Screen Acting skills
We teach you what no one else teaches: techniques that really work
We actors love to get in touch with our emotions and with the truth of a scene, and a big part of our training rightfully teaches us to do that.
Unfortunately, that's not enough.
It's time for some tough love: good screen acting is NOT about how you feel; it's about what comes across on the screen and what the editor can do with the footage.
Nobody cares whether you 'really felt it' if you make a continuity mistake that renders your performance impossible to edit.
Every day, thousands of great performances are cut out of a movie because the actors haven't mastered the techniques that make their performance both camera friendly and editor friendly.
Do you know what an L-cut is and how it affects your performance? Have you mastered the difference between acting for a mid-shot and acting for a closeup? Can you use your volume to create a sense of intensity and intimacy with the audience?
Great screen actors master these techniques and use them to give the fantastic performances we enjoy on TV and at the cinema whilst those who don't simply end up on the cutting room floor.
Unfortunately, that's not enough.
It's time for some tough love: good screen acting is NOT about how you feel; it's about what comes across on the screen and what the editor can do with the footage.
Nobody cares whether you 'really felt it' if you make a continuity mistake that renders your performance impossible to edit.
Every day, thousands of great performances are cut out of a movie because the actors haven't mastered the techniques that make their performance both camera friendly and editor friendly.
Do you know what an L-cut is and how it affects your performance? Have you mastered the difference between acting for a mid-shot and acting for a closeup? Can you use your volume to create a sense of intensity and intimacy with the audience?
Great screen actors master these techniques and use them to give the fantastic performances we enjoy on TV and at the cinema whilst those who don't simply end up on the cutting room floor.
Screen Acting Skills is a series of workshops that teaches practical and ready-to-use techniques that will immediately improve your effectiveness on the screen.
It's all based on practical experience and what actually works.
Our teachers are:
- Actor Colin David Reese, who has over forty years of experience and has worked with the likes of Harold Pinter, Lauren Bacall, Sir John Gielgud, Patrick Garland, and many others.
- Award-winning director Ruggero Dalla Santa, who trained as an actor and has directed over 500 actors to date, from students fresh out of drama school to the likes of Julian Glover, Tamsin Greig and Michael Maloney.
Find out more about our workshops.
Special 25% discount for Spotlight and Equity members. To apply please contact us at info@screenactingskills.co.uk.
Our next workshop:Creating a Great Performance
Date: Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of February 2018 Location: Theatre Delicatessen, London Cost: £160 (a £20 deposit is required to reserve your place) Cost for Spotlight or Equity members: £120 |
book your place nowYou can either reserve your place by paying a deposit and pay the rest on the day, or pay the full amount now. Please select your preferred option.
For any questions, please email info@screenactingskills.co.uk. |