Fundamentals of Acting on Camera
- 5 Nov - 5 Nov, 2023
Explore some of the surprising truths about what makes for excellent screen performances.
Just as valuable for interviewees as for actors, this four hour workshop will leave you prepared and confident for any on camera work.
Simon Purse is a UK based actor and director with decades of experience behind and in front of the camera.
Learn how screen performance and stage performance differ and come away with a toolkit of skills to improve your screen presence.
All participants will shoot a piece to camera while incorporating these new skills.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to give more convincing on camera performances, whether that is acting for narrative drama or interviews and presenting. And for any director that wants to get the most out of their actors.
Age of Admission: 15 - 85
No other pre-requisites required.
$200.00
12th November 2023:
Sunday, 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Do note the workshop will take place at:
Sing’Theatre
21 Tan Quee Lan St,
#02-10 Heritage Place,
Singapore 188108
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How is this different from all the other on-camera classes I’ve been to?
My work is based on the work of UK film and TV director Patrick Tucker. His ideas are so clear and so easy to learn and put into practice that you’ll start to see an immediate difference in what comes across from your screen work.
Is it fun?
Yes! I’m nothing if not entertaining.
Will it be interactive?
Yes! Every idea is illustrated with video clips from big productions or from live work with participants. Nothing is theoretical – it’s all practical!
Simon is an actor, film and theatre director, and teacher based in London.
He began his training at the University of Durham as an undergraduate Chemist but quickly realized that he and science were not going to be friends. He gained his first degree in Philosophy and Psychology, then won a scholarship and trained as an actor at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.
He was a member of the Original Shakespeare Company (OSC) for seven years and was an OSC workshop leader and verse nurse and now trains actors in OSC cue-script techniques around the world, including Stanford University, Oxford University, LAMDA, NAFA, and Berridge Programs where he also teaches film-making. He teaches screen acting workshops based on the work of Patrick Tucker. He has written and directed four short films with Simon Jarvis and is working on a feature project.
