Write it, Shoot it, Show it – a film making weekend workshop

A film making weekend workshop

Do you want the full experience of making a film from writing it to the finished product? The Studio Beyond has three industry professionals to guide you through the process.

Course details

Choose to take part as a writer, crew or actor.

Ted Gray will facilitate the writing section, Blake Emery The filming and Kieth Hyland  the Acting.

Ideal for beginners to the world of film and screen

The finished film will be premiered at Liverpool Fringe and the film will be entered into other festivals.

 

This course will run over the two days of the weekend 23rd – 24th August .  It will be held at The Studio Beyond (63 wood Street Liverpool). Course times will vary depending on your course choice. Please bring your own lunch or some money to buy your lunch in the surrounding shops.

Cost: £20

 

To enter contact: Blake@studiobelow.co.uk

Shakesperience! Understanding the Bard and performing his plays

A workshop exploring the performers relationship with Shakespeares language for beginners and for professionals as part of the working actor's workshops.

Course details

This 6-part course is delivered by Molly Farquhar (beginners) and Flloyd Kennedy (professionals)

For the Professionals:

This immersive course into the world and words of Shakespeare will give you more confidence to audition. Exploring the fool, hero, huntress, mother, sage, trickster and many more.

Using Q scripts and the original Shakespeare Co’s ‘rules of the game.’ we’ll be playful with Shakespeare and see if the Bard is playful with us.

For Beginners:

An introduction into the world of Shakespeare and his text. By week six, performers will leave with a polished monologue that they can perform at audition

 

Price £50 per person. 

What you will learn

The six sessions will cover the following elements:

  • Owning the Text
  • Working with Lambic/Archetypes
  • Understanding the text
  • Working with Cue scripts
Dates:
12pm to 2pm, Sept 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and Oct 12th and 19th

 

This will lead to a showcase performance at the Studio Beyond 

We'd love to hear from you

email: info@makeitwrite.org
The Studio Beyond,
63 Wood Street,
Liverpool.

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Deep Dive Creative Writing – Workshop 4 (Writing Unpredictably )

Deep Dive - Exploring the unexpected

Course details

Edward Gray writer of Passing Moustache and director of obscurest style plays will be your facilitator. Learning his craft in an era of protest and political theatre Ted’s work could never be called dull or predictable. 

 

Sunday 22nd June 12.00 to 14.00
What to expect:
  • The essence of storytelling
  • What defines a great story
  • How to break the rules
  • How to turn left instead of right
  • How to avoid the pitfalls of predictability
  • Going outside what you know without falling for stereotypes.
 
Please bring a note book and wear comfortable clothes.
The workshop will take place at the Studio Below, 39 Rodney Street Liverpool
 
 
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Deep Dive Creative Writing – Workshop 3 (Dialogue)

Deep Dive - Dialogue, all talk!

Course details

Kiefer Wes Williams, who’s play Orton Fallen Angel is on at Shakespeare North and his work has toured as part of Grin Theatre, is your facilitator for this course. Renown for his fast paced and touching dialogue he will introduce you to real dialogue within the structure of a play.

Sunday 1st June at 10.30 to 12.30
What to expect:
  • The key function of dialogue in a script
  • Writing effective dialogue and what it is.
  • Making people sound different using hierarchy, mood and local colour
  • Developing natural Dialogue
  • Practical exercises to explore what we have learnt
  • Editing your dialogue and avoiding bad habits
Please bring a note book and wear comfortable clothes.
The workshop will take place at the Studio Below, 39 Rodney Street Liverpool

Please note Kiefer is currently unwell so this workshop may be run by another facilitator if he is unable to attend.
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Deep Dive Creative Writing – Workshop 2 (Solo Shows)

Deep Dive - Creating a one person show

Course details

Molly Farquhar is your facilitator who is taking her award winning  one-woman show, Hairy Bastard, to Edinburgh Fringe this year. She will be on hand to guide you in writing your own solo performance whether it is auto-biographical or fiction.

 

 Sunday 18th May 12.00 to 1400

 

What to expect:
  • Finding your Story
  • Setting the Journey of your character
  • What should/shouldn’t I share
  • Adding humour
  • Giving the light and shade a rhythm
  • Avoiding the Pitfalls such as self-indulgence.
  • Cutting and editing your show 
Please bring a note book and wear comfortable clothes.
The workshop will take place at the Studio Below, 39 Rodney Street Liverpool
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Progressing your acting – Towards the Professional Stage

Progress Your Acting - Towards the Professional Stage (Level 1)

Course details

This 6-part course is delivered by Grin Theatre’s artistic director Kiefer Wes Williams and produced by Make It Write Productions. 

The actor will learn how to fine tune their skills for the stage and progress their acting career.

The course of six sessions is designed as a springboard to the advanced actor’s course which is later this year. In order to progress onto Level Two, you must attend this first course.

Price £70  (can be paid in 3 instalments of £24)

At Level One the actor will learn the techniques and dynamics of acting including:

  • Characterisation
  • Voice
  • Improvisation skills
  • Physicality
  • Preparation for audition and performance
  • Emotional resonance and response
  • Focus on dialogue and line learning.
  • Building confidence
  • Understanding the script
  • Understanding teamwork
  • Monologue
  • Actors Toolbox
  • Listening skills
  • Classical theatre and play reading.
  • Marketing your talents
  • And many more topics

 

The course is designed to run over the course of 6 consecutive Saturdays 10-12noon at Studio Below, 39 Rodney Street

4/11/18/25 May 1/8 June

Come along if you want to sharpen your acting and performance skills. The course is strictly 18+

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Play with your Play – 25th April

A workshop where directors and actors play with your play. the intention is for you to introduce your work to us. Writers must attend this live event. Please do not enter if you are unable to attend.


Thurs 23rd May 7pm
The studio below, Liverpool
Facilitator Molly Farquhar and Luke Sookdeo
Deadline 12th May midnight

 We are currently looking for full plays 30-45 mins up to 3 characters that are fun and unusual, ripe for the fringe, for our director facilitators and actors to work with. They will choose three to work on live at the Studio Below. You have the chance to ask all present about your work and how to improve it. If the directors like it, you might get a chance to have it produced with us. This is a general introduction so we can get to know you. You will see your play on it’s feet and just what a director would do with it.

Please make sure your submission has a cast list at the top with ages and gender, where needed. Write a short synopsis of the performance and anything else you think might persuade us to pick your work.

Please make sure you give us full contact details including phone number.

The studio has no disabled access but do let us know and we can arrange a zoom reading at another time, should our director be interested in your play.

Email your entry to info@makeitwrite.org