Let's Make a Movie! Storyboard, Script, Rehearse and Perform a Zoom Production

Is it a movie? Is it a play? It's both! Students get the benefit of Zoom's digital movie-like tools, combined with the thrill of a live performance (available to watch in the recording) in this adventurous undertaking. When the class is complete they will have a recording of their production and a copy of the script (around 20-30 pages long) in proper screen format.

When time allows we will warm up with a fun improv game taken from my other wildly popular class (Theater for Kids Improv and Acting) and then classes will follow a schedule similar to the following (may change slightly depending on the pace of the group):

Class 1: Warmup, get to know each other, improv games and story structure
Class 2: Review story structure, dramatic conflict and start creating characters and settings.
Class 3: Complete character creation and settings and start deciding on major plot points.
Class 4: Introduction to a "storyboard." We learn about and determine the inciting incident, plot progression, climax and denouement.
Class 5: We complete the storyboard and fix the inevitable plot holes. Important props and costumes are decided on.
Class 6: We begin filling in the dialogue (this is an extremely long process; I take guidance and suggestions and flesh out the dialogue based on their ideas over the week). Exposition is introduced.
Class 7:  Fill in the blanks! When writing dialogue I be sure to focus on plot & exposition and leave "blanks" for the learners to come up with their own wording for the one-liners and character speeches. 
Class 8: Full read through! Backgrounds discussed and gathering assigned.
Class 9: Rehearsal #1: When possible we will break into rooms and rehearse different scenes simultaneously. Backgrounds reviewed.
Class 10: Rehearsal #2 / Backgrounds reviewed again.
Class 11: Rehearsal #3 / By now all backgrounds should be decided on and found.
Class 12: Technical Rehearsal: Scene by scene we make sure everyone has their technical issues addressed.
Class 13: Dress Rehearsal: we'll get through as much of it as we can! 
Class 14: The exciting Final Performance!

Watch party: I am including this optional final meeting for the learners who want to get together "Hollywood Premiere style" where they get to be the audience for a change (it's always more fun with an audience!) This meeting is scheduled TBD by everyone's avilability. After this final meeting I will release the recording (and previous unreleased classes) for parents.

**PLEASE NOTE: At the end of this class if the students need more time to complete their project, I will be happy to add another make-up class at no cost. If you can leave a contingency week open in their schedule for this likelihood (their ideas can sometimes be quite grand) it would be optimal.

**ALSO PLEASE NOTE: With the later meetings (rehearsals and performance) this class can tend to run long. I had a recent final performance that took 2.5 hours!!  If you are able, try not to schedule this class with another class directly afterward. If you cannot make that work, I can rearrange scenes to work around a tight schedule, but please let me know if that is the case when you enroll.