SUMMER FILM ACTING WORKSHOP - con Javier Alcina

Castings for projects in the English language are more common every day and actors should be ready for such opportunities. Acting in a foreign language requires a lot of practice so it's important for actors to start training as soon as possible and continue doing so on a constant basis.

In this workshop, each participant will practice their acting in English while learning new acting techniques to approach the text and their work in front of the camera. You will also record 2 scenes in the science-fiction and dystopia genre, and we will explore how to approach specific audiovisual genres and to bring to life the reality of the script.

• Learn to create a Simple Analysis to save time and energy.
• Find out how to apply specific thoughts to each line of text.
• Rehearse and shoot a scene from an American/British tv show/film in its original language.
• Familiarize yourself with some key concepts from a great variety of acting techniques (Meisner, Stella Adler, Stanislavski, Lesly Kahn, Tony Barr, Patsy Rodenburg, etc): the pinch & the ouch, non-transferable imagination, creation and manipulation of invented memories, clarity of thought, text analysis, locating stimulus, the dramatic chain, circles of concentration, etc.
• Discover a very effective memorization exercise.
• Simplify the acting process avoiding unnecessary complications.
• Identify genre and stay in genre.
• Identify and implement the internal rhythm of an emotion.
• Experience a truly immersive filming process in English, from theoretical aspects, to rehearsals, shooting and finally analyzing the result.