The Actor – Advanced
Delivery: 8 week Workshop
Course Title: Acting to Camera – Advanced
Intended Audience: Advanced Actors 16+
Pre-Requisites: There is preparation for this workshop.
Fee: $595 (GST incl.) – Strictly limited places available
Dates: from Tuesday 14 th February 2012 for 8weeks
6 30 pm 9 30 pm
Venue: Byron Bay Film & Television School
Address: 18 Brigantine Street Arts & Industrial Estate Byron Bay, NSW, 2481
Phone: 0414 888 884
Email: markpiper@ozemail.com.au
Mark Piper Exclusive 8 Week Workshop
Outline:
Advanced Actor Follow character arc from a film of your choice
Previous films studied
“American Beauty” - “Juno” – “Pulp Fiction” – “The Last Song”
Discover you unique screen presence. Develop acting skills and gain techniques for acting to camera. Prepare, rehearse and perform scenes from film and television, covering both comedy and drama.
Guest Tutors:
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 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; Sam Atwell Actor / Director Home & Away; Andrea Moor Practical Aesthetics; Paul Goddard Actor/Director; Michael Futcher; Actor/Director; Paul Barry Actor / Director and Chris Haywood Actor/ Filmmaker.
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.
You can pay either direct debit to
Account Name: Byron Bay Film & Television School BSB 032573 Account No 252578
or PayPal
Tutor: Mark Piper and guest Tutors
About Mark Piper:
Spanning over three decades in the international Theatre, Film and Television industry, Mark Piper’s award-winning career has seen him on the initial teams Producing and Directing many international drama programs. Water Rats (Australia), Mercy Peak (NZ), Beastmaster (USA), Ponderosa (USA), Neighbours, Home and Away, All Saints, Blue Heelers, Always Greener, Halifax F.P (Australia), and Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten (Germany), are just some of the popular series that Mark has directed.
Course Curriculum:
| Orientation / Safety | |
| Intro to Term 2 | |
Optional – “BUSKER’ Create one characters journey in this musical drama |
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| Script analysis and discussion – The Art of Story creation, Redefining Protagonist and Main Character | |
| Every week class will open and close with a performance of your choice. |
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| Set up Video Diaries – each participant will either create a character of their own or from “BUSKER”, and each week follow that characters journey by way of video diary | |
| Resumes Begin preparing |
| Video Diaries | |
| The Hero’s journey | |
| Scene work | |
| Substitutions, Inner Objects |
| Video Diaries | |
| scene work-shoot and revision | |
| Advanced Rehearsal techniques | |
| Beats and Actions, Moment before |
| Video Diaries | |
| Scene work | |
| Place and 4th Wall, Doings |
| Video Diaries | |
| Scene work | |
| Inner Monologue, Previous Circumstances |
| Video Diaries | |
| Film scenes | |
| Let It Go – Mark |
| Video Diaries | |
| Film scenes – |
| Video Diaries | |
| Film scenes – Comedy – working with comedy |
| Video Diaries | |
| Scene work; final review and debrief |







