Advanced Actors This intensive, 3-part, 9-hour workshop is designed to provide a complete experience of creating a film performance while revealing the secrets of how to best make the filmmaking process work for the actor. Part one focuses on the choice making process and how the actor guides him or her self into the text. The scenes are shot during part two: the work is fast and rigorous, two takes per scene, one close-up per actor. in part three the the footage is viewed and critqued with both a directors and editor's eye. Through a combination of intensive rehearsal work and different shooting, editing, and projection techniques, these workshops offer the actor the unique opportunity to work in an on-set environment -- and then see the work, edited. Actors will gain a firsthand understanding of what choices work best for the camera, and how and why certain takes are chosen -- and performances created -- over others. This is an exceptional opportunity for the serious film actor. Early registration recommended as enrollment is limited THE 3-PART STRUCTURE: WORK, SHOOT, WATCH PART 1: SCENES ARE WORKED. [SATURDAY] PART 2: SCENES ARE SHOT. [SUNDAY AM] PART 3: SCENES ARE VIEWED. [SUNDAY PM] THE TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON: * rigorous, text-based scene work chosen from the best of contemporary American film (occasionally theatre). THE TRAINING WILL NOT FOCUS ON: * character work; improvisation; dialect; voice; movement. A FEW TIPS: * The more work put in prior to session 1, the better the actor's overall experience will be. Prerequisite: Previous acting experience/training required. An Interview with Acting Coach Peter Kelley by Marjorie Galas Saturday / 3:00pm until 6:00pm *AND* Sunday / 10:00am until 5:30pm 1 class on Saturday, July 11, *AND* Sunday, July 12, 2009 Course fee YES, spaces are still available!
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As an acting coach, Mr. Kelley's clients include Chris O'Donnell, Eliza Dushku (Bring it On, Buffy..., True Lies, etc.), Rick Fox (forward, LA Lakers, roles include Oz, He Got Game, Eddie, etc.), Dane Cook, celebrity chef Todd English, as well as numerous on-air and public figures, and most of the crazed crew on the "Tourgasm" bus. He has conducted seminars for the Screen Actors Guild New England and Southwest, among others; he co-taught a Boston seminar, "The Feature Film Audition," with John Lyons. Mr. Kelley is currently on the faculty of Boston University's School of Film as well as the Studio at C/P Casting in Boston. Shortly after joining C/P to run the Studio, Mr. Kelley began casting for C/P; his work included Boston principal casting for over a dozen feature films and hundreds of regional and national commercials. Mr. Kelley is also a screenwriter and filmmaker; The Path Most Resistance, Mr. Kelley's most recent film, premiered in New York in June, 2006, following a screening in competition at the Jackson Hole Film Festival; upcoming screenings include the Breckenridge and Woods Hole Film Festivals. Sporting Dog, Mr. Kelley's previous film, was an official selection in over forty film festivals worldwide and won awards at the IFC/CMJ Festival in New York, the Northampton Film Festival, The Atlantic City festival, the Crested Butte Reel Fest, among others. It has aired on Bravo and PBS stations nationwide. Onstage, he most recently directed Fool For Love off-Broadway; other theater directing credits includ the following Boston premieres: Search & Destroy (Lansdowne Playhouse); Four Dogs and a Bone (Boston Center for the Arts); Etta Jenks (ICA theater); Execution of Justice; Burn This; and Don't Touch that Dial. Other theatrical directing credits include Glengarry Glen Ross, Entertaining Mr. Sloan, T-Bone & Weasel, and Sunday on the Rocks. Annika, Mr. Kelley's current feature film, is in production with Alexa Fogel and Beech Hill Films. Here's what some former students have said about Peter Kelley: ----- "Thank you for helping me to summon some of the most stimulating moments of my life in pursuit of a thrilling dream. Bravo. Really." – Andrew Syek "Peter Kelley is the most gifted teacher of any kind that I have ever had in my entire life. His dedication to his profession is remarkable. I began my acting career late in life but thanks to Peter I have made amazing progress and have enjoyed considerable success in Boston and New York both in film and in theater." – Dave Dwyer "I have known Peter for over ten years and feel he is an incredibly talented director/acting coach. Whether it be preparing for an audition or developing a character for a specific role, I have been able to count on Peter for great advice and ideas." – Chris O'Donnell "Peter works harder at what he does than anyone I know... it means so much to have someone who really knows and cares. Thank you, Peter, for all the help." – Eliza Dushku "Peter Kelley is, without doubt, the best acting coach that I have ever had. Because of him, I have achieved a level of honesty and truthfulness in my work that I had been previously unable to reach. He has the uncanny knack of drawing out of an actor his/her true self, by showing what is real, and by helping one to disregard any of those things which usually confuse and blind one to simply 'being.' He does this by guiding the actor to discover that truth themselves, instead of merely presenting the answer. The dedicated actor, armed with this newfound awareness, is therefore able to grow and expand upon their craft exponentially." – Jennifer Queirejiero
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Peter Kelley -- Recently featured as "One of New York's top film acting coaches." on MTV, Mr. Kelley has worked professionally as an acting coach and director of film and theatre for over fifteen years, and is the Founding Director of both The Harrison Project and The Studio at C.P. Casting.