Univ of New Mexico - Acting for the Camera

From commercial work to a future on the big screen, this camp offers essential how-to information with hands-on experience in front of the camera.

Week 1:	July 5 - July 10, 2009
Grades:	9 - 12 (Entering in Fall 2009)
Tuition:	$850 (Includes room and meals)

Details

Tailor your craft specifically for the on-camera experience in television and film. Develop new skills in a week long intensive that covers everything from auditions - cold readings and callbacks - to on-screen performance. Learn how to present your best self when you enter a room full of strangers. Learn basic techniques to focus mind and body on the acting task. You'll read and perform scenes from produced scripts with your peers as well as professionals, discover how to make the role your own, explore the differences between situation comedy and drama, and have the opportunity to meet and talk with working actors, directors, casting directors, and cinematographers. In a safe, positive space, we focus on each individual's unique talent and specific needs. Small, personalized sessions will be captured on video and analyzed by faculty and peers. For those interested in commercial work as well as a future on the big screen, this camp offers essential how-to information and experiences. You'll leave feeling charged and confident about your ability to make and execute strong, specific acting choices, to get the job, and to reap the rewards of playing it as only you can.

* Additional Information

Students check-in between 1 and 3pm on the first day of camp.
Travel should arrive into Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) or Train Station on the first day of camp prior to 2pm.
Travel should depart from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) or Train Station on the last day of camp after 7pm.
Transportation is available to and from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) or Train Station for $30 each way.

Program Directors

Philip Charles MacKenzie, Program Director
Philip Charles MacKenzie, a very prolific actor and director, is an MFA acting graduate from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. In New York, he performed at the New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp's Public Theatre and Off-Broadway, notably in El Grande DeCoca Cola with Ron Silver and Jeff Goldblum. He has performed at theaters and playhouses throughout the United States. In the mid 70's he moved into television appearing as a guest actor and regular cast member on NBC's Six O'clock Follies with Laurence Fishburne and in CBS's Making the Grade. For his portrayal of the flamboyant Donald Maltby, on the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking comedy series Brothers for Showtime Cable. Mr. MacKenzie received the Cable Ace Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Mr. MacKenzie received a Best Director nomination in the last two seasons of the series. His directing credits include hundreds of episodes of Roseanne, Frasier, Suddenly Susan, Just Shoot Me, My Wife and Kids, and Dharma and Greg, George Lopez and According to Jim. He directed the feature film, Attention Shoppers. Mr. Mackenzie's has taught Acting for Directors at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles, giving directors the tools and language to better communicate with actors. Most recently he was on the faculty of the Actors Center in New York where he taught The Actor on Film. Mr. MacKenzie is definitely an "actor's director."

Please see IMBD for a complete list of all television and movies that Mr. MacKenzie has directed!

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Location Information

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico now occupies 600 acres in the heart of Albuquerque. From the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande, to the Sandia Mountains to the east, Albuquerque is a blend of culture and cuisine, styles and stories, people, pursuits, and panoramas. The School of Fine Arts has a rich history, dating back to 1936, of offering quality educational programs with a tradition of nurturing creativity, fostering scholarly activity, and developing innovative programs.

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