Layers Of Behavior / Active Ideas Worksheet

Layers Of Behavior.docx

This is the Layers Of Behavior worksheet for preparing to direct or act a character. The worksheet forces you to come up with active direction for each aspect of the character. Expect 4-5 hours to do a single character. Log in to your account to download it! Customers only.

Directing Actors Scripts

Quick Scenes

These are some of the small scenes we're using through the course. Download them and use them for acting class.

These small scripts are written to have no inherent meaning, meaning that they change drastically when we bring different subtext to them -- which is true of all scripts, but especially visible here.

Getting Fired.pdf	In this scene, Riley gets fired by his friend Mark for not playing by the corporate rules.
Office Interaction.pdf	In this scene, Tracy asks Michele out on a date, but Michele is being oddly coy.
Breakup.pdf	Emily catches her boyfriend cheating, and has lots of reactions.
Courtyard.pdf	In this scene, Tracy is an alleged murderer, and has nowhere to stay.

Crime Drama

Crime Drama 1 - Hallway+Interrogation Scenes.pdf	This is two scenes early in the arc, first an interaction between Lily and Daniel in the hallway outside the interrogation room, and then the interrogation of Reynold.
Crime Drama 2 - Diner Scene.pdf	This is the diner scene halfway through the arc where Lily is starting to have had enough of Reynold, and his crazy is starting to show.
Crime Drama 3 - Car Scene.pdf	This is the car scene towards the end of the arc where Reynold is at his wit's end, and Lily accidentally opens up to him.

Psychopath Drama

Psychopath 1 - Wallet Scene.pdf	The psychopath Leonard has moved into a wealthy neighborhood, and has everyone fooled that he's a cool tech CEO. In this short scene, he steals Elaine's wallet from her purse, then lectures Elaine's husband Lawrence on home security.
Psychopath 2 - After Dinner.pdf	This scene is after the dinner party, which was ruined because Elaine's wallet was missing. Elaine makes an offhand comment about Leonard's car, and he decides to kill her.
Psychopath 3 - Murder Scene.pdf	Leonard cuts the cable to Elaine's house, pretends to help her with the outage, and then strangles her.
Psychopath 4 - Poker Scene.pdf	This is a poker scene a few weeks later.

Political Drama Love Scene

Love Scene.pdf

This scene is between a congressman Frank and his lover/staffer Lisa, who dreams of becoming a first lady. In this scene, Lisa realizes that Frank's promises are empty, and that he will never divorce his wife.