CinÉireann / April 2018 65
Intimacy Etiquette for Film and Television
30th April
Cost: €0
Venue: Bow Street Academy, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Bow Street Screen Acting Academy and Screen Training Ireland are seeking participants for “Intimacy Etiquette for Film and Television”.
This course will provide guidance on best practice for Actors, Producers, Directors, 1st Assistant Directors and Directors of Photography on working with scenes of intimacy.
Ita O’Brien is a movement director and intimacy coordinator for film, television, and theatre. She teaches in some of Britain’s premier acting schools, publishes research, and devises her own work. She is currently working to establish best practice for producers, directors, and actors working with scenes of sexual content (Intimacy on Set).
The course will be facilitated by Shimmy Marcus, Creative Director, Bow Street.
Participant Profile:
This course is aimed at Actors, Producers, Directors, 1st Assistant Directors and Directors of Photography.
Application Procedure:
Please apply online at www.screentrainingireland.ie with a current CV by 12:00 on the 23rd of April. For further information please email [email protected]
Script Analysis for Actors
May 3rd and 4th
Venue: Dublin TBC
Cost: €150
Screen Training Ireland in association with Bow Street Screen Acting Academy is seeking participants for “Script Analysis for Actors”.
This course will provide guidance to actors on:
- How To Read and Choose A Project
- Reading The Writer’s Intentions
- Understanding Dramatic Tension
- Scene-Enhancing versus Scene-Stealing
- Gleaming Details Conveyed by The Actor
Mary Kate O’Flanagan is an award-winning screenwriter and story consultant in the European film and television industry. She teaches screenwriting in The UK and The US, across Europe as well as in Ireland for Screen Training Ireland among others.
She has written six feature-length screenplays, five of which have been optioned and supported by funding from Bord Scannain/IFB and a pilot for a television series which won the EATC Prix Europa.
Mary Kate is Ireland’s First Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth, a title she won at The Abbey Theatre in October 2015. She is also The Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth in LA, a title she won in January 2017.
Participant Profile:
Actors who wish to enhance their script analysis skills.
Application Procedure:
Please apply online at www.screentrainingireland.ie with a current CV by 12:00 on the 18th of April. For further information please email [email protected]
Investigating Characters
April 24th and 25th
Venue: Dublin tbc
Cost: €150
Screen Training Ireland is seeking participants for “Investigating Characters”.
This course will provide guidance to writers and creatives on:
-Clarifying a Character’s Primary Motivation
- How to Write Secondary Characters
- Beats of Transformation
- The Gleaming Detail
Mary Kate O’Flanagan is an award-winning screenwriter and story consultant in the European film and television industry. She teaches screenwriting in The UK and The US, across Europe as well as in Ireland for Screen Training Ireland among others.
She has written six feature-length screenplays, five of which have been optioned and supported by funding from Bord Scannain/IFB and a pilot for a television series which won the EATC Prix Europa.
Mary Kate is Ireland’s First Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth, a title she won at The Abbey Theatre in October 2015. She is also The Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth in LA, a title she won in January 2017.
Participant Profile:
This course is aimed at emerging screenwriters, producers and development personnel.
Application Procedure:
Please apply online at www.screentrainingireland.ie with a current CV by 12:00 on the 16th of April. For further information please email [email protected]
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