Job Details

Directing is a rewarding career that allows you to bring your creative visions to life. Directors have the unique opportunity to shape stories, influence performances, and craft visual experiences that resonate with audiences. This role not only fosters collaboration with and technicians but also offers a platform to explore diverse narratives and cultural perspectives. Ultimately, directing combines passion with the power to inspire and entertain, making it a fulfilling profession for those who thrive in the world of storytelling.

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Course Levels

This course is offered for youth, explore, advanced and professional levels. There is no kids level. This is an ongoing format class, which means it has no set beginning or end. You can continue to take classes until you and your teachers decide it is time for you to move up to the next level.​

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LEVEL: YOUTH 

• Ages 12-16

• Classes are available once per week for 1.5 hours per class

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LEVEL: EXPLORE

• Ages 17+

• Classes are available twice per week for 2 hours per class

• This level is open to all beginners and those who are curious to explore the craft

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LEVEL: ADVANCED

• Ages 17+

• Classes are available twice per week for 3 hours per class

• The advanced level open to those with some previous level of experience, and those who are interested in pursuing it as a career.

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LEVEL: PROFESSIONAL

• Ages 17+

• Classes are available twice per week for 3 hours per class

• The professional level open to those with previous working experience. An entrance interview is required.

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Directing Topics Covered

• Practical directing for TV and film

• How to give direction

• Finding your character's world and emotional center

• Directing for social media

• Breaking down a script

• Creating a budget

• People management skills

• How to breakdown a scene and determine the character arcs

• Technical aspects of directing

• Finding your personal sense of self in your craft

• Where directing fits in the bigger picture of the industry process

• How to create different worlds based on various directing techniques​​

• Angles, lighting, and other visual storytelling tools

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Wellness Topics Covered

• How to maintain a healthy creative lifestyle balance (discipline, schedule, rent, etc.)

• Dealing with harassment (long hours, food on set, sexual, emotional, etc.)

• How to critique/give feedback

• Professional development (expectations, behavior on set, maintaining connections, marketing yourself, how to say no to people [knowing when the answer is no and how to make as few people hate you as possible])

• How to deal with social media content and feedback

• What notes are, how to interpret them & how to deal with feelings of being attacked emotionally

• Your support team (manager, agent, etc.) and tips how to grow your career

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Previous Experience Required

No previous experience required for youth and explore levels. Some previous experience required for advanced and professional levels.

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Ages

Ages 12+

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Prerequisites

There are no other prerequisite courses within the Catalyst curriculum.

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Cost

• €20/class for youth

• €25/class for explore, advanced, and professional

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Location

Classes are held in-person at our Kinostudio campus in Tirana, Albania

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Class Schedule

TBD

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Class Size

• Up to 10 students per class for youth

• Up to 20 students per class for explore and advanced

• Up to 10 students per class for professional

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Language

All classes are taught in English

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Video Recording

Classes are not recorded for later use​

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Scholarships

​Scholarships are available on a limited basis to those who can demonstrate a financial need. To request a scholarship review meeting, please fill out the scholarship request form here.