How to Direct Actors with CC Courtney

On Monday, January 18, 2010, the Austin Film Meet gathered at the Rude Mechanicals’ Off Center theatre in Austin, Texas, for an amazing presentation by Meisner instructor CC Courtney. More than 60 people attended and two scenes and one monologue were performed.

Of course, Austin Film Meet events are always better in person, but luckily Val Gameiro generously recorded the event for those who weren’t able to make it. Watch below and you will learn some great tips on how to work direct your actors to outstanding performances. Feel free to share this, but please link to the blog page (http://www.austinfilmmeet.com/blog/2010/01/26/cccourtney/), not just the videos, so everyone gets appropriate credit.

Thank you so much to those who made this possible:
Presentation by: CC Courtney
1st Scene Actors: Louis Weyrich & Roxy Collingwood
2nd Scene Actors: Holli Breedlove & Shauna Danos
Monologue (not recorded): Richard Romeo
Videography & Editing: Val Gameiro of Ideal Scene Productions
Location Recommended by: Robert Arjet
Location Provided by: Shawn Sides & the Rude Mechanicals
Door manned by: Damon Williams
Austin Film Meet Organizer: me, H.Cherdon Bedford

Intro:

Scene 1:

Scene 2:

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H.Cherdon Bedford

About H.Cherdon Bedford

Creative Superhero / Owner of Humblebee Media For as long as she’s been, H.Cherdon has demonstrated an exceptional aptitude for creative arts. Her art and literature, stories and poems, have won her numerous awards and gained her national attention, especially for the children’s picture books she both writes and illustrates. Also a talented stage performer, she has appeared in more than 40 stage productions, two performing arts touring troupes, several short films and a few PSAs. Her producer powers include organization, presentation, big-picture perspective, unforgettable memory and maybe even a little obsessive-compulsive behavior sometimes. Driven and self-motivated, Cherdon excels as as artist, director, photographer, web designer, writer, actress, illustrator, producer, bookmaker, entrepreneur… and creative superhero. As the organizer for the Austin Filmmakers Meetup, Cherdon reaches out to fellow filmmakers and artists. She thrives as a “handyman” for creative challenges, a real life Creative Superhero for hire, using love and creativity to touch lives and save projects. You can usually find Cherdon in East Austin where she lives and works with her four cats, fourteen fish and her partner in love, life and crime, Brandon Boggs.   www.hcherdon.com
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2 Responses to How to Direct Actors with CC Courtney

  1. Jay says:

    Just FYI – the videos now have a LOT of advertising embedded, and at least the second one would not load from this site, although I was able to load one from daily motion directly…

  2. Arrrrg! Let me see what I can do about that.

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