Working with Actors and Their Techniques:
From Stanislavski to Meisner with Adam Meggido

New dates to be confirmed.

Please register your interest by email: workshops@lfs.org.uk.

“Adam is a hugely talented and inspiring tutor. It is a rare quality to be able to guide people through such a complex craft while sustaining such energy, enthusiasm and encouragement. Adam’s knowledge and passion for working with actors is something directors are desperately in need of learning.” Feedback from previous participant.
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Introduction

An intensive 2-day weekend course aimed at film directors who are looking for an understanding of how to work with actors, what kind of training actors receive, and how to get the best results from this essential collaborative relationship.

Participants will experience these approaches to acting first hand in a series of practical games and exercises. They will spend the second day working with actors in scenes. DVD examples will also be considered.

 

Course Outline

The course will focus on the following key areas:

Day One
  • What you can expect your actors to have been taught at drama school
  • The actor's vocabulary - Targets, Actions, Intentions and Given Circumstances
  • Stanislavski
  • Strasberg and 'The Method'
  • The Meisner Technique - 'Behaviour', 'Being in the moment' and 'Preparation.'
  • Troubleshooting
Day Two
  • Working with actors in scenes

Please note: This is a study of British and American schools and techniques. European and Asian methodologies may vary.

 

Adam Meggido - Tutor Profile

 

Adam Meggido with workshop participants, July 2008 (Photo: Amos Amos Soffian)Adam Meggido was for many years an actor before moving into writing and directing. He is also a professional acting coach and has taught at drama schools, colleges and universities all over Britain.

He is the Artistic Director of The Sticking Place, one of Britain's most experimental film and theatre companies, where, over the past three years, he has been at the forefront of a revival in the use of improvisation as an artform. He is also the Head of Foundation at The London School Of Music and Dramatic Art. You can find out more details at: www.thestickingplace.com

 

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Times: 10.30am-6pm
Capacity: Max. 12 participants
Fee: £250

How to book

Online booking will be available from this page once new course dates have been confirmed.

In the meantime, please register your interest by email.

Email us:
Carolyn Atherton:
workshops@lfs.org.uk

Telephone us:
+44 (0)20 7836 9642

 

Feedback from previous participants:

"Adam’s course should be required for all filmmakers who are directing their first shorts or features. It focuses on the one area that tends to be forgotten – amazingly!"

"The quality of actors we had to work with was very high – which makes a big difference."

"The way the weekend was structured enabled the group to become comfortable with each other fairly rapidly, which always assists learning and makes the whole experience more enjoyable."

"Adam has increased my confidence in working with actors ten-fold."

"By looking in-depth at a few basic principles we came away with clear lessons that we can start using right away."

"Without question, this is a completely worthwhile course. I took away two or three clear insights from Adam which were worth the course fee alone."

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