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Advanced Scene Study Course, London, with Fay Beck

Duration

2 Week

Difficulty

Intermediate & Advanced Actors Only

Location

ADS

Price

£740.00

***Early Bird Special Price

Expires 30th November 2023

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About

2 Week Scene Study course comprising 32hrs of intense training.

Scene Study course is a Short Acting Course for trained and experienced actors.

BEAT^TM / DEEP CHARACTER ANALYSIS / HISTORY OF STORY / STYLE

A 2 week Short course comprising 4 x 4 hour weekly sessions

WHEN: 8-11th and 15-18th January 2024 (inclusive)

MONDAY 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
TUESDAY 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, and
THURSDAY 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Daily sessions include 3 breaks, totalling 1hr

2 WEEKS

32 HOURS

SPACES ARE LIMITED TO 10.

Do you know how to adjust your performance in relation to theatrical style?

Are you able to make intelligent changes depending on the writer’s intentions to create a ‘Pinteresque’ vs a ‘Chekhovian’ character, for instance?

This one of a kind short course has been created to help trained actors create powerful performances in line with genre, style and mood.

By looking at the the play’s structure you’ll be able to understand the writer’s hidden messages; messages delivered not just through plot and text, but also through form and style. Actors trained to read texts this way, are able to create singular character driven performances that reveal true mastery in stagecraft.

Over the two week intensive short course, award film winning director and studio founder Fay Beck will introduce you to her powerful scene breakdown method and deep characterisation technique.

Well crafted plays have a hidden framework which intricately weaves together – and complexly – the writer’s themes and messages. As audience, we see the narrative and the characters. As actors, we must be able to identify and work with the hidden structure. In the scene study course, my work involves helping actors to do just that. Additionally, the course instructs them on how to use it to create deep, nuanced and powerful performances.
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The following topics will be covered:

Story Elements & Deep Narrative Structure
In-depth Scene/Text Analysis
Developing Character using the text – a character centred perspective uniquely crafted by Fay Beck
Playing complex ‘doings’
Emotional preparation
Advanced text personalisation techniques
Best practices for working with your co-star
Easy application of powerful skills to performance
Developing and applying ‘mindful instinct’ to performance.
Rehearsals of scenes in preparation for a final Performance

The Final Performance is scheduled for the last day of the course. (Attendees may invite up to 2 guests to the private invite-only final performance showcase, which will take place shortly after the course is completed).This is one of a kind course that not only offers you the opportunity to invest in your self, and learn key tools in characterisation and performance, but also in conjunction, presents you with the chance to create meaningful work with other actors.

Requirements

The classes are currently open to ADS students AND NON-ADS students.

We welcome experienced actors, professional actors and actors with previous acting experience at a drama or acting school to attend to the course.

Attendees must have trained previously or are experienced.

This course is not recommended to beginner actors.

Learning
Outcomes

The Course has been especially designed to help you master scene study craft. During the course Fay Beck will help you develop and expand on existing acting skills and introduce you to her singular perspective on deconstructing character and the text. You will be introduced to her work in helping actors become ‘mindfully instinctive’ on stage and gain insight into what it takes to experience what true freedom on stage.

The Advanced Scene Study Course is the perfect opportunity to practice your scene analysis and performance skills.

Being able to analyse or identify deep elements in a scene will help you develop characters more compellingly so you can tell their story effectively and more powerfully.

Under Fay Beck’s instruction, you gain be able to dig beneath the surface of the words on the page to bring the script to life.

In this program, students are offered the time and space to meet and work with like-minded actors.