ACTING - For the 21st Century Camera

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This is an acting course, unlike any other. You probably don't think you need what this course contains but believe me....you do.
Drastic changes in acquisition, equipment, procedure all take their toll on performance in ways you will never suspect.

This course demystifies the changes and shows you how to turn them to your advantage....don’t miss this opportunity.

Rob Draper,ACS - Director of Photography

Rob Draper,ACS an Internationally recognized Director of Photography with more than 40 years experience, widely known as a risk taker and innovator, one of the leaders and early adopters of Hi Def and Digital cinematography, whose work has won numerous awards on three continents.

From early beginnings in country Australia shooting TV news, he rose through the ranks in documentaries, TV commercials, TV series, mini-series, tele-features and feature films as Director of Photography for all the major Hollywood studios (Universal, Paramount, MGM, Columbia, Warner Bros, SONY, 20th Century FOX) and TV networks (NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, HBO, Starz, Showtime), as well as many independent filmmakers, in every budget category.

Over the years he has also photographed many Independent Features including the widely successful “The Spitfire Grill” which won the Audience Award at Sundance and has the distinction of receiving the highest price ever paid for an Indie film at Sundance.

His wide ranging experience has seen many leading actors and Academy and Emmy Award winning celebrities in his lens, Stanley Tucci, Martin Sheen, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary McDonnell, Piper laurie, Donna Mills, Sharon Gless, Dolly Parton, Patty Duke, Julie Bowen, Evan Handler, Michael Chiklis, to name a few.

Amongst his hundreds of credits he photographed the hit series ED, won numerous awards for the Mel Gibson Produced “The Three Stooges” and “Spitfire Grill”, claimed the first Cable ACE Award for Cinematography for Tales from the Crypt Produced by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, Superman) and Robert Zemeckis (Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Back to the Future) , revolutionized TV (“Draper practically creates a new visual style“ NY Times) with his stylistic visualization of The Street, and recently photographed 2 Feature Films (due for release this year) as well as working on 42 episodes of the critically acclaimed TV series, The Fosters.

Testimonials

“ This is critical information for an actor as we need to be aware of where we are in the frame and the effects of the lighting on our performance.
Part of acting craft is to be able to collaborate with the DP to create images that evoke an emotional response from our audience.
Knowing what the DP intends and communicating in the language and context of a DP makes me a stronger partner on the set and allows me to use my craft to full advantage within the frame of the camera.
Some of the things Rob teaches in his latest video for actors provides information that veteran actors learn over many years. I am an older actor developing my career late in the game, I don’t have time to learn slowly.
What Rob teaches allows me to collapse my learning time and get ahead.”

“Rob Draper is an actor's best friend. You know how your best friend holds you up, makes you look good when you are bad, supports and enhances your greatness, understands you and your environment and encourages you to be the best you can be. Rob has done that for decades with the actors he lights and shoots.
In his new course Rob pulls back the curtain on how he collaborates with the director and actors telling creative, beautiful and meaningful stories through his lighting and camera techniques.
As an Actor possessing a working and creative knowledge of this process is an incredibly valuable, really indispensable asset to have. Understanding the "big picture" beyond your command of performance will allow you to tell your story in the best possible way.”

What the Course Covers:

How to elevate your performance above the far reaching changes wrought by deigital technology.

10 VIDEO LESSONS designed to teach you how a camera crew functions, how to interact, basic technology you need to know.
An understanding of the enormous on set changes that have occurred in the past 5 years and how they impact your performance.
An overview of the how a scene is covered with a look at lenses, focal length, depth of field - allowing you to thoroughly understand what is being photographed when you are on camera.
How to communicate effectively with the camera crew and why that is important.
Learning the frame, understanding the limitations and requirements of working within a composition.
An introductory look at focus pulling and lighting basics. How technology has changed them and how they can work against your performance.
Hitting your mark, hitting the key. Why they are even more important in the digital world. How they impact performance.
QUIZ: designed to test your knowledge on topics covered and expand your research into other areas.
EXERCISES: To help reinforce, through practice, what you have learned.

Why You Need This Course

Performance First

This is a unique opportunity to learn from an experienced Director of Photography who believes performance should be valued more than the best lighting or the most convoluted shot.
More than a Headshot

Your headshot and your talent will help get you the job BUT once you are in front of the camera do you really know what to do? This course will prepare you.
The Revelation

This course will turn on a light bulb that illuminates an entire universe you may not have known existed. It will unlock the doors to discovering how you can manage the new technologies to vastly improve your technique.

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10 VIDEO LESSONS designed to teach you how a camera crew functions, how to interact, basic technology you need to know.

An understanding of the enormous on set changes that have occurred in the past 5 years and how they impact your performance.

An overview of the how a scene is covered with a look at lenses, focal length, depth of field - allowing you to thoroughly understand what is being photographed when you are on camera.

How to communicate effectively with the camera crew and why that is important.

Learning the frame, understanding the limitations and requirements of working within a composition.

An introductory look at focus pulling and lighting basics. How technology has changed them and how they can work against your performance.

Hitting your mark, hitting the key. Why they are even more important in the digital world. How they impact performance.

QUIZ: designed to test your knowledge on topics covered and expand your research into other areas.

EXERCISES: To help reinforce, through practice, what you have learned.

Performance First

More than a Headshot

The Revelation

$89.00