Delivery: Part-Time
Course Title: Acting to Camera – Advanced
Venue: Byron Bay
Intended Audience: Actors with some experience / training
Pre-Requisites: An Interview and Audition is required for this course
Mark Piper Exclusive 9 Week Workshop
Outline:
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 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 DVD: Each participant will receive a free copy of Mark Piper’s Actors, Directors and Filmmakers handbook and a DVD of their work from the workshop.
Booking Details:
- Bookings $695 inclusive
- Payment plan available
- Dates 13th October 2010 for 9 weeks
- Strictly limited places available
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:
Wednesday 4th August 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Orientation / Safety |
| Intro to Term 2 | |
| American scene-work | |
| Script analysis and discussion – The Art of Story creation, Redefining Protagonist and Main Character | |
| The Power of the Actor – Objectives, Obstacles | |
| Set up Video Diaries – each participant will either create a character of their own, or from a film and each week follow that characters journey by way of video diary | |
| Resumes Begin preparing |
Wednesday 11th August 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| The Hero’s journey | |
| Analyze character establishment x 3 films – “How the West was Won”, “Adaptation”, “Capote” | |
| Substitutions, Inner Objects |
Wednesday 18th August 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| American film scene work-shoot and revision | |
| Advanced Rehearsal techniques | |
| Beats and Actions, Moment before |
Wednesday 25th August 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| TV scenes – Drama – Guest Role – Screen Tests | |
| Place and 4th Wall, Doings |
Wednesday 1st September2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| TV scenes – Drama – Guest Role – Screen Tests | |
| Inner Monologue, Previous Circumstances |
Wednesday 8th September 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| Film scenes – Australian contemporary | |
| Let It Go – Mark |
Wednesday 15th September 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| Film scenes – Australian contemporary |
Wednesday 22nd September 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| Film scenes – Comedy – working with comedy |
Wednesday 27th September 2010
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Video Diaries |
| Scene work; final review and debrief |
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