis lab and revision
Expanded Module 2 — Actor Collaboration
- D08 — Auditions as controlled creative tests
- D09 — Table reads that reveal story problems
- D10 — Actor notes: precise, playable and responsive
- D11 — Rehearsal from exploration to repeatability
- D12 — Actor-collaboration lab
Expanded Module 3 — Blocking
- D13 — Establish geography before using it dramatically
- D14 — Motivate movement and stillness
- D15 — Props as action, information and continuity
- D16 — Ensemble staging and shifts of attention
- D17 — Solve camera, sound and lighting constraints together
- D18 — Blocking lab: plan, test, revise
Expanded Module 4 — Visual Storytelling
- D19 — Point of view and information control
- D20 — Composition for attention and relationships
- D21 — Collaborate on lenses and camera distance
- D22 — Camera movement with a trigger and destination
- D23 — Visual motifs that change with the story
- D24 — Silent-scene project and revision
Expanded Module 5 — Coverage and Continuity
- D25 — Build the minimum viable edit
- D26 — Screen direction and eyelines across cuts
- D27 — Match action without flattening performance
- D28 — Maintain a continuity and take record
- D29 — Prioritize pickups under time pressure
- D30 — Coverage and continuity editing lab
Expanded Module 6 — Directing Preproduction
- D31 — Break down requirements and creative assumptions
- D32 — Scout for story and practical feasibility
- D33 — Storyboards and shot lists as working documents
- D34 — Department meetings that produce decisions
- D35 — Rehearsal, tests and a realistic director schedule
Expanded Module 7 — Set Leadership
- D37 — Work with the AD and production team
- D38 — Give precise requests and confirm understanding
- D39 — Evaluate takes against the scene
- D40 — Recover when the schedule slips
- D41 — Boundaries, concerns and creative disagreement
- D42 — Set leadership simulation
Expanded Module 8 — Form and Genre
- D43 — Comedy: design the expectation before the reversal
- D44 — Suspense: control who knows what and when
- D45 — Drama: make the change observable
- D46 — Documentary collaboration: evidence and responsibility
- D47 — Music video: build a visual development across the track
- D48 — Commercial direction: satisfy a brief with a clear proof
Expanded Module 9 — Directing through Post-production
- D49 — Performance selection: compare exchanges, not isolated moments
- D50 — Assembly diagnosis: separate story problems from polish
- D51 — Revision notes: describe the problem and the intended effect
- D52 — Sound: direct attention and preserve believable space
- D53 — Color and finishing: turn intentions into reviewable choices
- D54 — Screening lab: turn audience responses into a revision decision
Expanded Module 10 — Final Film Project
- D55 — Pitch a film you can actually make
- D56 — Preparation review: prove readiness with tests
- D57 — Production: lead the exchange and record decisions
- D58 — First cut: test what the footage actually supports
- D59 — Audience feedback: protect the experiment from leading questions
- D60 — Revised film and directing reflection
01 — Directing begins with an audience experience
- 01 — Directing begins with an audience experience
02 — Script analysis: facts, wants, obstacles and turning points
- 02 — Script analysis: facts, wants, obstacles and turning points
03 — Casting, auditions and a useful rehearsal room
- 03 — Casting, auditions and a useful rehearsal room
04 — Actor direction: actions, listening and precise notes
- 04 — Actor direction: actions, listening and precise notes
05 — Blocking: behavior, geography and the meaningful move
- 05 — Blocking: behavior, geography and the meaningful move
06 — Visual direction: collaborate with the DP, art and sound
- 06 — Visual direction: collaborate with the DP, art and sound
07 — Coverage, continuity and shooting for the edit
- 07 — Coverage, continuity and shooting for the edit
08 — Set leadership, AD coordination and precise crew language
- 08 — Set leadership, AD coordination and precise crew language
09 — Boundaries, difficult scenes and responsible production
- 09 — Boundaries, difficult scenes and responsible production
10 — Commercials, music videos and documentary direction
- 10 — Commercials, music videos and documentary direction
11 — Editing, sound, color and giving useful post notes
- 11 — Editing, sound, color and giving useful post notes
12 — Directing capstone: prepare, lead, cut and defend
- 12 — Directing capstone: prepare, lead, cut and defend

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Directing: From Script to Set — 2026

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Course Content

D01 — Define the audience experience

D02 — Separate facts, interpretation and invention

D03 — Give characters playable objectives

D04 — Find beats through changed behavior

D05 — Design subtext and information order

D06 — Scene-analysis lab and revision

D08 — Auditions as controlled creative tests

D09 — Table reads that reveal story problems

D10 — Actor notes: precise, playable and responsive

D11 — Rehearsal from exploration to repeatability

D12 — Actor-collaboration lab

D13 — Establish geography before using it dramatically

D14 — Motivate movement and stillness

D15 — Props as action, information and continuity

D16 — Ensemble staging and shifts of attention

D17 — Solve camera, sound and lighting constraints together

D18 — Blocking lab: plan, test, revise

D19 — Point of view and information control

D20 — Composition for attention and relationships

D21 — Collaborate on lenses and camera distance

D22 — Camera movement with a trigger and destination

D23 — Visual motifs that change with the story

D24 — Silent-scene project and revision

D25 — Build the minimum viable edit

D26 — Screen direction and eyelines across cuts

D27 — Match action without flattening performance

D28 — Maintain a continuity and take record

D29 — Prioritize pickups under time pressure

D30 — Coverage and continuity editing lab

D31 — Break down requirements and creative assumptions

D32 — Scout for story and practical feasibility

D33 — Storyboards and shot lists as working documents

D34 — Department meetings that produce decisions

D35 — Rehearsal, tests and a realistic director schedule

D37 — Work with the AD and production team

D38 — Give precise requests and confirm understanding

D39 — Evaluate takes against the scene

D40 — Recover when the schedule slips

D41 — Boundaries, concerns and creative disagreement

D42 — Set leadership simulation

D43 — Comedy: design the expectation before the reversal

D44 — Suspense: control who knows what and when

D45 — Drama: make the change observable

D46 — Documentary collaboration: evidence and responsibility

D47 — Music video: build a visual development across the track

D48 — Commercial direction: satisfy a brief with a clear proof

D49 — Performance selection: compare exchanges, not isolated moments

D50 — Assembly diagnosis: separate story problems from polish

D51 — Revision notes: describe the problem and the intended effect

D52 — Sound: direct attention and preserve believable space

D53 — Color and finishing: turn intentions into reviewable choices

D54 — Screening lab: turn audience responses into a revision decision

D55 — Pitch a film you can actually make

D56 — Preparation review: prove readiness with tests

D57 — Production: lead the exchange and record decisions

D58 — First cut: test what the footage actually supports

D59 — Audience feedback: protect the experiment from leading questions

D60 — Revised film and directing reflection

01 — Directing begins with an audience experience

02 — Script analysis: facts, wants, obstacles and turning points

03 — Casting, auditions and a useful rehearsal room

04 — Actor direction: actions, listening and precise notes

05 — Blocking: behavior, geography and the meaningful move

06 — Visual direction: collaborate with the DP, art and sound

07 — Coverage, continuity and shooting for the edit

08 — Set leadership, AD coordination and precise crew language

09 — Boundaries, difficult scenes and responsible production

10 — Commercials, music videos and documentary direction

11 — Editing, sound, color and giving useful post notes

12 — Directing capstone: prepare, lead, cut and defend

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