With Special Guest: Casting-Director Uwe Bünker
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Wann: 19. und 20.03.2016 Kosten: 300.- (in Kombination mit dem Meisner-Einführungskurs am 11.-13.03. kostet er 250.-) Marc Aden Gray: Actor, Writer, Acting Coach/Instructor Marc's Film/TV Credits Visit my Website MAG Acting For Camera Workshops |
"For the actor, it's never a matter of talent - it's a matter of access. When we combine a strong, clear creative process with a set of skills that allow our talent and spirit to shine through on camera, we become effective actors on screen and off." Marc Aden Gray
Marc Aden Gray’s career and development as actor and teacher has spanned four decades and two continents. Marc began his professional acting career in Sydney, Australia in 1983 as a 9 year-old. He went on to work constantly in film and television, with prominent roles in Australian productions and co-productions with US studios and the BBC, including The Matrix, Jane Campion’s Holy Smoke, Flirting starring Nicole Kidman and recurring roles in many local and international series. Marc then moved to New York in the late 90’s, and guest starred in many American TV series, including Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, Damages and a recurring role in the hit daytime drama As The World Turns. In 2007, Marc made the move to Los Angeles, regularly acting in prime time series including 24, Rizzoli & Isles, Ironside, Bones, Medium and many others. After also teaching Acting For Camera at UCLA and privately coaching professional actors in LA, Marc launched the MAG Acting For Camera workshop in 2013. He recently brought it to Vienna and Stockholm, before landing here in Berlin. Marc continues to pursue his career as an actor teacher in Europe, the US and Australia.
Marc Aden Gray’s career and development as actor and teacher has spanned four decades and two continents. Marc began his professional acting career in Sydney, Australia in 1983 as a 9 year-old. He went on to work constantly in film and television, with prominent roles in Australian productions and co-productions with US studios and the BBC, including The Matrix, Jane Campion’s Holy Smoke, Flirting starring Nicole Kidman and recurring roles in many local and international series. Marc then moved to New York in the late 90’s, and guest starred in many American TV series, including Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, Damages and a recurring role in the hit daytime drama As The World Turns. In 2007, Marc made the move to Los Angeles, regularly acting in prime time series including 24, Rizzoli & Isles, Ironside, Bones, Medium and many others. After also teaching Acting For Camera at UCLA and privately coaching professional actors in LA, Marc launched the MAG Acting For Camera workshop in 2013. He recently brought it to Vienna and Stockholm, before landing here in Berlin. Marc continues to pursue his career as an actor teacher in Europe, the US and Australia.
The MAG Acting For Camera Workshop is built on a simple principle:
Every actor has the potential to be their most Dynamic Self on camera.
- Playful - Passionate - Precise - Powerful -
The question is: do we have easy access to our talent and a strong camera technique to allow the viewer to fully experience us on screen?
The workshop answers those questions in two fundamental parts.
THE FIRST DAY
We concentrate on your Creative Process as an actor.
Actors face two major problems when preparing and shooting roles on film and television:
- We don’t have much time with the material before the actual job or audition
- We don’t have much time to rehearse and explore once we’re on set or in the audition room.
In order to solve these problems, we need to be able to turn ourselves on quickly and
effectively with a simple and concrete approach that brings us to life.
That is the focus of our first day: building a Creative Process that will be consistently effective for the demands of film and television.
DAY TWO
We focus on Camera Technique
This involves developing and honing all the major aspects of professional camera acting:
- Emotionally Processing through Active Listening
- Keeping our Power through Focus
- Using our Eyes to Create Moments
- Reading the other character
- Following through with Action and Communication
- Surrendering Tension and Habit
On sunday Casting Director Uwe Bünker will join the class and share his feedback on the material.
All these elements function in a specific way on camera and when we use them successfully, we allow our most Playful, Passionate, Precise and Powerful self to flow through the character we’re playing.
Before the workshop, you can send your showreel and/or headshots and Marc will personally pick a scene for you to do during the workshop that he feels is suited to your needs.
At the end of the workshop you will also receive a copy of your footage from the workshop.
Every actor has the potential to be their most Dynamic Self on camera.
- Playful - Passionate - Precise - Powerful -
The question is: do we have easy access to our talent and a strong camera technique to allow the viewer to fully experience us on screen?
The workshop answers those questions in two fundamental parts.
THE FIRST DAY
We concentrate on your Creative Process as an actor.
Actors face two major problems when preparing and shooting roles on film and television:
- We don’t have much time with the material before the actual job or audition
- We don’t have much time to rehearse and explore once we’re on set or in the audition room.
In order to solve these problems, we need to be able to turn ourselves on quickly and
effectively with a simple and concrete approach that brings us to life.
That is the focus of our first day: building a Creative Process that will be consistently effective for the demands of film and television.
DAY TWO
We focus on Camera Technique
This involves developing and honing all the major aspects of professional camera acting:
- Emotionally Processing through Active Listening
- Keeping our Power through Focus
- Using our Eyes to Create Moments
- Reading the other character
- Following through with Action and Communication
- Surrendering Tension and Habit
On sunday Casting Director Uwe Bünker will join the class and share his feedback on the material.
All these elements function in a specific way on camera and when we use them successfully, we allow our most Playful, Passionate, Precise and Powerful self to flow through the character we’re playing.
Before the workshop, you can send your showreel and/or headshots and Marc will personally pick a scene for you to do during the workshop that he feels is suited to your needs.
At the end of the workshop you will also receive a copy of your footage from the workshop.