Acting For Film WorkShop

Jeffrey Weissman
workshop curriculm
First Week:
Day One:
talent interviews
auditioning
Every day we will work on scenes, cold reads, ice cold reads, character development and listening
skills
Day Two:
cold reading: connecting with the material and the "reader"
photos resume
on camera interview
Day Three:
the differences:
commercial
industrial
theatrical
television
Day Four:
developing characters:
Checkov's physical gesture
body movement:
LeCoq's "Pushing & Pulling"
Bogart's "Viewpoints"
Acting styles:
Presentational
Representational

Day Five:
other resources for:
"the Method"
Meisner exercises,
deepening emotions
breaking down the text:
beats
Second Week:
we continue 1st week work & review
Day One:
add:
using or avoiding writers' notes/directions
adding improv, personal traits and intuition
Day Two:
scene transitions
character transitions "thoughts"
playing & supporting the story arch
Day Three:
shooting in & out of sequence
hitting your marks (walking, driving, eyes, etc)
matching business
matching for shots:
long, medium, close up, ots, tracking, etc.
Day Four:
complicated shots
fx:
green screen
make up
body suit
on set safety
Day Five:
review &
dance & song interpretation
some stage combat

Third Week:
Day One:
Review& add:
protocol:
on set relations and communication:
director
cinematographer
sound
editor
writer (if any on set)
Day Two:
support team:
on set make up
costume department
assistant director
Day Three:
your business team:
agent
manager
casting director relations
publicist
assistant
Day Four:
materials:
bibliography
negotiating your credit, salary, perks
Day Five:
Review & building your career