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Directing with Action Verbs!

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A game to help filmmaking students give direction to their actors.

Directing w/ Action Verbs: 

CARDS AGAINST SH*TTY DIRECTION


A. SETUP:

  1. Divide students into 8 teams of 3
  2. Each team receives 12 VERB Cards
  3. 2 teams will act as judges and sit at the center table. Teams will take turns acting as judge with every round.

B. START THE ROUND:

  1. A film clip of a scene is projected on the screen.
  2. Designated judges sit at the center table.
  3. After the scene, you will be ask to give direction to one of the characters in the form of an action verb.
  4. Each team submits an action verb that best describes the direction given to that character. (Cards should be submitted face down, so it isn’t known which team submitted which card)
  5. The judges will deliberate out loud on the merits of each verb. (Teams can advocate for particular action verbs but can NOT explicit say which action verb they submitted)
  6. Once all verbs have been analyzed, each judge will cast their vote for the action verb they feel best describes the character’s intention. (If there is a tie, the Executive Producer will cast the deciding vote.)
  7. The action verb with the most votes, wins.
  8. Each team’s cards are replenished up to 12 cards.
  9. Teams choose 6 cards and pass them to the team on their left.
  10. New round (goto B1)

C. STAGE TWO: BEFORE & AFTER THE BEAT (2 VERB PLAY)




 

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