Improvisation and Acting Exercises

Film Co-op Training and Development - PAST!

Intro - Theory & Hands on
10:30am - 4:30pm
Instructors: Dan Thebeau and Tracey Carney
Moncton Public Library, 644 Main Street, Suite 101, Moncton, New Brunswick - A/B Room
Fee: $20 For NBFC Members/$30 For Non-Members

Class Limit: 15

Improvisation and acting exercises will explore how an aspiring actor can mentally prepare for a given role. Often on stage and sometimes film, actors will forget a line; it happens. It can throw off a whole scene if the actor and others on set can't recover. Freezing is an actor's worst fear, because it takes away the element of telling a story away from the audience or mood the filmmaker is trying to create. On true film (35mm, 16mm or 8mm) it is not as simple as "getting it right" on the next take. Film stock is expensive. On Mini DV and HD, the actor may think he or she has unlimited retakes, but you risk making a long shooting day longer than it should. Improvisation is a useful tool to help fill in the voids when needed. It does not mean you should constantly go off script, but if you can add unscripted actions and proper emotional reactions to a scene; the director will love you for it. Your goal should not to give continuity/script supervisor and the director headaches, but an actor should strive to add to the scene to make it look plausible and true to the character.

INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

In order to improve his role as a director Danny Thebeau enrolled a student of the Capitol Theatre of Performing Arts during which he gained a new appreciation for Stage and Film acting.   Since class began, he has appeared in films such as Forever Lost and A Dark Radius and stage productions of Diaries from the Asylum and Departures and Arrivals.




Tracey Carney is a Notre Dame native and lives in Riverview.   Once as a model for Ruth Barnes, she then set her sight on acting.   Her very first film performance received a nominated for Best Actress at SWFF 2007.   SheâÄôs acted in films such as RebeccaâÄôs Grave, The Night is Long, All Revved Up which earned her Best Actress in a Comedy at SWFF 2008 and in Do-Gooders.   Tracey also just completed a role in Gia MilaniâÄôs âÄúA Dark RadiusâÄù.   TraceyâÄôs exuberant persona shines through her diversity, charm, quick wit and natural ability to become whomever she desires.