12/31: BEGINNING ACTING classes Seattle - next class starts in July (Seattle)
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Date: 2008-02-24, 6:38PM PST
Acting classes Seattle Begining Acting Performing Nils Osmar Experimental College
Class 2715, Section 1: Summer Quarter 2008
Beginning Acting!
Instructor: Nils Osmar
Sponsored by: ASUW Experimental College
Location: University of Washington campus (Seattle branch)
Dates and times: Mondays 7 pm - 9:30 pm, July 14-August 11
Course fee (for General Public): $150
(Scroll down for registration information)
Acting is fun! In this enjoyable class you'll learn how to create
characters, memorize dialogue, use your voice, body and emotions
as acting tools, and perform short scenes onstage in front of
other students. Plus: warm-ups, theater games, improvisational
acting, tips for auditioning, and information about the Seattle
theater scene. Great for beginners! Instructor has participated
in live theater for over fifteen years as an actor, playwright,
producer and director, and has taught acting classes for ten years.
He is the creator of an award-winning television series, The Edge,
and several independent features. His full-length feature Xeros
premiered to a sold-out venue at the Seattle True Independence
Film Festival. (See
also course 2717, Let's Make a Movie!)
We'll do a number of exercises in this class, including:
____warm-ups and theater games, to help people get more comfortable
and confident performing in front of a group.
____vocal and breathing exercises
____improv (unscripted acting - making it up as we go along -
one of the foundations of learning to act - fun!)
____sense memory work (such as drinking a cup of coffee, when
you don't really have one in your hand - used by actors to create
a sense of reality onstage)
____scenework (memorizing short scenes & performing them in
front of the group)
____monologues... and more.
You'll also learn about headshots, auditions, relaxation techniques,
memorization methods, and opportunities for actors in Seattle
on stage, film and television. The focus will be on training our
whole "instruments" (i.e., our selves -- voice, body,
mind and emotions)
Whether you're a total beginner, a professional actor, or somewhere
in between -- whether you're taking the class just for fun, or
thinking about a career in acting -- everyone is welcome.
Questions and answers
What's the difference between Beginning Acting and your
other classes? Isn't Let's
Make a Movie
also an acting class?
Beginning Acting is an introductory class, open to all levels.
It's an excellent course for students who would like to get a
solid foundation in the fundamentals of acting, which can be applied
to either theater or film. For example, in Beginning Acting we'll
learn about voice, projection, emotion, monologues, scenework
and blocking, which are basic skill areas all actors need to develop
whether they are interested in acting on film or stage.
The other class, Let's
Make a Movie, is a production class in which we actually
film a short movie, which is then aired locally in Seattle on
cable television and uploaded to Youtube for the world to see.
(Students are free to act in the movie, or crew on it, or both).
Because Let's
Make a Movie is a production class, there's less time
in it to teach the basics of acting. We just dive in and start
making a movie from day one. It's also open to everyone, but if
you are more interested in developing your foundation acting skills,
Beginning Acting is the best one to start with.
Other classes
of interest
Student comments
Nils Osmar created a safe atmosphere which enabled me to do
things I'd never done before. He has a calm positive demeanor
that is very supportive. The course was well structured with exercises
that required participation and that were actually fun to do.
- L.P.A, Seattle
Nils is very patient and does a fantastic job at
encouraging and providing positive feedback. He makes you feel
comfortable about performance. - J.G., Seattle
Hey
Nils, thanks for the class - had a really good time this quarter.
I really came at the class from the direction of directing. I
had successfully directed two plays back in Britain, but I always
felt that I was on shaky ground when I tried to give advice to
actors that went beyond "okay, say it louder this time".
There's nothing that makes you feel a fraud quicker than standing
up in front of lots of people who look to you for advice and not
having any to give.
This class definately helped - as well as helping me to develop
my own acting it helped me to appreciate how to develop that craft
in others. I was suprised how much of a difference the warm up
exercises (sound ball, name ball, even something as simple as
yawning) made in my performance. I warn you that I plan to steal
these techniques wholesale and use them in my own rehearsals.
I really enjoyed the improv element of the class - it always felt
like just one step away from playing a childish game, which I
always enjoy. It was also great to have a chance to work on a
monologue with you, especially in front of a small, friendly audience.
Your advice on the 'business' side of acting - headshots, auditioning,
etc. - was also very useful.
Great class, Nils. The perfect way to break into acting, as well
as being a really fun time.
Cheers,
Mark
(Seattle/London, England)
Hi Nils, I just wanted to thank you for a great
class last night! Clearly, people were a little nervous about
getting up to perform their monologues, but you have fostered
a very supportive environment which makes it much easier to get
up there. For the monologue I did, I initially didn't feel any
relationship to the character who was speaking, but somehow during
your questions, I was able to identify what I felt was motivating
the speaker. After that, I almost felt like she was inside me...so
thank you for helping me to make that leap. I think you did an
excellent job at figuring out how to help each individual to take
the next step with their piece, despite a wide range of skill
levels. I'm looking forward to next week!
- Marnie M. (Kirkland)
I wanted an introduction to acting, to see if it
was something I was interested in pursuing further, and also to
take some of the mystery
and fear out of it.... I really like that we did a variety of
different exercises - we got a broad overview intro to acting
that was really thorough. I thought the monologue was more fun
than any of the others - perhaps because I got an unexpected charge
out of it because of my unexpected performance! I also enjoyed
the short skits we memorized in advance.
I really think you are a great instructor, and you seem to have
a genuine interest in and enjoy helping people develop their skills
(I hope it's not just your excellent acting ability . . . no,
I know it isn't!) =) And it was fun
- Pritam (Seattle)
A week after your class (I) went to my very first
audition! Talk about absolute terror. I did the same monologue
I did in class, for ________. and guess what? I got offered not
only one role, but two roles from two different directors, from
that one petrified , shaking monologue. on my very first audition!
I was shocked... anyway i took up one of the projects (two just
seemed overwhelming), and the final shoot will likely be this
monday. ...i couldn't have done it without your great class. thanks!
-Randy T. (Seattle)
...I felt a difference in my own performance about
halfway through the exercise. Your encouragement, and your attitude
that everyone is a natural actor, are really helpful.
- Catherine Y. (Seattle)
I dropped out of _____'s acting class because I
was feeling lost... (your class) has been a kind of remedy in
helping me to get over it.
- Jan C. (Bothell)
There were a lot of fun exercises that made the
class real enjoyable.
- Mike C., Seattle
I loved the improv and the character work, and
the short scenes, and the longer scenes we did at the end. It
was all very well structured. I have to admit that I was concerned
about memorizing, and worried that I would have trouble with the
monologue. But the memorization techniques really helped...
- Sarah B. (Seattle)
Your class was the highlight of my week for the
whole quarter. It was really relaxing and fun.
- Kelly J. (Seattle)
I took it just for fun. It was great actually.
- Mickey R. (Seattle)
Great class!!!!!!!! Thanks Nils!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!
:o)
- H. G. (Shoreline)
Registration information: how to sign up
Beginning Acting is sponsored by the ASUW
(Associated Students University of Washington) Experimental College,
and is held on the U.W. campus in Seattle. It's a non-credit class
open to everyone; you do not have to be a U.W. student to attend.
The University of Washington is committed to providing equal access,
equal opportunity, and reasonable accomodation in its services,
programs, activities, education and employment for individuals
with disabilities. To request disability accomodations, contact
the Disability Office at least ten days in advance at: (206)543-6450/V,
(206)543-6452/TTY, (206)685-7264 (fax) or email dso@u.washington.edu
To sign up by mail: You can sign up by mail at any time.
To do so, click
here to download the mail-in registration formThen fill it
out and mail it to: ASUW Experimental College Box 352238 SAO 21
University of Washington Seattle WA 98195-2238 (Note: mail-in
registrations won't be processed until June 23rd.)
To sign up online: Online registration for summer quarter
Experimental College classes will begin on June 9th. (Please do
not try signing up online before that time! Or you may end up
in the spring quarter class instead.) We'll post a registration
link here when summer online registrations begin.
To sign up by phone: Phone registrations for summer
quarter Experimental College classeswill begin onJune 23rd We'll
post more information here at that time.
Want an email reminder about registrations? To be added to the
instructor's email list, email Nilsosmar@gmail.com
You'll receive an email reminder when online and phone registrations
begin.
Whatever method you use to register, you will only be charged
a $10 registration fee for each class you are enrolling in, when
you sign up (or $5 if you are a UW student.) The course fee
is not due until the first day of class.
Questions? Problems registering? Call 206-420-1309 or email
Nilsosmar@gmail.com
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