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Filmmaking with Lee C.

West Hollywood, California

Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 15+
Teaching since 1986
Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts

    About Lee C.

    For over 20 years, Lee has been a renowned acting coach, writer and director. He has taught at numerous institutions including NYU, The Atlantic Theater Co. Acting School, New World School of the Arts in Miami and the Relativity School of Film Media & the Performing Arts. Lee also taught filmmaking, directing, screenwriting, and film history at the L.A. Film School. Lee is the co-author of A Practical Handbook For The Actor, the best-selling textbook (300,000 copies) that has been translated into Dutch, Japanese, and Chinese. He has written plays, films and TV. Lee was also Playwright-in-Residence at Cal State Northridge in the Veterans Theatre Project for which he has received two grants. He is a graduate of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writers Workshop. As an actor, he has worked in film, TV and theatre. BFA in Drama from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts (Screenwriting) from the U of California, Riverside.

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    Evanview Dr Los Angeles CA
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    9 AM-10 PM
    Tuesday
    9 AM-10 PM
    Wednesday
    9 AM-10 PM
    Thursday
    9 AM-10 PM
    Friday
    9 AM-10 PM
    Saturday
    9 AM-10 PM
    Sunday
    9 AM-10 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $50
    45 minutes
    $65
    60 minutes
    $85
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    Experience

    Master Acting Teacher

    Sep, 1990 - Present

    Atlantic Theatre Company Acting School

    Taught Acting: Script analysis, scene study, styles, on-camera, comedy, etc.

    Instructor

    Jun, 2013 - Dec, 2014

    Relativity School of Film, Media & the Performing Arts

    UNIVERSITY & WORKSHOP PROGRAMS • Teach scene study & acting for the camera to adult and teen students • Teach script analysis and Acting 101 to college students • Lecture on the fundamentals of filmmaking • Direct/mentor various film projects • Taught acting workshops for NBA and NFL athletes including Iman Shumpert, Corey Brewer, Larry Saunders, others

    Industry Specialist/Instructor

    Aug, 2011 - Nov, 2014

    LA FILM SCHOOL

    FULL TIME FACULTY Instructor: Film Theory • Taught labs for: basic camera & cinematography, fundamentals of storytelling & narrative filmmaking, shooting coverage & scene prep • Taught staging for the camera, shooting coverage, effective communication with actors, script breakdown and analysis Instructor: Screenwriting I & II Lecturer: Film and Society/Aesthetic of Culture • Lecture on Comedy and Satire as Vehicles for Social Commentary in Cinema • Lecture on adapting true stories into narrative cinema • Lecture on The War Film as Social Barometer • Lecture on The Detective Archetype in Cinema: The Troubled Hero • Lecture on American Mythology in Western Cinema • Lecture on various counter-culture topics: “Beats, Hippies & Punks”, “The Art of Protest”, “Obscenity and the Artist” Guest Instructor: Directing and Cinematography I, II, III • Supervise student projects as faculty director • Assist with staging, shot selection & directing actors • Advise and mentor student scripts Instructor: English Composition & Creative Writing • Teach writing fundamentals: syntax, sentence structure • Teach various literary forms including: formal business writing, short story, poetry, narrative, and satire

    Associate Professor

    Sep, 1990 - Aug, 2002

    NYU

    • Taught beginner-level scene study, script analysis and technique • Award-winning faculty member; class sold out for over 10 straight years

    Visiting Professor

    Sep, 1990 - Present

    New World School of the Arts

    ADJUNCT PROFESSOR/GUEST ARTIST • Teach text analysis, scene study and technique at high school and college levels • Consult with Dean Patrice Bailey setting curricula for high school and college levels • Teach Master Classes for College Senior Students • Lecture on career development for the actor Directed Mainstage student productions

    Education

    Acting

    Aug, 1980 - Sep, 1981

    The Drama Studio, London

    Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts

    Aug, 2009 - Dec, 2011

    University of California, RIverside

    BFA Drama

    Sep, 1981 - Jun, 1983

    NYU

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