Girls On Film is back! On-screen Acting Programme Returns for 2014 1 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts
Inspirational Year 7 & 8 Year 9 & 10 Year 11 / 12 / 13 Now THREE classes to choose from Matt & Mike Dwyer from Barefoot Casting are thrilled to be back collaborating with St. Cuthberts in offering THREE after-school onscreen acting classes. These again will deliver excellence in educational, developmental and film industry outcomes over a school term. As well as being great fun and a huge confidence booster, the classes aim to address the disparity between stage acting which students are trained in and on-screen acting which the film industry requires of them. In short, the two forms are very different. The film and television industry is crying out for emerging cameraready youth who can interpret and step into the many on-screen roles being written for them. We aim to facilitate that process. 2 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts
We ve learnt too... Revamp! 9 sessions over 9 weeks We ve made some changes, refining what and how we achieve the programme objectives and yet the main goals remain: 1/ Film & television Industry focussed acting imperatives. 2/ Student actor on-screen acting development. 3/ Student actor self-development. 4/ Student actor critical studies development. 5/ Tangible industry exposure for the students. 3 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts
The Details Participants The class size will be limited to 8 students. All applicants will be considered. We will select the class through a teacher recommendation process. Class Day, Time & Location Monday - 3:30pm - 5:00pm Term 2 & 3 - Year 7 / 8 Term 3 & 4 - Year 9 / 10 Tuesday - 3:15pm - 4:45pm Term 2 & 3 - Year 11 / 12 / 13 Again we will be working out of the St Cuthberts Performing Arts Centre facility. Price $299 (+ GST) per programme block per student. This covers 8 weeks at St Cuthberts and week 9 as a 3 hour Boot Camp Clinic (with a secret famous TV guest) at Barefoot Studios on a Saturday morning. 4 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts
The 9 Week Programme Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 First Look Meet the camera. Your cast-able self. You and the industry requirements. A good I.D. The 5 W s. Homework - 1 x non-dialogue TVC script to learn. Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Directions Finish auditions for dialogue TVC scripts. Analyse / Critique / Interpret. Discuss self development & self-analysis. Homework - 1 x drama film Let s Talk 1st auditions / direct nondialogue Introduction to Script and Character analysis. Refocus on The 5 W s. Homework - continue 1 x non-dialogue TVC Popcorn & TV View all dialogue TVC scenes. 1st auditions / direct drama film Utilise new intentions. Process new direction. Homework - continue work on 1 x drama film script Investigations Finish auditions for nondialogue TVC scripts. Motivation, Intention & Given Circumstances. Homework - 1 x dialogue TVC script to learn off the page. Challenges Finish auditions for drama film Learn by watching others perform. Intense actor scene work. Analyse direction & actor choices. Popcorn & TV View all non-dialogue scenes. 1st auditions / direct dialogue TVC scripts. Identify and evaluate what direction means. Intense actor scene work. Homework - continue work on 1 x dialogue TVC Popcorn & TV Review / Critique all drama auditions on-screen as a group. Wrap up Homework for Boot Camp - 1 x TV drama script Week 9 - Boot Camp + Special Guest Professional Audition Audition a TV drama script in a professional environment at Barefoot Studios using all that you have learnt over the past 8 weeks. Special Guest. Q & A with a successful TV actor. Show and Tell Parents are invited to watch the directors picks of their children's TV drama scenes. Farewell 5 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts
Directors Statements of Intent The film industry joins with the educators Vision To communicate the message to St Cuthberts drama department and it s students that the industry we work in has requirements of them. The message being that young actors need to be ready for the film & television industry earlier. To be a conduit for students considering work in this industry, to prepare them for what is expected of them. To compliment the solid theatre training offered at school with industry recognised on-screen acting training. Objectives Developing practical skills to use in the film industry. Communicating & interpreting acting concepts. Developing critical analysis skills. Recognising and evaluating acting forms. Experiencing best professional practices in film & TV. Meeting film & TV Industry Professionals. Every Student Goals Every student shows competence in on-screen acting. Every student shows competence in detailed character / script analysis. Every student shows competence in self-directed audition preparation. Every student will have access and recommendations to professional actor agents if required. Every student recognises the value of their research, insight, voice, instinct & collaboration. 6 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts
Brief CV s Director Mike Dwyer has worked as a professional actor for 18 years. He trained with the Questors Theatre Academy in Ealing, London (87 90). In theatre, he has acted in & devised theatre from solo fringe festival work to cross-disciplinary site specific work (1991-2000). Theatrical tours include Lithuania (Theatre exchange program 1991) and Singapore (Shakespeare In Education 1994-5). He acted in and co-produced an adaptation of The Cherry Orchard at The Herald Theatre (1998). He directed Jackie Van Beek s The Mayfly at the Silo Theatre (2001) and directed a slot in the Short & Sweet Festival (2011). He directed his first self-funded short film Intake (2009). On-Screen credits include Legend of the Seeker (2009) Mataku (2002) The Ugly (1997) Xena: Warrior Princess (1997) Shortland Street (1996) Hercules: Legendary Journeys (1995). Professional tutoring positions include Auckland University Media Studies, AUT Media Studies, Unitec Performing Arts School, The Actors Program, South Seas School, MEAA Casting Hothouse & Barefoot On-Screen Acting Clinics (2005-2014). He has worked in the New Zealand casting industry since 2001. Director Matt Dwyer has been a professional actor for 13 years. He trained at Auckland s Unitec Drama School (97 99) and gained a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts. In theatre, he has performed in theatre productions for Fortune, Centrepoint, Silo and Maidment Theatres (1999-2005). Musically, he has toured with Crowded House (Together Alone UK / Ireland tour 1994). On-screen credits include Shortland Street (2013) Legend of the Seeker (2008) Bride Flight (2008) Xena: Warrior Princess (2000). His producing credit s include the self-funded short film Intake (2009) and a comedy TV pilot The Acid Test for Barefoot Productions. Professional tutoring positions include Unitec Performing Arts School, Actors Program, MEAA Casting Hothouse & Barefoot On-Screen Acting Clinics (2005-2014). He has worked in the New Zealand casting industry since 2002. He & Mike have owned Barefoot Casting since 2005. Their film casting credits includes: Feature Film This Giant Papier Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy, Genesis, The Most Fun You Can Have Dying, The Devil s Rock, The Devil dared me to, A Song of Good. Television - Camp, Cancerman - The Milan Brych Affair. Short Film One Giant Leap, Dotty, Ebony Society, Amadi, Aphrodite's Farm (Crystal Bear, Berlin 2009), Dead Letters, Eating Sausage, Clean Linen. 7 Barefoot Casting St Cuthberts