Ron Howard – MasterClass – Teaches Directing

Learn how Ron finds the right production designers and works to inspire them to create sets that help tell your story, using a mosaic of palettes and colors.

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Ron Howard – MasterClass – Teaches Directing

Ron Howard teaches directing, editing, and storytelling in his exclusive video lessons.

Ron Howard made his first film in 15 days with $300,000. Today, his movies have grossed over $1.8 billion. In his first-ever online directing class, the Oscar-winning director of Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind decodes his craft like never before. In 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.

Browse Lesson Plan

1. Introduction

2. Choosing a Story

3. Evaluating a Script

4. Refining a Script

5. Story Inspiration: Case Studies

6. Developing the Film

7. Collaboration: Part 1

8. Collaboration: Part 2

9. Working with Cinematographers

10. Cinematography

11. Production Design

12. Case Study: Frost/Nixon

13. Research

14. Scene Deconstruction: Raiders of the Lost Ark

15. Scene Deconstruction: Apollo 13

16. Scene Deconstruction: A Beautiful Mind

17. Casting

18. Working with Actors: Part 1

19. Working with Actors: Part 2

20. Frost/Nixon: Read-through & Staging Rehearsal

21. Frost/Nixon: Feature Staging for Masters

22. Frost/Nixon: Feature Staging for Coverage

23. Frost/Nixon: Alternate Staging Possibilities

24. Frost/Nixon: Steadicam Staging

25. Frost/Nixon: Steadicam Staging for Frost POV

26. Frost/Nixon: Staging for Indie Shoot

27. Frost/Nixon: Staging Review

28. Editing: Part 1

29. Editing: Part 2

30. Sound Design

31. Music and Scoring

32. Find a Story You Love