Carmen Ejogo visits the 2019 Narrative Lab

Actress Carmen Ejogo, known for her role in Fantastic Beasts and True Detective, came as a special guest speaker for the 2019 Narrative Lab on January 30th. Students pitched their film ideas for feedback to Carmen and it was great to hear the perspective from her role as an actor.The Narrative Lab students saw features from Carmen’s recent work in Fantastic Beast, allowing them to learn about character development and storytelling.“It was inspiring to hear Carmen Ejogo speak about her experiences.  Thank you so much, Carmen, for coming to talk to us.” - Elena Goluboff, 2019 Narrative Lab Student“Carmen Ejogo really helped me to understand the chemistry between the actor and the director, and how to achieve the best performance. I also learned quite a bit about the significance of where characters are placed in a scene, and how it can effortlessly drive the story without the dialogue.” - Gabriel Fanelli, 2019 Narrative Lab Student“Carmen Ejogo’s visit was very helpful to get feedback about how to go about directing my movies from an actress’s point of view. She was very informative and told us how to trust your vision and go with what you want your film to look like.” - Deborah Miller, 2019 Narrative Lab StudentIt was also great to have Carmen at Reel Works office to meet other students in our space. Alesia Brooks, an intern and graduate of the 2018 Spring Lab was ecstatic to meet Carmen in person. Growing up, Alesia and her sister were huge fans of the musical film, Sparkle, that Carmen contributed in.