Intensive Screen Acting
With A-List Acting Coach
Introduction
This Zoom course will offer ways to tap into your confident, powerful self; preparation for filming challenging self-tapes; new thoughts on screen work. Resist the idea of typecasting! You can play the roles you find difficult, or have never had the chance to work on. You can surprise yourself; find the joy of stepping into an unfamiliar self. Let’s open the gates and explore the deep or wild unknown – in a positive way. This course offers guidance, tips and exercises to enable your unique charisma to shine through in any role you play. Suitable both emerging talent and working professionals looking to improve.
Mel Churcher stands as one of the world’s foremost Acting and Dialogue Coaches in the realm of Film and TV, boasting an illustrious career spanning decades. Her expertise has been sought by acclaimed actors such as Daisy Edgar-Jones (“War of the Worlds”), Michelle Yeoh (“The Lady”), Daniel Craig and Angelina Jolie (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”), Jet Li (“Unleashed”), Keira Knightley (“The Hole,” “King Arthur”), Henry Cavill (“The Count of Monte Cristo”), and Sam Riley (“Control”). Mel’s influence extends beyond individual coaching sessions; she has also made significant contributions to esteemed institutions such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (where she served as Head of Voice and Text for twelve years), Shakespeare’s Globe, The Young Vic, Manchester Royal Exchange, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and the Royal Court Theatre in London. Furthermore, Mel’s global impact is evident through her internationally acclaimed books on screen acting, which have served as indispensable resources for actors and industry professionals worldwide.
Mel's Work
Course Outline
This course will increase your confidence with all aspects of screen work and with self-taping scenes for auditions. We’ll also work on a monologue that you film yourself during the course.
This course will offer guidance, tips and exercises to enable your charisma to shine through in any role you play.
All sessions are recorded and students expected to watch any filming done of themselves each evening. Also, during the course, to self-film a monologue, and work on a scene to self tape and submit to Mel at conclusion of the course.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 1
Day 1 -Monday | Time (UK) 10:30am – 1.00pm & 2:30pm – 5.15pm
You will be introduced to the course, discuss screen acting, self-taping and talk about the actors’ toolbox.
Mel will then invite you to each share a real-life story and do your given monologue. Here you will observe how specific you are, and how much muscle memory you still have in your body from your real experiences. You will explore games and techniques that allow you to find the same life and truth when you are using learned lines.
Homework: Students to watch their work on playback.
Day 2
Day 2 -Tuesday | Time (UK) 10:30am – 1.00pm & 2:30pm – 5.15pm
On day two you will continue on your real life stories and monologues. Continuing work on real stories/ monologues. Each actor will get individual time within the group. (all present can see but participant is filmed as solo performance to watch later.) Homework: Students to watch their work on playback. Scenes sent after class; partners chosen – these to be learned and self-taped after the course.
Day 3
Day 3 -Wednesday | Time (UK) 10:30am – 1.00pm & 2:30pm – 5.30pm
On day three you will complete your individual monologue. Mel will also give you self-tape technical tips, elements toolbox and scenes read with partners.
Homework: Studio watch their work on playback.
Day 4
Day 4 – Thursday | SELF WORK DAY – MEL NOT PRESENT
Actors to film their monologues and send to Mel by 2pm latest! Scenes to be worked on in pairs (if possible) or explored alone.
Day 5
Day 5 – Friday | Time (UK) 10.30am – 1:00pm & 2.30pm – 5.15pm
Watching filmed monologues together, with feedback. Toolbox, any remaining thoughts and games, feedbacks. roundup of the course.
Homework: Students to film their scenes and send self-tapes within the next fortnight. (If no reader, course partner (or someone else) can read in remotely.)
Every participant will have individual feedback on these self-tapes via a personal recording.
When
Monday 4th – Friday 8th November 2024
Designed For
All Levels of Ability
Times
10.30am to 5.15/30pm UK Time
Highlight
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To be eligible to apply for Spotlight Membership, you have to successfully earn 400 Points from Actors Studio Training.
Spotlight Eligibility
Each course is worth a certain amount of points. Courses can be repeated to earn points. See below how many points you can earn from successfully completing this course.
Booking Options
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£425.00
Additional Information
Features
Learning Outcomes
Course Location
Held online via Zoom
Payment Options
We accept all major debit and credit cards from international Banks. Take advantage of PayPal’s Pay In 3, splitting the cost into 3 interest free payments.
