• Highlight key differences between stage and screen, size of performance for audience vs camera, difference in repetition with performance, subtleties that carry in camera (size of performance).
• Develop understanding of film as a visual media, how scenes are covered, conventional progression with shots and how this impacts performance.

• Highlight differences between Film and TV, difference in camera awareness, speed, blocking script and character arcs.
  (Use a personal memory: and bring one very short -1 min max, monologue).

Explore character development both from observation in life and from a text. (The 10 Questions)

• Work on character biogs and hot seating.
• Explore developing a character from life observation and from text.
• Improvise short scenes with these characters.

Learn about action with intentions by working on a short scene with a partner. (Action, using a very short scene).

• Explore creative impulses surrounding the text without using the words.
• Build confidence around understanding the character in scripted and unscripted performance.

You will be allocated 2 hander scene. Break-down the scenes and start rehearsal.

• Start to break down a very short script into actions and objectives and status of characters and narrative.
• Answer the 10 acting questions and incorporate into your choices and performance. – Develop actions into the performance (I want to…)
• Start to rehearse the duologue.

• Incorporate learnings into performance of scenes on camera with direction and blocking.
• Rehearse the scenes incorporating all the teachings so far and receive and apply technical and performance notes when shooting.

• Gain experience of how a set can run, the complications that occur, technical requirements that need to be met (marks, holding eye-lines, any last minute changes to blocking or performance).

• Shoot the scenes. Review and Q and A.