The Actor – Intermediate to Advanced
Delivery: Part-Time
Course Title: The Actor Intermediate to Advanced Actors
Venue: 18 Brigantine Street Arts & Industrial Estate Byron Bay NSW 2481
Dates: From Wednesday 2nd May 2012 4 30 pm to 7 30 pm for 8 weeks
Intended Audience: Youth 15+
Pre-Requisites: There is preparation for this workshop
Mark Piper Exclusive 8 Week Workshop
Outline:
Mark Piper presents a unique intensive 8 week workshop, which is a rare opportunity to learn from award winning Producer and Director, Mark Piper, and industry guests
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Increase your passion for the industry
- Gain from writers, directors, casting, actors and technicians perspective
- Receive realistic feedback and encouragement from a director’s perspective
- An understanding of the facets of the process of making a film or television production.
- All classes have a musical / performance part. Each class opens with a performance.
Guest Presenters:
There will be guest Tutors during this course
Seasoned industry professionals will present on aspects of casting, acting, voice, auditioning, camera, screenwriting and editing. Previous guest presenters have included Louise Lee Mei, Meisner Technique; Adrian Willams – Brett, Voice & Theatre studies; Charlie de Salis, Writer / Director; Mandy Nolan Comedy; Anthony Young Ivana Chubbuck method of Acting; Karel Segers Writer; Dean Frances Actor / Filmmaker; Martin Sacks Director / Actor; Andrea Moor Practical Aesthetics; Michael Futcher; Actor/Director
What you can expect to achieve:
Develop the skills you need to be part of the creative team of a film or television production. As one of no more than 12 participants, you will play different characters in scenes, which we will film as you would on any film or television drama, and you will also have the opportunity to operate camera, boom and rotate through the various roles of a film and television set crew. Based on the feedback from participants from previous Mark Piper workshops you can expect to develop and boost your confidence as an actor or filmmaker, clarify your vision and become more determined and motivated to succeed in a highly competitive industry.
Complimentary footage: All students will have access to their scenes and can copy to hard drive or memory stick through out the course. Scenes are filmed using Canon 7D state of the art camera.
Booking Details:
- Bookings $495 for Wednesday 3 hour class
- Payment plan available
- Dates: from Wednesday 2nd May 2012 4 30 pm to 7 30 pm for 8 weeks
- Strictly limited places available
You can pay direct debit to
Account Name: Byron Bay Film & Television School BSB 032573 Account No 252578
About Mark Piper:
Spanning over three decades in the international Theatre, Film and Television industries, Mark Piper’s award-winning career has seen him on the initial teams Producing and Directing many international drama programs. Water Rats – Director Pilot Episodes (Australia), Mercy Peak (NZ), Beastmaster (USA), Ponderosa (USA), Neighbours, Home and Away, All Saints – Co Director Pilot, Blue Heelers, Always Greener, Halifax F.P (Australia), and Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten – Adviser and Pilot Director (Germany), are just some of the popular series that Mark has worked on.
Beginning his career as an Actor in New Zealand, Mark went on to running Director Roger Donaldson’s ( “The World’s Fastest Indian” ) company Aardvark films, and then worked on such films such as “The Blue Lagoon” with Brooke Shields, “Tim” and “Attack Force Z” with Mel Gibson, and “My Brilliant Career” with Sam Neil and Judy Davis.
Mark, in 1995, led a unique project with Care Vietnam, in conjunction with the Vietnamese Government entitled ‘Qio Qua Mien Toi’; a 32-part Drama series, of which Mark Piper was the Executive Producer. This was a TV series utilised on behalf of the Government to highlight the HIV & AIDS problem emerging in Vietnam; Mark was involved from the outset to set-up the concept and assisted in sourcing finance through French private investors as well as sourcing key personnel from Australia to mentor the Vietnamese crew. This has inspired Mark with his current project in development “Buscar – oneworldonwlove.”
More recently he has been working with internationally acclaimed actors Eric Bana, Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Kylie Minogue, Julian McMahon, Simon Baker, Sharni Vinson and Nick Bishop.
Mark has just completed judging the 2011 International Emmy Awards – (Best performance by an Actress category)
Mark is currently a Board member for Screenworks and on the Selection Committee for Flickerfest International Film Festival
Course Curriculum:
| Orientation / Safety | |
| Overview of course
Actors will be required to do all their reading and preparation at home ready for the coming week Instructions for the following week will be sent out on Saturdays by email for the following weeks work |
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| Every week class will open and close with a performance‘BUSKER’ – create your own character www.famousauditions.com Voice, Training |
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| Breaking down the script | |
| Actors checklist | |
| Who am I? Overall Objectives, scene objectives, Goal, “ I want to…” obstacles – resistance | |
| Preparing your Acting resume, Head shots |
| Performance and screen: the director – actor relationship, the actor checklist | |
| Tactics, Substitutions, Inner Objects,Relationships to other characters | |
| The Audition |
| Beats,Thought changes and Actions, Moment before, What do I look like? What do I wear?
Shoot scenes and review |
| Schedule & call sheets Auditions Place and 4th Wall – Where am I?, Doings | |
| Shoot scenes and review |
| Inner Monologue, Previous Circumstances | |
| Shoot scenes and review |
| Shoot scenes and review |
| Let It Go – | |
| Shoot scenes and review |
| Shoot scenes and review |
| Review and summary of course |
Testimonials from Past Participants
Just want to say thank you much for the 3 day course in January! It was so great, I got so much out of it and have found myself really inspired to continue with my career as a screen actress.
Again thank you so much for the course yourself and the other tutors were great! And i got so much out of it
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KMc
i really enjoyed the workshop I had a blast and learnt so much stuff. Alot of my training has been to do with theatre and stage and so I havent had much to do with film and camera so it was a great help and the guests were fantastic. Well worth it. Thank You
Joe
Thankyou for your time and wise words through the course . I appreciate and can only describe in words the inspiration and loads of advice I have been given.Since your class I feel that I have more confidence to take bigger risks in my work and really reveal who I am and what I do best. Behind the camera and on the set was very helpful too….so thankyou.
Amanda
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