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It’s quite easy to imitate a character or even an emotion, but where’s the depth in that? How can you sustain or repeat again what you might have found intuitively? Did you know that Kurt Russel wrote a 200-page back story for his role as Santa Claus in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’?
The goal of a trained actor is to become a fully realised three-dimensional character, with a rich backstory. The audience must believe the character you play is truthful and not a cliche, a thin external representation of someone who barely resembles a human being.
In this 6-hour workshop you shall learn practical tools to use when creating these characters, and just maybe you will create the next Jack Sparrow.
What will it cover?
The workshop will explore what character is. How to create rich back stories so you know the journey your character has been on before the film or play you are about to be in. We shall explore character through physicality, status work and how to play with our voice. This will be a very physical workshop, so be prepared to move in comfortable clothing.
What will you achieve?
Students will acquire the knowledge, tools, and an understanding of how to create characters for performance.
How will you be taught?
A mix of lecture-style, demonstration, and practical instruction with tutor guidance. The class will be very practical, so comfortable clothing is required. The course will be taught by our Performing arts Lecturer Matthew Corbett (BAhon, MA)
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for actors wanting to expand their practice and totally beginners to the craft. This is a very fun and practical workshop so is great for anyone wanting to play and learn something new.
Batch 1
S1 Sep 25
Batch 2
S1 Jan 15
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