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Stonestreet Screen Acting Workshop TWO ADVANCED
Course Descriptions
Second Semester
Offered in Fall, Spring and Summer
8 Points
Students shoot professionally lit, directed and edited films of original material which can include classical adaptations as well. Student involvement is from preproduction to production as well as from the editing process where a good deal more about acting is learned. The films shot & edited in Stonestreet II are showcased to the professional world via www.stonestreetmovies.com as well as are often included in major film festivals around the world.
In addition, there are other advanced courses set forth below. Not all of the following courses are offered in every semester.
Advanced Film Production
Instructors: Bennett, Cox, Eiland, Simpson, Zubarev, and Guest Film & Television Directors
Stonestreet shoots short films, pilots, webisodes, and feature projects.
Students shoot professionally lit, directed and edited films of original material which can include classical adaptations as well. Original material often comes from our collaboration with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.
Student involvement is from preproduction to production as well as from the editing process where a good deal more about acting is learned. The films shot & edited in Stonestreet II are showcased to the professional world via www.stonestreetmovies.com as well as are often included domestic and international film festivals. Stonestreet students can literally email a link of their work anywhere in the world in lieu of an audition or as a way of introducing themselves to potential work sources.
Showcase Advanced: Career Management, Advanced Audition and Cold Readings
Instructor: Sluberski, Galligan and Professional Guests
Students continue to perfect their business skills, audition skills and then meet additional new agents and casting directors.
Advanced Screen Acting & Character
Instructor: Bennett & Guests
This class is the continuation of the work accomplished in the previous semesters, concentrating on character work in a medium shot.
Advanced Voice & Character for Screen
Instructor: Braga, Simpson and Krieger
In this class we will continue our exploration of individual holding patterns in relationship to vocal freedom. Students will learn a vocal warm-up suitable for film and tv work. Material : 4 weeks voice over/commercial copy, 4 weeks soap scenes, 4 weeks film and tv scenes.
Focus: how vocally bold can we be? – striving for a full vocal sound and range with less tension and more natural expression.
Contemporary Film Genres and History
Instructor: Bass
This class focuses on the study and appreciation of film acting styles from the 1960s through today. A wide range of actors and performances from across the globe will be intensely examined through a variety of critical forms (genre, history, cultural influence). In revealing the multifaceted nature of modern performance, the class hopes to give each student a more informed perspective on film acting, thus providing an invaluable skill for their own work as creative performers.
Shakespeare on Film
Instructor: Siravo
This course differs from most film anthology or history classes in that we not only view and discuss Shakespearean productions previously filmed, but work in-depth on adapting Shakespeare's plays and sonnets to film. The thrust of the class is not only analytical and historical but also directly experimental. The course targets the acting skills necessary to successfully make the transition from bolder Shakespearean stage acting to the more intimate demands of acting on film. With the resurgence of Shakespearean film productions, both in traditional and experimental modes, and films about Shakespeare, this course hopes to prepare actors for the demands that this new and yet so old material places on the film actor.
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