Self-Improvement

Ron Howard - Masterclass on Directing

In lessons and on-set workshops, you’ll learn how to evaluate ideas, work with actors, block scenes, and bring your vision to the screen—whether it’s a laptop or an IMAX theater.

by Ron Howard 33 files

About this course

In this 32-lesson masterclass, Oscar-winning director Ron Howard breaks down the craft of directing, from evaluating ideas to bringing a finished vision to the screen. The director of Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind shares the lessons of a career spanning intimate dramas to large-scale productions. The course covers choosing and refining a story, evaluating scripts, collaboration, working with cinematographers, production design, casting, and directing actors. A series of hands-on Frost/Nixon workshops shows Howard's staging and blocking process in action, and scene deconstructions from films like Apollo 13 and Raiders of the Lost Ark reveal how shot planning and research energize a scene. Included are 32 video lessons and a class workbook.

What you'll learn

  • Choosing and refining a story
  • Evaluating and strengthening scripts
  • Working with cinematographers
  • Casting and directing actors
  • Staging and blocking scenes
  • Editing, sound, and music

What's included

  • pdf 00 - Workbook.pdf 6 MB
  • video 01 - Intro.mp4 21.2 MB
  • video 02 - Choosing A Story.mp4 71.3 MB
  • video 03 - Evaluating A Script.mp4 120.4 MB
  • video 04 - Refining A Script.mp4 81.6 MB
  • video 05 - Story Inspiration Case Studies.mp4 111.5 MB
  • video 06 - Developing the Film.mp4 144.8 MB
  • video 07 - Collaboration Part 1.mp4 120.9 MB
  • video 08 - Collaboration Part 2.mp4 102.3 MB
  • video 09 - Working With Cinematographers.mp4 91 MB
  • video 10 - Cinematography.mp4 171.2 MB
  • video 11 - Production Design.mp4 142.4 MB
  • video 12 - Case Study Frost Nixon.mp4 133.7 MB
  • video 13 - Research.mp4 87.7 MB
  • video 14 - Scene Deconstruction Raiders of the Lost Ark.mp4 216.4 MB
  • video 15 - Scene Deconstruction Apollo 13.mp4 155.1 MB
  • video 16 - Scene Deconstruction A Beautiful Mind.mp4 112.7 MB
  • video 17 - Casting.mp4 120.6 MB
  • video 18 - Working with Actors Part 1.mp4 139.8 MB
  • video 19 - Working with Actors Part 2.mp4 111.1 MB
  • video 20 - Frost Nixon Read Through And Staging Rehearsal.mp4 211.5 MB
  • video 21 - Frost Nixon Feature Staging for Masters.mp4 155.5 MB
  • video 22 - Frost Nixon Feature Staging For Coverage.mp4 342.2 MB
  • video 23 - Frost Nixon Alternate Staging Possibilities.mp4 230.4 MB
  • video 24 - Frost Nixon Steadycam Staging.mp4 243.2 MB
  • video 25 - Frost Nixon Steadycam Staging For Frost POV Part 2.mp4 83 MB
  • video 26 - Frost Nixon Staging For Indie Shoot.mp4 266.1 MB
  • video 27 - Frost Nixon Staging Review.mp4 518.3 MB
  • video 28 - Editing Part 1.mp4 140.1 MB
  • video 29 - Editing Part 2.mp4 83.4 MB
  • video 30 - Sound Design.mp4 76.2 MB
  • video 31 - Music And Scoring.mp4 74 MB
  • video 32 - Closing Find A Story You Love.mp4 20.1 MB