... drama student shoot ...

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Hellooo,

Can anyone give me some hints and tips on a shoot for a drama student I have on tuesday please, the model shall have done nothing like this before like myself, so i was wondering what sort of poses and expressions I should get the student to do...

The brief given to her by the drama school is '10 different styles and attitudes in different clothing'.

I was thinking maybe black and white for atmosphere... I just need to find pictures of different poses I can get the model to do, so if anybody can find pictures of good poses please post them. :)

of course I shall now be looking into it... also any useful websites would be very much appreciated.

Thank youuuuu! :D
 
OK firstly, she and you need to brainstorm this together..since it's her project and you're just supplying the photography, so to speak...

Fashion mags, Vogue, Marie-Claire, even Esquire or FHM and Loaded - all full of ideas for you both to plunder...also try Empire and any other theatre and cinema magazines...
I say mags as the imagery will be better than websites and you can tear pages out and lay them out side by side together and discard any you don't like...
 
Thanks for the tips Rob, I shall call her as I won't get to see her before the shoot. :)

And the magazines are defiantly worth a look too!
Thanks again! :D
 
You'll get loads of ideas looking through mags but also look Google for actor headshots and see what comes up.

Think - happy/angry/surprised/sad/lonely/tearful/smiling/thinking/playful/cheeky - should be easy getting 10 - combine that with a few changes of clothes - job done. Have fun!

I wouldn't do anything too fancy in photoshop either - they arn't interested in your technique - it's the actress they want to see.
 
get her to email you a load of flickr links of what she likes, get sketch books if pos

can you meet her before the shoot to get a few ideas down?
Planning and attention to detail will put her shots above her competitors ;)
 
ZoZo said:
Some of this may help

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=206080

And don't expect a drama student to know what to do - they are used to acting, seldom in front of a camera, and the whole situation is new to most, so it's your job to help her relax.
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Agreed - most young actors still - just like amateur actors, on the whole - need a director to tell them what to do. With more experience they will take on more responsibility for the creative process but I'd say be prepared to do most of the prompting.
 
Thank you everyone for your tips... I shall be taking them all into account! :D

I'm not really a pp kinda photographer either! :)
 
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