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Acting ACTING
Teacher: Barry Primus
6 days, Kiev
Language: Russian (through an interpreter)
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"I’ve worked with Barry Primus as an actor and director. I have recommended him as a teacher many times, and I continue to do so!”
Robert DeNiro, Actor Barry Primus is widely renowned as a feature film scriptwriter, producer, director and actor who for nearly 40 years has worked at the forefront of the TV and movie industries in the US. Over last decade he has been extensively teaching actors, directors and writers all over America. Barry was one of the first members of the Lincoln Central Repertory company gaining much of his early experience from founder and Oscar winner Elia Kazan (1990) who had worked as a director with Hollywood greats such as James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Vivien Leigh. His TV roles include parts in LA Law, Washington behind Closed Doors, The X-Files. Barry is currently preparing a feature film project entitled Riverside from his own script. In June 2005 he was awarded a Jean Dalrymple Award for lifetime achievement. read more about Barry Primus… |
Course program:
All good acting requires an approach that produces performances that are alive, in the moment, and truthful. Film acting, because of the special qualities of the camera- its close scrutiny and it's ability to register thought and aliveness, demands a very high degree of true behavior. Things that may not be noticed on stage by an audience yards away, are easily discernible on film. The challenge for the film actor is to be present, and full of life in the character he is portraying with ease and believability. The actor who wants to make an impact on film, must feel open and easy to using himself in a personal and revealing way, so that his own essences can come through in the character.
Thus, the actor's mission is to make real for the audience, the author's thoughts and ideas. He does this by creating through his imagination and use of his personal experiences - truthful behavior. The course begins each day with exercises designed to free the actor's instrument to make him more aware of his senses and stimulate his imagination. Strong emphasis is placed on moment to moment exercises which develop the actor's ability to listen, and really speak to his partner and his audience. We then move to work with monologues and scenes to be performed, analysed and discussed. A strong element of the class is to create a feeling of an ensemble company that stimulates an atmosphere of creativity.
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