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Music Camp Writing & Acting Program
(aka "Hollywood in Oneonta")
Original Musical Theatre:
Production & Workshop
In this unique workshop, students write an original 45-minute musical theatre
production - in just 12 days.
The group first learns the fundamentals of writing for musical theatre (songs,
lyrics, plays, comedy, and sketches), and then every student is encouraged
to create their own original material, both individually and collaboratively.
Students will also have opportunities to direct, choreograph, act, and manage
every aspect of the production.
Open to all students.
Filmmaking
With the maturity of digital video technology, creating a film is simple. However,
creating one thoughtfully and with a capable mentor is the goal of
this class.
Instructor Keisuke Hoashi, a veteran of more than fifty professional film productions,
will work personally with each student on the fundamentals of creating
a film.
Working in small groups, students will produce a film up to five minutes long
using basic film technology and learning the process in three phases:
1) Preproduction: scripting, storyboarding, scheduling, project management
2) Production: filming, camerawork, lighting, acting
3) Postproduction: editing, special effects, A.D.R., voiceover
Students will have access to a professional-level mini-D.V. camera and an editing
computer (Macintosh/iMovie).
Practical Acting Workshop / Acting Techniques
Open to students of all ages, this workshop will expose the secrets and realities
of professional acting. Ranges from beginning coaching to being a
daily masterclass in advanced acting techniques for the ambitous
young actor. Students will be coached individually to explore and
develop their acting skills using directed improvisation, script
analysis, character psychology, and other extremely useful exercises
for a working actor.
Performing both on- and off-camera, students will work from actual film and TV
scripts to learn stage presence, how to work with cameras and audiences,
how to analyze and break down a script, and how to substantially
improve their own performances.
Instructor Keisuke Hoashi will also coach each student individually, helping
him or her to apply the same performance principles to musical performances
during the festival.
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