Day 1: The Technicals
Day 2: Understanding The Script & Character Development
Day 3: Working On a Film Set
Day 4: Audition Technique
Day 5: Lights, Camera Action!
Day 1: The Technicals
Learn and Practice the basic technical skills an actor needs to master to perform successfully in front of the camera. Understand the differences between acting for stage and screen. Topics include: shot sizes, continuity, eye-lines, vocal control, physicality and hitting marks.
Day 2: Understanding The Script & Character Development
Learn techniques and methods to successfully analyse a script in order to create inspirational and authentic characters. Developing characters you will identify their arc, and find contrast even within a page of script underpinned by voice, diction, physicality and improvisation skills.
Day 3: Working On a Film Set
To raise your awareness on a film set, you will participate in filming as members of the crew including sound, script supervising and Directing to really understand the challenges of each role and it you should communicate as an actor. You will also film a scene as part of this role-play process.
Day 4: Audition Technique
Understand how you should prepare for a screen audition. Experience the casting process most commonly in use today and how to avoid the pitfalls of interview ‘overkill’, preparing you for your next audition.
Day 5: Lights, Camera Action!
Implementing everything you have learned throughout the week, you will film a scene with a crew.