About This Course

Building the character, environment, history and relationships from the scripted dialogue

The basis of an amazing performance is the actor's understanding of the whole story. When an actor learns to embody not just their role but the story, they learn how to bring greater depth to their performance. You will be guided through the steps of how to look at a script and work with it, from the first reading through to performance. Actively work with one script and one role throughout the course. No self taping required.

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5 star rating

Great Guide

Hugh Macdonald

I really liked that all the different types of script analysis are covered by the exercises. It methodically takes you through them step by step and if you d...

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I really liked that all the different types of script analysis are covered by the exercises. It methodically takes you through them step by step and if you do them fully you will have all the raw material you need to work with to develop a role. It will enrich your understanding of the story, help you investigate and make discoveries about your character, and help clarify how you can relate to the characters and themes. And it will give you the tools to approach individual scenes, dialogue and subtext. A good thorough program you can put to direct use.

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5 star rating

Fantastic!

Dante Lopez

I am impressed with this course. I was very skeptical but now I even think it can be more powerful than I thought.

I am impressed with this course. I was very skeptical but now I even think it can be more powerful than I thought.

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    1. Course Goals

    2. Choosing your Play

    3. Important Note

    4. Downloadable Exercise Checklist

    1. Lesson 1: The Creative Reading

    2. Assignment: The Creative Reading Explanation

    3. Reflection: The Creative Reading

    1. Lesson 2: The External Plane

    2. Naomi Harris on Reading the Script

    3. Assignment: The External Plane Explanation

    4. The External Plane Example

    5. Reflection: The External Plane

    6. How to Submit The External Plane Assignment

    7. Lesson 3: The Plane of the Social Situation

    8. Matthew McConaughey on Reading the Script

    9. Assignment: The Plane of the Social Situation Explanation

    10. Reflection: The Plane of the Social Situation

    11. How to Submit The Plane of the Social Situation Assignment

    12. Lesson 4: The Literary and the Aesthetic Planes

    13. Anthony Hopkins on Reading the Script

    14. Assignment: The Literary and the Aesthetic Planes Explanation

    15. Reflection: The Literary and the Aesthetic Planes

    16. How to Submit The Literary and the Aesthetic Planes Assignment

    1. Lesson 5: The Psychological Plane

    2. Viola Davis on the Craft of Acting

    3. Assignment: The Psychological Planes Explanation

    4. Reflection: The Psychological Plane

    5. How to Submit The Psychological Plane Assignment

    6. Lesson 6: The Physical Plane

    7. Stephen Adly Guirgis on Philip Seymour Hoffman

    8. Assignment: The Physical Plane Explanation

    9. Reflection: The Physical Plane

    10. How to Submit The Physical Plane Assignment

    11. Lesson 7: The Plane of Personal Creative Feelings

    12. Chadwick Boseman On Filling in the Gaps of the Script

    13. Assignment: The Plane of Personal Creative Feelings Explanation

    14. Reflection: The Plane of Personal Creative Feelings

    15. How to Submit The Plane of Personal Creative Feelings Assignment

    1. Lesson 8: The Given Circumstances

    2. Assignment: The Given Circumstances Explanation

    3. How to Submit The Given Circumstances Assignment

    4. Lesson 9: Moving the Scene Forward

    5. Practice Exercise: Finding the Bits

    6. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Scene

    7. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Scene with suggested Bits

    8. The Silence of the Lambs Scene

    9. The Silence of the Lambs Scene with suggested Bits

    10. Assignment: Moving the Scene Forward Explanation

    11. How to Submit Moving the Scene Forward Assignment

About this course

  • $345.00
  • 60 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content