ABOUT BOBBY YAN
Bobby Yan is an eight-time Emmy Award-winning director, writer and producer with credits spanning film, television and music. His work includes projects for Lifetime, BET+, TV One and Tubi. Yan is an alumnus of the ABC Disney Directing Program and Ryan Murphy’s HALF Initiative and holds a master’s degree in Visual Effects from NYU.
Tuned In: The Actor-Director Relationship | From Casting to Camera
A Master Class with Emmy Award-winning Director Bobby Yan
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What is a director really looking for in an actor?
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Go inside the director’s process with Bobby Yan for a hands-on master class exploring the journey from casting and callbacks to rehearsal and camera.
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Using a scene from Yan’s upcoming feature film, participants will make performance choices, compare them with the director’s notes and learn how stronger communication can lead to stronger on-camera work.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
• What directors look for during auditions and callbacks
• How to make stronger, more specific performance choices
• How to take and apply direction
• How actors and directors build trust and creative shorthand
• How to prepare a scene for the camera
• What changes from audition room to set
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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Actors, Directors, Acting Students, Film Students, Emerging Performers, Filmmakers, Writers, Casting Professionals, Acting Coaches and creatives interested in strengthening the actor-director relationship and understanding the journey from audition to on-camera performance.
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All experience levels welcome.
COME READY TO WORK
This is more than a conversation. It is an opportunity to see the scene through a director’s eyes and better understand what happens from casting to camera.
Limited Seating