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ТРЕНИНГ НА АНГЛИЙСКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ
18 – 31 июля
Освойте навыки работы в жанрах Sit-Com, Half-hour Comedy and «Dramedy
PAUL LAZARUS

American award-winning director, producer and writer of film, television, and theater projects, working with Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Holly Marie Combs, Ashley Benson and others.

He gave the world famous movies and television series, including iconic projects like Friends, Melrose Place and Pretty Little Liars.

Graduated from Dartmouth College, and apprenticed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England.
KEY POINTS
July 18 - 31
General Concepts
  • Teacher Intro and Reel Demo/Class Intros
  • Acting approach: Listening and reacting, the concept of making a strong «choice» and following through with that choice
  • Marks
  • Continuity
  • Eyelines
  • Block – Shooting
  • SFX/Action
  • Lack of Rehearsal time
  • Making a Day
  • Importance of line memorization – writers rule
Sit-Com – Multi-Cam Comedy
  • Introduction to the form
  • Typical Schedule
  • Examples: Video Clips and Readings
  • Scene Analysis – an approach to character and external conditions
  • Rehearsing per set – out of order
  • Audience involvement/Proscenium
  • Cheating out, Fifty/Fifty, the 2-Shot
  • Comic Energy/Surprise/Attitudes
  • Run-Throughs (Writer, Network)
  • Performance Day (Block & Shoot)
  • Rewrites/New Lines during performance
  • Working with the Director
  • Filming a scene from a typical american sit-com
Half-Hour Single - Cam Comedy
  • Introduction to the form
  • Typical Schedule
  • Examples: Video Clips and Readings
  • Script and Scene Analysis – Character and External Conditions
  • Single Cam usually means two cameras
  • Use of four wall sets in studio
  • On-location work
  • Short rehearsal time
  • Working with the Director
  • Filming a scene from a typical american half-hour show
One Hour Drama / «Dramedy»
  • Introduction to the form
  • Typical Schedule
  • Examples: Video Clips and Readings
  • Dramas usually involve 2 or more cameras
  • Script and Scene Analysis
  • Use of four wall sets in studio
  • On-location work
  • Short rehearsal time
  • Working with the Director
  • Filming a scene from a typical american one-hour show
TRAINING DETAILS
11 am - 6 pm
2 pm - 3 pm - one hour break
From Monday to Saturday
Classes will be entirely in English
Working with the Director
Working on camera
Working on acting scenes
Recording of acting scenes
on camerа
  • THE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
    Level of English is not lower than upper intermediate. To confirm your participation, we ask you to send us a 1 minute videostory about yourself in English.
DELIVERABLES
Three scenes filmed from each of the major forms of American TV (sit-com, half-hour comedy and one-hour drama/dramedy.

These scenes can be used for your showreel in English.


  • Best practices for acting in an American Sit-Com, Half-hour Comedy and «Dramedy»

  • Knowledge of a typical schedule of an American Sit-Com, Half-hour Comedy and «Dramedy»

  • Knowledge of how to work with a director on a Sit-Com, Half-hour Comedy and «Dramedy»

  • Exposure to strong examples of acting and scenes from American Sit-Coms, Half-hour Comedy and «Dramedy»
Price
85 000 RUB
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