1-Week Acting for Film Workshop

The pace of this one-week workshop is demanding and students should be prepared to live, eat and breathe acting for the entire duration of the course. Students should also be prepared to work in non-traditional acting classes emphasizing the construction and control of character given the unique pressures of a film or television shoot. Film or video cameras may be used during particular classes.

Acting for film and scene study are the two principal areas of concentration in this intensive workshop. These areas coincide in the creation of short, filmed scenes in which students act. The edited scenes are the main projects of the workshop. Scene Study and Voice and Movement serve as support classes. Audition Technique exposes students to cold reading techniques and a discussion of the business of acting and its essential tools.

The basis of this and all other NYFA workshops is learning by doing, using a hands-on, practical, experiential approach. The workshop is constructed to deliver a great deal of content in a short time, and is an exceptional opportunity for a total immersion experience in one week. Students who wish to continue their studies have the opportunity to apply credit towards and transfer to a longer program at any point.

WORKSHOP GOALS
The intensive One-Week Acting for Film Workshop was designed to serve the needs of different types of students. For students contemplating a longer-term education in acting for film, it is an excellent introduction. This one-week acting workshop gives students an understanding of the rigorous requirements of the film actor. Many of our one-week students get "bitten by the acting bug" during this workshop; they realize that one week will not fulfill their desire to learn all they can about the craft of acting and therefore return to complete a longer course of study.

All students enrolling in the Intensive One-Week Acting for Film Workshop should be aware that this is an introductory course. The limitations of a one-week course should be apparent, given that many people spend years studying and perfecting the craft of acting.