Courses
On-going Weekly Scene Study
Our goal is to familiarize you with the language, intention, and tools of script analysis so that you will utilize them actively and aggressively in your scene study and in your professional work. You will explore and exercise tools such as goal, action, obstacle, inner object, substitution, inner monologue, doings, place, fourth wall, previous circumstance, and playable action.
The emphasis in our scene study courses is developing skills for film acting. You will be assigned scenes for partners from a large library of film scripts according to the tools, skills, and areas each individual may be developing. Each scene is presented in twice: the first work and the second work. In the first work, the actors present the scene without interruption and are given notes and observations to take away, work on and rehearse. In the second work, the teacher will stop and start the scene to make adjustments where needed as it goes along.
Students attend class once a week and are expected to rehearse with their scene partners outside of class time. Students are to be off book and provide any props and costume they may need. Seven to eight scenes are presented in each class. Depending on course size you can expect to work on average four out of five classes. You should be prepared to work every week. A rotating roster is kept by the course producer to insure fair participation for everyone in the course.
It is essential to be present for all of the classes, not just when you are scheduled to go up. Your participation, perseverance, and growth is universal. You are all teachers for one another. The instructor is the facilitator of your progress and is responsible for deepening and strengthening the knowledge and practice of your work. You are responsible for your motivation and commitment, and growth.
In order to join the studio you must first audit a class. Contact the Course Producer of your city to book an audit.
toronto@thoreast.com
montreal@thoreast.com
boston@thoreast.com
Workshops
Carter Thor Studios holds a variety of workshops throughout the year in addition to our ongoing scene study classes. These workshops are provided at a discounted rate for current students and are also open to the public. These workshops include: The audition workshop with Jock MacDonald, fight and stunt workshops, voice classes, commercial voice classes, movement classes and “talk backs” with agents, casting agents, producers and directors.
