Acting: Actor and Technology for Screen
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This intensive programme is designed to equip actors with essential tools, skills, and knowledge. Participants will apply these techniques through various acting exercises and materials, including work with motion capture (mocap) and voiceover (VO) for screen.
Unleash Your Performance: Bring YOUR MoveS and Voice to Life with Mocap and VO!
PROGRAMME Objectives and Approach:
This programme is designed to supercharge actors’ connection to their professional and personal growth. It emphasizes deepening both interpersonal and intrapersonal awareness, enhancing instinctive performance abilities, and integrating mindful practices. These essential elements will not only elevate your skills in traditional acting but also position you for outstanding success in cutting-edge fields like motion capture (mocap) and voiceover (VO).
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme, learners will be able to:
- Use a variety of acting techniques, including body movement, voice control, group work, improvisation, in professional settings.
- Analyze and adapt scripts to effectively portray characters in different projects.
- Apply motion capture skills, such as body awareness and movement precision, to perform in mocap suits on set.
- Use voice techniques for professional voice-over work, including breath control and articulation, for ADR, dubbing, and narration.
Learners will also:
- Understand the key elements of acting, including breath, voice, and group dynamics, and how they apply to their craft.
- Interpret and collaborate on scripts for monologues, group scenes, and mocap preparation.
- Recognize different types of acting material and how to use them for performances and auditions.
- Understand character development using methods like Chekhov and Stanislavski, as well as puppetry techniques.
- Navigate a motion capture set and apply effective strategies for working in fast-paced environments.
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Your Tutors
Learn More About Petar
Petar Cvirn is a Croatian-born actor and tutor based in London and working internationally. Petar has been fortunate to continuously work across TV, film and theatre and has portrayed a wide array of characters, from the romantic Romeo to the criminal Stefan, and has expanded his craft across various genres, from crime dramas to romantic comedies, and from Shakespearean plays to contemporary works and contemporary dance. He holds a BFA in acting.
Alongside his acting career, Petar has taught students of all ages, from preschool children to adults. He honed his teaching skills as an assistant professor at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, also by conducting workshops focusing on theatre, movement&dance for over a decade for various age groups through programs such as "Ruksak Pun Kulture”. Additionally, he is the co-author of “Vježbenica za pokret i ples” (Workbook for Movement and Dance), a practical manual for educators and institutions.
This programme, Acting: Actor and Technology for Screen, is a natural extension of the methods Petar has researched and developed throughout his teaching and acting career, now enriched by the exciting addition of Motion Capture Technology.
Petar's acting credits include lead and main cast roles on networks such as Channel 4, HRT, ITV, and Netflix, as well as performances at National Theatres in Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, and Macedonia. He has also appeared at some of the world’s largest theatre festivals, including Iberoamericano and the Dubrovnik Summer Festival. More about his work can be found on IMDb and www.petarcvirn.com
Learn More About Andrea
Andrea Giordani is a multi-disciplinary artist originally from Croatia, now based in London
and Malta. She holds both a BA and MA in Acting and Puppetry from the Arts Academy in Osijek, Croatia, and East 15 Acting School in the UK.
A seasoned storyteller, Andrea works as an actor, composer, sound designer, and director. Her music has been recorded at the prestigious AIR Studios in London. She is also an accomplished voiceover artist, with over 500 narrated titles available on Audible.
In addition to her creative work, Andrea is a dedicated educator with extensive experience working with children and young adolescents teaching drama, acting and puppetry. She has also been teaching acting on the MA Acting course at East 15 Acting School in the UK.
Andrea is currently working on a radio drama project called Multiverse Discovery where she
works in the roles of Artistic Director, VO Director, Sound Designer and Composer.
Whether through characters on screen, stage performances, voice work, or the music that
accompanies them, Andrea is committed to creating impactful and unforgettable stories that resonate long after the credits roll. Find out more about Andrea on: https://www.andreagiordani.co.uk/
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