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TRAINING 2010 - DIRECTING ACTORS
Eran Creevy's Shifty - excellent 'Story Design'
A day devoted to finding and using actors led by an experienced guest director.
Dates:
Thursday 11 February 2010
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Thursday 22 April 2010
Time
Registration - 10.30am
Sessions run - 11am-6pm
Venue
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
Places
20 trainee places at each session
What to bring
Participants are invited to bring a situation or scenario that they would like to workshop with actors, or scenes from their shortlisted / commissioned script to rehearse and develop with actors.
(Please bring 8 copies of the scenarios, or email these to pam@scriptfactory.com latest two days before the training date).
Trainer & Guest Speakers
Chloe Emmerson, Casting Director (April)
Amanda Tabak, Casting Director (11 Feb)
Emma Style, Casting Director(17 Feb)
Paul Andrew Williams (Director, London To Brighton) (Feb)
Eran Creevy (Director, Shifty) (April)
Natalie Press (Actor, My Summer of Love) (April)
Deborah Willey (Agent, Independent Talent) (Feb, April)
Session 1 - 11am–1pm
GETTING THE CAST
Before you can do any directing, you have to assemble the best possible cast. To do this well, you have to know both the etiquette of casting, and how to get the most out of a casting session, an audition or an acting workshop.
This session invites a panel to give an insightful overview into the process of casting and includes contribution from:
- A casting director
- An actor’s agent
- A range of actors
Natalie Press, My Summer Of LoveSession 2 - 2–5.30pm
ACTING WORKSHOP
Participants will be invited in advance to bring scenes or situations that they would like to workshop in a session led by an experienced director. Working in groups of 5 directors with 2/3 actors per group, each director will have 30 minutes to get some intense input from the actors, on a scene or a situation.
(Please note – the actors will not be able to see the full script or the extract in advance of the workshop, and any preparation will be done with the whole group – i.e. if you want them to read a scene please be aware that the first time they do it will be in front of the group).
Session 4 - 5.30–6pm
WRAP UP
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