Acting

Working in front of the camera requires thorough preparation and examination of the role. In the everyday work of a film production, the actor is given considerably less time than in the theater to work on the core of a scene. In the ifs acting workshops, actors are given the chance to improve their own tools and their work in front of and with the camera among their colleagues. The participants can expand their “playroom” in many ways to be prepared for their work in shooting and casting. They are supported by selected directors, acting teachers and casting directors. The upcoming workshops are primarily intended to deepen the exchange of experiences between director and actor and to enable a joint training, but also to offer coaching and tools that make playing in front of the camera freer, more confident and more individual. Some of the workshops will take place within the framework of the ifs-professional training camps and will enable exchange and networking beyond the content impulses.

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Schauspiel-Workshop »Die Herausforderungen einer guten Castingvorbereitung«
with Casting Director Uwe Bünker

In the casting workshop Uwe Bünker coaches actors and gives them practical tips for future castings. All actors know casting situations and prepare themselves individually for them. – In this workshop, the aim is to get to know the casters’ point of view, to understand their way of working and to use it for your own preparation. A further focus is on the topic of “presence development”, which is so important for actors.
In the theoretical part of the workshop, Uwe Bünker will explain how casting works in film, television and advertising. In addition, he will look through the participants’ vitae, photos and showreels.In the practical part of the workshop, he simulates fictional casting situations with all participants with subsequent analysis.

Target Group
Professional Actors

Structure

Zeitraum: postponed indefinitely
Teilnehmer*innenzahl: max. 10 Personen

Costs

Participation fee: 550 €

Funding opportunities

If necessary, the participation fee can be subsidized through the following measure:

Education voucher of the state of NRW
Details at www.bildungsscheck.nrw.de

Schauspiel-Workout »Null auf Hundert« (The application deadline has already expired.)
Workout for professional actors with Hanfried Schüttler
Guest: Casting Director Sophie Molitoris

In the seminar we deal with the following questions in a very pragmatic way: How can we handle this pressure in a way that allows us to maintain our playful lightness on set while remaining open and reactive? How do you create a character, which you then give the necessary authenticity on set through concrete behavior – even with little text?

Target group
The training is aimed at professional actors who would like to deepen and/or rediscover their acting abilities in front of the camera and who want to train continuously or work on projects.

Structure

Time period/ Dates: 19 October – 14 December, 2020
9 dates on mondays, 6 pm – 10 pm: 10/19, 10/26, 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23 (Guest: Sophie Molitoris), 11/30, 12/07, 12/14

Number of participants: max. 10 People
The selection of applicants is made by the lecturer and the department.

Costs

Participation fee: 250,- €

Funding opportunities

If necessary, the participation fee can be subsidized through the following measure:

Education voucher of the state of NRW
Details at www.bildungsscheck.nrw.de

If applicable for artists with a GVL performance contract: Promotion by “Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten”. For details see www.gvl.de

Contact
Nina Frey | Assistance Acting| T 0221 920188-0 | schauspiel(at)filmschule.de

Besides director and colleagues, a film actor always has a counterpart who neither smiles nor speaks: the camera. Whoever learns to understand this as a decisive partner will only win in his work.

In most actor training courses, the work for the stage is still the focus of attention. A stage actor learns in interaction with direction, colleagues and audience. In this way he can grow in direct interaction with other people.

Working in front of the camera, however, also requires aspects of acting that are often difficult to realize under the time pressure of a film or TV production: The conscious handling of one’s own effect in front of camera and microphone as well as the use of very short rehearsals, brands and props. Thus, many actors will often be thrown “into the cold water” of a production that leaves no time for fine tuning.

Advanced training can help to be even better in the focus of the camera and to understand it as the partner who makes one’s own performance shine.

If you have specific questions about the training Acting, please contact the department by e-mail.

Jattina von Puttkamer
Coordination Screenwriting/ Acting
T 0221.920188-263
j.vonputtkamer(at)filmschule.de