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Emotions #1 with John Orcsik
Oct
16
to Dec 4

Emotions #1 with John Orcsik

LEARN TO ACCESS AUTHENTIC EMOTIONS ON CUE!

Over years of working in Film & TV , John found he was required to reach deep emotional places on a busy set, with little time to prepare, and with few takes.

Emotional recall and sense memory became unsustainable and dangerous.

After studying the nature, purpose and qualities of emotions and where they are in the body's natural energy centres, John created a simple physical technique where you can access and express any emotion.

On cue.

At will.

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Sketch Comedy with John Orcsik
May
6
to May 29

Sketch Comedy with John Orcsik

Timing, actions, reactions and relations - visual and verbal combine with the basic element of surprise to create comic moments and performances (the setup/payoff principle, etc.). Comedy is not just about funny lines and funny characters. It is all that and much more.

For eight weeks, we will examine and perform the humour of Romantic Comedies, Sit-com, farce, sketch comedy and the great TV Comedy series, both Australian, English and American, and the great actors who performed in them.

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Impulse & Instinct with John Orcsik
May
4
to May 25

Impulse & Instinct with John Orcsik

LEARN TO ACCESS AUTHENTIC EMOTIONS ON CUE!

Over years of working in Film & TV , John found he was required to reach deep emotional places on a busy set, with little time to prepare, and with few takes.

Do you ever find yourself constricted by pre-conditioned expectations of how a scene should run? 

Have your confidence sapped by certain techniques that prioritise what someone thinks you should do instead of what you are doing in the moment. 

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Emotions #2 Intensive with John Orcsik
Mar
9
to Apr 6

Emotions #2 Intensive with John Orcsik

Emotions #2 consolidates and refreshes your learning in Emotions #1, going over the technique before learning to apply it to scenework. In the fast paced world of Film & TV, this is a reliable, simple and effective tool that you can call upon if sense memory, emotional recall, or other emotionally demanding techniques are not working. This is a technique that can give your next audition the extra edge, quickly adding emotion and stakes to your work, and fulfilling the demands of the script and the story when under a high pressure scenario. AND having the ability to go about your day unscathed afterwards.

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Comedy Capers with John Orcsik
Nov
13
to Nov 29

Comedy Capers with John Orcsik

Timing, actions, reactions and relations - visual and verbal combine with the basic element of surprise to create comic moments and performances (the setup/payoff principle etc.). Comedy is not just about funny lines and funny characters. It is all that and much more.

For three weeks, we will examine and perform the humour of Romantic Comedies, Sit-com, farce, sketch comedy and the great TV Comedy series both Australian, English and American and the great actors who performed in them.

This course will demystify Comedy and introduce participants to the principles and requirements of comedy work.

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“I’m very grateful for the opportunities TAFTA has opened up for me. I would recommend it to anyone needing a launching pad for their acting career. I received invaluable mentoring, coaching and support that’s lead to an incredible agent, opportunities to audition worldwide and gained lead roles in film and TV.”

- Saskia Hampele (The Heights, Twenty Something and Neighbours.)

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