MasterClass – Ron Howard Teaches Directing

Ron Howard He made his first movie in just 15 days, with $300,000. His movies have now grossed more than $1.8 billion. In his first movie,-ever online directing class File size: 4.60 GB

MasterClass – Ron Howard Teaches Directing

Ron Howard He made his first movie in just 15 days, with $300,000. His movies have now grossed more than $1.8 billion. His first film, “The Last of Us”, was released in 1993.-The Oscar Academy offers an online class in directing.-Apollo 13 director, and A Beautiful Mind’s winner, decodes the craft like never before. 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.

01. Introduction

You already know Ron Howard as an Oscar–winning director, a producer, an actor, and one of Hollywood’s great storytellers. Now, he’s your instructor. Meet Ron Learn why the director is the best! “keeper of the story.”

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02. Choose a Story

Ron Anyone can direct a movie. It is important to love a story and understand it before you can craft a movie. This is his method of finding new stories to share with audiences.

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03. Evaluating a Script

Over the years, Ron A personal checklist has been created to help you evaluate and strengthen your script. Learn the key components of a great screenplay and how to build your own checklist to identify material that’s right for you.

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04. Refinement of a Script

Scripts need to be both creative and intellectual. Ron knows there’s no shortcut to the rewriting process, and he shares how he ensures a script is “camera ready” Before you start production.

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05. Case Studies: Story Inspiration

Ron He works on an idea when he feels inspired. It could come from his personal relationship with the idea or the theme. This approach helped him to create some of his most beloved and enduring films.

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06. The Film Development

Your choices and beliefs as director will be tested throughout the development process. Find out how Ron He finds the best collaborators who can help him navigate through the development hell and bring his ideas to life.

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07. Collaboration: Part 1

Learn Ron’s policy for collaborating on a movie and how working in groups of three can bring out the best in a creative team.

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08. Collaboration: Part 2

Collaboration is crucial to Ron’s process, he warns against directing by committee. Directors should have the confidence to listen to all opinions, but not just to their own.

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09. Collaboration with Cinematographers

New directors can be overwhelmed by the language of photography. Ron talks you through how to find the right collaborator, rely on them, and work with them to define your movie’s visual tone.

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10. Cinematography

Ron Think of cinematic choices as a character in a movie. Learn how lighting and lenses can make your film more visually powerful.

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11. Production Design

Find out how Ron Find the right production designers, and work to inspire them to make sets that tell your story using a variety of colors and palettes.

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12. Frost/Nixon: Case Study

Ron He revisits the filmtography and production design decisions which energized him when he made Frost/Nixon. This includes powerful lessons on turning compromise into creativity.

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13. Research

Seemingly small or trivial details can anchor a scene, reinforce a director’s vision, and forge a stronger connection with the audience.

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14. Scene Deconstruction: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Ron shares a story about how a lucky mistake—forgetting his headphones on an airplane—taught him how to better understand the mechanics of shots, camera setups, and sequences in an action scene.

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15. Scene Deconstruction: Apollo 13

Ron walks you through the movie’s iconic launch sequence and explains how meticulous research and shot planning energized a familiar historical moment.

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16. Scene Deconstruction: The Beautiful Mind

Ron shares how he flipped the movie’s point of view at a key juncture in the film in order to underscore the realization of a powerful truth.

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17. Casting

Ron encourages you to look beyond an actor’s tangible skills. You will learn to trust your instincts and to recognize the intangible talents that a performer brings to a role.

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18. Part 1: Working With Actors

Ron Encouragement to work with, encourage, and protect your actors. Learn how you can prepare yourself to work with them—and when to trust them to deliver the performance you need.

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19. Part 2: Working With Actors

Find out why Ron always looks for moments where an actor’s instinct brings emotional truth to a scene.

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20. Frost/Nixon-through & Staging Rehearsal

A director’s job is to narrow the seemingly endless staging choices. Here, Ron Rare opportunity to witness his directorial process in action.

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21. Frost/Nixon Feature Staging for Masters

This method closely resembles the original movie’s staging. You can watch the video. Ron He collects masters for every setup.

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22. Frost/Nixon Feature Staging for Coverage

Ron He shows you how to shoot all the coverage that he needs in order for the editor to make the best creative choices.

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23. Frost/Nixon Alternate Staging Possibilities

That’s it. Ron knows he has all his master shots and additional coverage, he explores other possibilities—often following an actor’s natural instincts.

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24. Frost/Nixon Steadicam Staging

Ron Reworks the scene for Steadicam. Steadicam requires technical movement and choreography.

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25. Frost/Nixon – Steadicam Staging to Frost POV

Ron shows you an alternative approach he could have tried in the film: using a Steadicam to shoot from David Frost’s point of view.

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26. Frost/Nixon: Staging for Indie Shoot

You can compromise on the set if you have to Ron Encourages you keep staging simple. This is a great way to increase coverage when you have very limited resources.

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27. Frost/Nixon Staging Review

Recalling the staging exercises Ron Talks you through the things he thought about while planning and blocking each shot.

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28. Editing: Part 1.

For RonThe editing stage is when you complete the final edits to a movie. Find the right editor for your film and create an editing style together.

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29. Part 2: Editing

But early cuts can be devastating for your heart. Ron Editing is a thrilling way to discover your story again and see it in a new, improved way.

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30. Sound Design

Sound design is subliminal. Sometimes taking sound away is as powerful and effective as adding it.

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31. Music and Scoring

Ron explains how the most talented composers pick up on details of actors’ performances and build music cues that deepen a story.

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32. Find a story that you love

His final lesson is: Ron Encourages you to be open and receptive to the experiences and moments that inspire you and to find a story you love to tell.

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