Playing The Villain On Camera

This class will explore playing the villain on camera. We will focus on three archetypes of the villain as outlined in USC Professor Joe Hacker’s seminal work “Auditioning for the Camera”: 1. The psychopathic individual. 2. Those driven by an inclination to create chaos, and 3.Those who get caught up in an illicit scheme to get something (money, power, revenge, love). Each of these archetypes will be explored in class, then filmed, and will be delivered to each student. Your professor is a working professional film, television, and theater actor, and students will additionally explore the “first day of shooting” using these villain pieces: you will be guided through the process of filming these pieces in a professional setting.