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 -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 -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 – 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 – 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.