Workshop

Following some fantastic response off Mental Entropy, I was inspired to run a workshop on Method acting and Acting for atmosphere. It was a great success and had fantastic feedback on it. Here is my lesson plan and attached will be links to videos of the workshop and a few images.

Workshop Plan

Sit in Circle on floor and talk about…..

- Introduction to myself and my past experience

- Diploma

- Teaching Experience in this subject and other fields

- Performances

- You can trust me

- Discuss the white sheet/blank slate method

- Discuss Dissasociation

- Get them to introduce themselves and tell the group some personal information, immediately achieve the element of discomfort.

Warm Up

- Stand opposite each other across the room and get them to complement each other insultingly and then flip it.

- The come close and bring in a intimate element get one to seduce the other

- Mirroring each other

Exersize 1

- Firstly walk around the room isolating yourself from everyone else. get a feel of the presence in the space and the atmosphere, how do they interpret it.

- Get them to sit isolated not looking at anyone closed eyes, get comfortable. White noise sound, achieve blank slate.

- Play atmospheric music - Monstercat - Whilst everyone stay isolated get them to explore emotions they experience whilst listening to the music. Discuss

- Now repeat and gradually as they begin to feel it get them to stand up and interpret the atmosphere into emotion walk around the room and act it out

- Repeat step 4 with different variations of music

- Pair up and use music to create a interaction with one another, bring for 1 to 10 in intensity levels

Exercise 2

- Get them blank sheet again and then force them into a situation where they are uncomfortable

- Now get them to use their own past experiences to create a convincing emotion

- Bring intensity of said emotion/memory from 1 to 10

- Now let them express the emotion in a solo performance

Exercize

- Give them a song in which they have to create a short duologue

- Force them to act intimately and emotionally

To Finish

- Discuss the points and achievement