<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="C5863042-9DED-4E44-8646-5A704DF9CA80" height="300" width="900" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:222CB82B-198E-4074-9205-44592F9348A3" class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="5" class=""><b class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" class="">On-camera performance work is often blanketed i</font></span></b><b class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" class="">n tension and mystery.</font></span></b></font></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></span></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><font color="#111111" class="">Surrounded by cameras, crew and expectations, nerves can get the best of us. This becomes even more frustrating </font><font color="#111111" class="">when we lack the ability to clearly communicate what we want or what we don’t understand. </font></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><font color="#111111" class=""><br class=""></font></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><font color="#111111" class=""><b class="">It’s a perfect storm!</b></font></font></div><ul class=""><li class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">The actor is trying to understand what the director wants. </font></li><li class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">The director, often wearing too many hats, stumbles to communicate how the performance needs to change. </font></li></ul><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class="">There's a language gap and little opportunity for truly good work to happen. The solution to this problem is relatively simple. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class="">If authentic performances are to come from this pair, one or both of the parties must learn to speak and/or interpret the other’s language. When you stop and think about it, it makes perfect sense. This is not rocket science. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class="">When each party can listen and understand, talk and clearly communicate, the tension decreases and enormous possibilities open up. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class="">Everyone is empowered!</font></b></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></span></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">When the actor and the director are in harmony and agree on "what the character wants" and "why they want it," the performance and the </span><strong style="padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">“film’s world”</strong><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> become magically authentic.</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="">
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<div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class="">The director’s primary job<b style=" padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> </b>is to see the big picture and make sure that each performance builds a “relationship dynamic” that moves the story forward.</font></span></div>
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<div class=""><span style="padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">The actor and director work separately on script analysis, character development, backstory and more. </font></span></div>
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</div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" class="">Understanding the story arc, relationship dynamics and the scene's objectives. </font><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" class="">The actor fully commits to becoming the character and the director becomes a trusted guide. </font></font></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div>
<div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class="">It can be a beautiful dance!</font></span></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><b class="">Actors & Aspiring Actors </b></font></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">If you’d like to learn techniques for dealing with chaotic film-sets and directors who would rather play with cameras then work with actors, I invite you to click the link below.</font></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><b class="">Directors & Aspiring Directors</b></font></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">You won’t find a more comprehensive hands-on workshop anywhere short of LA. This will give you a foundation for all of you future work. </font></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">If you’d like to learn more about this workshop and the methods I teach, please click here </font></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><a href="http://digitalfilmfarmworkshops.com/camera-workshop-actors-directors-albany-ny/" class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">On-Camera Workshop for Actors & Directors - Albany, NY</b></font></a></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""> Learn proven methods for:</font></div><ul class=""><li class=""><font size="3" class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" class="">uncovering intention and </font><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" class="">subtext in your script </font></font></li><li class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">giving clear, concise, active-verb direction</font></li></ul><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><b class="">I didn’t make these techniques up!</b></font></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;" class="">I've trained in the “Sanford Meisner Method” and my teacher was a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse NYC. </span></div><div class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></span></b></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class="">I’ve spent years learning these techniques from my teachers and I’m excited to share them with you. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#111111" face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font face="Georgia" size="4" class=""><b class="">This six week workshop will be held at The Linda, WAMC Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave, Albany. </b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Georgia" size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Click here to learn more!</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="3" face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><a href="http://digitalfilmfarmworkshops.com/camera-workshop-actors-directors-albany-ny/" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">On-Camera Workshop for Actors & Directors - Albany, NY</b></font></a></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';" class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia;" class=""><br class=""></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';" class=""></div></div></body></html>