Jennifer Norton

Jennifer Norton
Acting Teacher, Performance Coach, Director, Voice Artist, Actor, Theatre Director, Translator and Other

Florence, Italy

Member Since:
September 2014

Last online:
> 2 weeks ago

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About Jennifer

An actor's Director; I love the collaboration between technicians and can access true emotion respectfully without harming the actor. I tend towards character driven scripts, female protagonists, stories about the human condition. As a director I am a great collaborator, a generous leader with a firm hand but a warm smile: my skill set is humane and artistic, I let my team do their job- especially true for my camera crew and DP, where my expertise is limited to my understanding of composition, visual language, mood and cinematic reasoning, but lacking in technical know-how. I adore filmmaking because of it's collaborative quality. The process is irresistibly fun and challenging and thrilling. There is no better job in the world.
I have completed dozens of short films (publicity, narrative, documentary) but have yet to direct my first feature film.

As an actor, my type is: Tea Leoni meets Claire Danes: I am bilingual (Eng. American/Italian) but my heritage is Native American/Scandinavian. I do a great deal of voiceover work in English in Italy, my voice is known here as "warm, friendly, deep, female" and is featured in several of the country's most important museums as well as on dozens of commercials and websites and audiobooks.

I am a teacher, a coach for actors and directors: I've taught at a various film schools, I teach privately one on one, in groups, and online. I also do workshops as my specialty is an adapted version of the Meisner technique, a modern approach to acting and directing that is widely appreciated by both European and American students.

As a director I also dabble in screenwriting: I have in development several feature-length scripts, for example, a bilingual Romantic Comedy set in Florence; an Urban Hero Comedy; a Sci-Fi Thriller; a Lesbian Love Story... some scripts in collaboration with other screenwriters, as previously mentioned, collaboration is key in my world.

Unique traits: American filmmaker (actor, director, writer) creating in Florence, Italy, with a talent for uniting people, building relationships, valuing collaboration, creativity, and communication, while respecting not only the various crafts of the industry, but the fact that we are all small business owners. Coach for actors and directors to help facilitate excellent performances with efficient technique and superb communication bridges between both entities- essential traits for success in the audition room, during pre-production, and on set. If my name is on your call sheet, you are in for an easy day.

Gender:
Female

Height:
5' 7"

Weight:
105

Body type:
Slim

Hair:
Shoulder Length

Hair color:
Blonde

Eyes:
Green

Badges

Photos

Photographer Dorin Vasilescu of Timmi Studio, Firenze

Videos

THE DAY BEFORE THE DAY AFTER by John Snellinberg

Loglines

Love Patch Comedy A sexy comedy about a happily married lesbian couple that realizes that they don’t actually have everything they need when an old friend comes to visit unwittingly upturning their lives- challenging the couple’s definition of family and a happy life together. A story about an in love couple that has to open their hearts even more to admit they want to be parents, even if their ideal child is an adult woman.
SuperHuman Action ⋄ Comedy A hostile Superhero comedy about Jodi, a closeted costume designer who wants to save the city she lives in, one costume at a time, despite not being able to stand up for her self and before city living destroys every bit of hope she and her friends share. A character-driven story about being a little hero in the big city and what it can drive a person to do, just to endure.
Santo Spirito (Our Life With Florence) Comedy ⋄ Romance An adventurous American blog-writer meets a Florentine mama’s boy and falls in love with his city, his family, and eventually him.