CINEMATIC STORYTELLING FOR THE ACTOR with Welker White and Damian Young

Early in the week, actors explore a range of original, filmed, ‘short-form’ exercises devised to strengthen moment-to-moment work and truthful behavioural language that reads onscreen.

We’ll investigate how visual stories are constructed (on the page as well as in shooting) and how this framework can liberate rather than constrain the actor’s expression.

As the week progresses, we’ll apply these principles to the shooting of short, scripted scenes. Actors will work in pairs through multiples takes, in a range of camera set-ups, with particular emphasis on the close-up. We’ll explore the letting go of previous takes, allowing new stimuli to inform and deepen the possibilities in the work.

Actors will come away with tangible tools that enable them to bring more authenticity and veracity to their work on camera.

All recorded work is viewed, analyzed, and discussed. All takes from filmed scene work is sent to actors at end of intensive. (Work is left unedited.)

Dates (In-Person): October 26th to 30th, 2024
Saturday & Sunday October 26th & 27th and Monday to Wednesday 28th to 30th
Schedule: 10:00 am to 4:00/4:30 pm | 5 Days
Normal Fee: 825 Euro 19% VAT incl.
Early Registration until September 30th: 795 Euro 19% VAT incl.
Instant Booking Fee until September 5th: 725 Euro 19% VAT incl.
Limited to 14 active participants actors/actresses
Observers (Directors, Actors, Young Talents, Acting Students): 325 Euro 19% VAT incl.
Observers 1 Day: 100 Euro 19% VAT incl.
Teaching language English

Welker White and Damian Young are actors, educators, and founders of The Moving Frame. Dedicated to a process-oriented exploration of screen acting, The Moving Frame offers actors an immersion into the language of cinematic storytelling.

Welker and Damian have conducted screen acting intensives in some of the most respected universities and training programs across the U.S. and abroad, including: The Actors Center, NYU Grad Acting, Brown/Trinity MFA, Columbia MFA Acting, ACT, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, Syracuse University/ Tepper, SMU, Bowdoin College, The Freeman Studio, Montclair State, Emerson MFA Film, Wesleyan University, The Atlantic Conservatory, The Hartt School, and the 16th Street Studio in Australia. They have taught workshops for casting, producing, and directing professionals, as well as having served on the faculty for the National Alliance of Acting Teachers’ Teacher Development Program. Welker has several published pieces on using the camera in acting training and has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist designation. She is on the MFA Acting faculty at Brooklyn College.

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