ONLINE TRAINING
With Effort Productions
ONLINE COURSES in CHARACTER ANALYSIS/MOVEMENT PSYCHOLOGY
Instructor: James Kemp
INTRODUCTION
9, 10, 16 & 17 December 2024, 3:30-7PM GMT
Price: £150
Venue: Online via Zoom. All you need is a computer, phone or tablet, and a wifi connection.
In this programme you will be introduced to a theory and practice which breaks down all expressive movements into their constituent parts and links them to the deep seated psychological impulses which underpin them. From these building blocks ‘character’ can be constructed, either from scratch as a creative act, or from a close analysis of an already existing script as an act of accurate and imaginative interpretation.
This programme is aimed at participants new to this work, by the end of it the attendees will have begun the process of reading the world around them through this work, linking the psychological with the physical and the physical with the psychological.
The work is theoretically complex, but practically very simple, it provides any actor, whether blessed by a surfeit, or struggling with a modicum of talent a way of applying themselves that will invariably improve the depth of their work and provide a stimulating series of physical questions to ask themselves which inspires their histrionic imaginations to greater heights than they knew before.
We will discuss, explore and work on the following areas during these classes:
Action & Effort
The 4 Mental Factors
The 4 Motion Factors
The 8 Working Actions
The 6 Inner Attitudes (Character Types)
The 4 Externalised Drives.
This series of classes serve as an introduction to the 'Yat Book', it entails an explanation of the core principles of the work and how they are applied to the actor's craft.
INTERMEDIATES
Tuesdays 7-9PM (GMT) weekly
Price: £20/class
Venue: Online via Zoom. All you need is a computer, phone or tablet, and a wifi connection, and a bit of room in your living room or bedroom if you'd like to get up and work on something for the class. Screen sharing will enable James to continue to show film clips, as he normally does, for your continued exploration of this work.
Designed for participants who have already completed our Beginners course or an equivalent.
In this course you will begin practical work on the “Near” Exercises (which will provide the basis of the Character Scenarios in the Advanced programme) and speeches from classical texts, as well as enhanced analysis of the character types (Stable, Mobile, Near, Remote, Adream, Awake) from film and the real world.
ADVANCED
Tuesdays 7-9PM (GMT) weekly
Price: £20/class
Venue: Online via Zoom. All you need is a computer, phone or tablet, and a wifi connection, and a bit of room in your living room or bedroom if you'd like to get up and work on something for the class. Screen sharing will enable James to continue to show film clips, as he normally does, for your continued exploration of this work.
Designed for participants who have already completed our Intermediates course or an equivalent.
In this course you will exploring the emotionally complex "Mobile" (Feeling) type. You will also work on creating Character Scenarios of the Near, Adream and Stable Inner Attitudes (Character Types).
"I am a strong believer that even a little knowledge of the work can go a long way, and that anyone should be able to take something from the classes which they could immediately apply to their work on stage or off, in front of the camera or behind, or for that matter as a member of an audience watching actors and drama.
At the heart of the work is the concept that we think with our bodies.
That our bodies are revelatory of our inner workings, our psyche, of our thoughts and feelings. Therefore if we could learn to harness and manifest our inner sensations and in a precise way control and express them through our bodies we would be able to share every inner desire, want, thought or emotion wtih a watching audience. And in turn that audience would be able to 'read' our thoughts, to 'read' our character and be thoroughly engaged in our dramatic lives."
— JAMES KEMP