WORKSHOPS
WHEN YOU WATCH TV, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Screen acting requires a complex and diverse set of skills, so we have created a set of three independent but complementary workshops to focus on specific skills that actors need on camera:
Thriving on Set
Shining on Camera
Creating a Great Performance
You can take just one workshop and walk out with strong skills that you can apply right away, though many of our students like to come back and do all three, so as to get a much more in-depth grasp of all the different techniques.
Each workshop typically runs from 11am to 6pm and spaces are limited to 14 people per workshop.
Screen acting requires a complex and diverse set of skills, so we have created a set of three independent but complementary workshops to focus on specific skills that actors need on camera:
Thriving on Set
Shining on Camera
Creating a Great Performance
You can take just one workshop and walk out with strong skills that you can apply right away, though many of our students like to come back and do all three, so as to get a much more in-depth grasp of all the different techniques.
Each workshop typically runs from 11am to 6pm and spaces are limited to 14 people per workshop.
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Each workshop begins with you acting out scenes in the same type of high-pressure situation you would experience on set. We then sit down and watch the footage together, analysing what worked and what didn't. After that, we teach you specific techniques and see them start working right away. Continue reading to find out more about our workshops. |
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Thriving on Set (2 days)
Have you ever acted wonderfully in a scene that never made the final cut of a movie? Or maybe it did, but featured you very little? This happens all the time and the reason is often that you made some basic mistakes, which made your performance difficult (or even impossible!) to edit.
In this workshop we look at simple but effective techniques that will increase your chances of having good screen time in the final cut:
You will learn:
- how to avoid the most common mistakes that land your performance on the cutting room floor
- how to deal with complex blocking and confusing instructions
- why and how the editing should influence your performance
- how to best express your reactions on screen
- how to create an interesting performance when you have no information or backstory
Before the workshop, we will send you some material to prepare. Please make sure that you do.
Cost: £160 per person (£20 deposit)
Cost for Spotlight or Equity members (25% discount): £120 per person (£20 deposit)
Have you ever acted wonderfully in a scene that never made the final cut of a movie? Or maybe it did, but featured you very little? This happens all the time and the reason is often that you made some basic mistakes, which made your performance difficult (or even impossible!) to edit.
In this workshop we look at simple but effective techniques that will increase your chances of having good screen time in the final cut:
You will learn:
- how to avoid the most common mistakes that land your performance on the cutting room floor
- how to deal with complex blocking and confusing instructions
- why and how the editing should influence your performance
- how to best express your reactions on screen
- how to create an interesting performance when you have no information or backstory
Before the workshop, we will send you some material to prepare. Please make sure that you do.
Cost: £160 per person (£20 deposit)
Cost for Spotlight or Equity members (25% discount): £120 per person (£20 deposit)
Shining on Camera (2 days)
Would you give the EXACT same performance in a small theatre above a pub as you would on the stage of the National Theatre? No. You would adapt your performance to the size of the venue.
In the same way, you need to adapt your acting to each single shot.
Some actors are 'camera friendly' naturally, without the need to think about what they're doing. Whether that is the case for you or not, mastering the techniques that MAKE your performance camera friendly will turn you into a much more reliable and solid performer.
You will learn:
- how to use your volume to create an effective performance on camera
- how to adapt your acting to different size shots
- how to adapt your acting to a changing shot
- how to always make sure your performance is effective on camera
- how the audience's perception of a performance changes depending on the information they have (and how to take advantage of that!)
Before the workshop, we will send you some material to prepare. Please make sure that you do.
Cost: £160 per person (£20 deposit)
Cost for Spotlight or Equity members (25% discount): £120 per person (£20 deposit)
Would you give the EXACT same performance in a small theatre above a pub as you would on the stage of the National Theatre? No. You would adapt your performance to the size of the venue.
In the same way, you need to adapt your acting to each single shot.
Some actors are 'camera friendly' naturally, without the need to think about what they're doing. Whether that is the case for you or not, mastering the techniques that MAKE your performance camera friendly will turn you into a much more reliable and solid performer.
You will learn:
- how to use your volume to create an effective performance on camera
- how to adapt your acting to different size shots
- how to adapt your acting to a changing shot
- how to always make sure your performance is effective on camera
- how the audience's perception of a performance changes depending on the information they have (and how to take advantage of that!)
Before the workshop, we will send you some material to prepare. Please make sure that you do.
Cost: £160 per person (£20 deposit)
Cost for Spotlight or Equity members (25% discount): £120 per person (£20 deposit)
Creating a Great Performance (2 days)
What makes an editor say 'This is a great performance!'? Every actor and every role is different, but all great performances have things in common and that's what we focus on in this workshop.
We delve deeper into the performance side of screen acting and look at how to make strong, effective choices that will read well on screen and how to surprise the audience and the director in an effective way.
You will learn:
- how to break down a script and create an interesting journey for your character
- how to ensure your delivery is always engaging and unexpected
- how to ensure your thought process comes across on screen
- how the editing process works and why, as an actor, you need to know this
- how to deal with different kinds of directors
Before the workshop, we will send you some material to prepare. Please make sure that you do.
Next workshop: Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of June 2018
Cost: £160 per person (£20 deposit)
Cost for Spotlight or Equity members (25% discount): £120 per person (£20 deposit)
What makes an editor say 'This is a great performance!'? Every actor and every role is different, but all great performances have things in common and that's what we focus on in this workshop.
We delve deeper into the performance side of screen acting and look at how to make strong, effective choices that will read well on screen and how to surprise the audience and the director in an effective way.
You will learn:
- how to break down a script and create an interesting journey for your character
- how to ensure your delivery is always engaging and unexpected
- how to ensure your thought process comes across on screen
- how the editing process works and why, as an actor, you need to know this
- how to deal with different kinds of directors
Before the workshop, we will send you some material to prepare. Please make sure that you do.
Next workshop: Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of June 2018
Cost: £160 per person (£20 deposit)
Cost for Spotlight or Equity members (25% discount): £120 per person (£20 deposit)
Our next workshops
Thriving on Set
Date: Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of April 2019
Location: London, TBC
Shining on Camera
Date: Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of May 2019
Location: London, TBC
The 25% discount for Spotlight and Equity members is valid on all London-based workshops. Other promotions may apply for workshops in different locations.
Bring a friend to one of our London workshops and receive a discount of £20 each.
To book your place, please pay your £20 deposit via the PayPal button below. Alternatively, you can pay the full amount now and pay nothing on the day. For any questions, or to submit a voucher code, please contact us at info@screenactingskills.co.uk.
Date: Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of April 2019
Location: London, TBC
Shining on Camera
Date: Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of May 2019
Location: London, TBC
The 25% discount for Spotlight and Equity members is valid on all London-based workshops. Other promotions may apply for workshops in different locations.
Bring a friend to one of our London workshops and receive a discount of £20 each.
To book your place, please pay your £20 deposit via the PayPal button below. Alternatively, you can pay the full amount now and pay nothing on the day. For any questions, or to submit a voucher code, please contact us at info@screenactingskills.co.uk.