DIRECT THE ACTION

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD - ACTOR: LADY IN THE WATER, THE HELP, JURASSIC WORLD, DIRECTOR: THE MANDALORIAN  

"Joan Scheckel is one of those rare individuals who truly devotes her life's work to investigating the essence of Storytelling. She has designed a technique that is brilliant, powerful, organized, rigorous, and shockingly transformative. Working with her allowed for insight and clarity about concepts in storytelling that had previously never even occurred to me. She addresses the individual wholly, never allowing any separation between the person who is working and the work that is being created, therefore making the essential connection between our very humanity and the stories we tell. Simply put, her level of dedication paired with the true genius she possesses, creates unprecedented results in the creative lives of her students and the work they are generating."

WHAT IS IT?

A STEP BY STEP DIRECTING TOOLKIT.

Each Directing Lab takes concepts from Core Labs of The Technique™ and puts them into the rehearsal space with actors and scripts.

While it is recommended that you take these Labs in the order shown below, it is not a requirement! The JSFL Team can always assist you in a customized study plan that works for you and your schedule. 

DIRECT THE ACTION

You've got the actors in the room to rehearse for a week prior to shooting, or for 10 minutes on set while the clock is ticking!

Building on the work done in DIRECT FEELING, this Lab will unlock how to use your rehearsal time (however large or small) to dive even deeper into the exploration of your movie or episodic!

This one is all about ACTION!

In DIRECT ACTION you will:

  • Crack open the question “What Do I Do?” in rehearsal.
  • Discover how this question plays out through:
    • The Overall Action of the “Series/Film”
    • The Overall Action of a scene
    • Supporting actions
    • Beats and blocking
  • Observe Joan work with actors and directors in each rehearsal; something previously only available in a Master Class setting.
  • Learn how to use these tools to have the clarity to manage your rehearsal time in the most productive way.
  • Watch the rehearsal footage and learn how to identify Hot Coals, Scene Rhythms, and Feelings that you can use to bring your film or episodic to life!
     

WHO GOES?

The Lab Series is designed for Film, Episodic, Commercial and all content creators. It may be attended individually by the Writer, Director or Producer...or by the entire Team.

  • Directors
  • Writers
  • Actors
  • Producers
  • Executives
  • Financiers
  • Production
  • Designers
  • Cinematographers
  • Editors

Please See Films, Community and Quotes for Artists Joan has worked with and their thoughts.
 

WHEN / WHERE?

NEW* ONLINE SELF GUIDED

Anytime Self-Guided Online via Thinkific!  For the first time ever, this course can be taken online at your own pace, for details check out SELF-GUIDED!