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Elena live on Rai 1
FMA student Elena takes her first steps in national television! She was live on RAI 1 for TG1 (news) for the results of the Tuscan regional elections 2020.
HOW IMPORTANT IS SELF-BELIEF?
Trust for an actor, a director, a videomaker for cinema and acting is at the basis of everything because the world of cinema is full of uncertainties and doubts. The actor and the videomaker must give everything that the job needs and above all the trust in...
ADVICE FOR ASPIRING ACTORS
Usually an aspiring actor, who approaches the world of cinema, is led by a great passion. I say to cultivate the passion of cinematography and acting, to go all the way and to experiment, to understand exactly what this passion is. But we must also consider what...
THE PHASES FOR WRITING A SCREENPLAY
A script begins with an idea, a sudden spark or a slow burning idea that comes from the writer. This spark is transformed into a subject that should be no longer than three or four pages long. Once the subject is finished, there are various schools of thought. Some...
HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN AN AUDITION
In an audition an actor needs to understand what it is the director wants. The real problem is that often directors don’t have a clear idea of what it is they want! Most of the time (except for some directors) a director holds many auditions (castings), to get an...
WHY BECOME A SCREENWRITER?
A screenwriter must have a passion for stories, they must love telling stories. Stories are made of men, women, of their experiences and adventures, of their obstacles and how an event can complicate their lives. A screenwriter must have a passion for reading and a...
PROFESSIONALISM
In auditions, castings and meetings with producers and directors professionalism is key. Some directors mistakenly believe that only the actor is auditioned during an audition. Instead casting is often for both, both the actor and the director or casting director....
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE FRAMING?
In the eyes of the director, the subjective is an invisible gaze in which the actor doesn’t participate. The actor looks at something and we can identify with his gaze by following him through the camera. On the other hand, when the gaze is glacial, stationary,...
A joy called Bianca
On 8th March, 2020, the last episode of the television drama “La vita Promessa” aired on Rai 1. In this last episode, Sarah, the protagonist in the series, grows up and is interpreted by one of our ex-students, Bianca Panconi.

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