Marc Durso's Uta Hagen Acting Technique

MARC DURSO TO TEACH PROFESSIONAL ACTING CLASS FOR ADULTS
Wednesdays beginning March 18, 2009, from 7-10 pm. There are still a few spaces left!

ENDORSEMENTS

Marc’s energy, creativity and attention to detail supported the actor’s working process. He is a joy to work with and I recommend him to any theatre of integrity. They would benefit from his work. - UTA HAGEN - Tony Award winner, Master Teacher, Author/NYC

Marc Durso is a very fine and artistic stage director... He is massively creative and joyful to work with. - CHARLES NELSON REILLY - Tony Award winner, Broadway Director, Master Teacher

CLASS INFORMATION

Wednesdays beginning March 18, 2009, from 7-10 pm, director/teacher, Marc Durso will lead an adult professional acting class at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Television. Attendance is limited. Cost $40 per class ($240 for six weeks session).

These sessions of the Uta Hagen Process: the Ten Object Exercises, which investigate the Moment to Moment Thoughts/Actions of the Character. We look at what we Do to each other: attack, surrender, invite, dismiss, seduce, ignore, provoke, comfort. We use the Six Steps of Investigation to establish the Facts of the Character's life so that we are Reactive, not imposing concepts or emotions but taking actions.

Marc is a graduate of the Burt Reynolds Institute, where he studied with Burt Reynolds as well as Tony Award winners and Broadway stars Julie Harris, Leonard Frye, Tom Troupe, Alan Arkin, Jerry Herman and Charles Nelson Reilly. Marc teaches private workshops throughout the United States and Europe. His students are working SAG, AFTRA and AEA members with film and TV starring and co-starring roles, national tours and commercials to their credit. His students have gone on to study at The Atlantic Theater Company, AADA, Neighborhood Playhouse, H. B. Studio in New York, The Irish Theatre and Oxford Summer Programs. Marc has been invited to join LA Casting Directors to teach at Sunscreen Film Festival and invited to join Miami Casting Director, Lori Wyman, to teach again at this year's Delray Beach Film Festival.

- view his course flyer - (pdf file)

Please contact info@brift.org for information or to register.

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Marc Zatorsky’s Acting/Improv Workshop

Class is held on Sundays, with the young students class starting promptly at 3-5:00pm and the adult class running from 5:30 until 7:30pm. The workshop is open for everyone from the established actor to the beginner who has never performed. The workshops are divided into three parts.

Part 1. Improv
Have fun while honing your improv skills with a variety of improv games and sketches. The improv part of class provides a great opportunity to warm-up while interacting with a large group of students at one time.

Part 2. Scene work
The class is divided into small groups that receive 2-3 page sides from a screenplay that Marc has written. After a short read and rehearsal period within your group, you will perform the sketch on-stage in front of the class. After receiving some direction and blocking, each group will re-perform each scene.

Part 3. Cold reads
The class will be divided into small groups and will be given a chance to perform 2-5 page scenes of published works. Many of them are from current or past TV sitcoms.

The workshop also provides a great opportunity for you to perform your monologues or audition pieces in front of your peers.

COST OF EACH CLASS IS $10

ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL MARC @ (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL Mzatorsky@aol.com.

Please contact info@brift.org for information or to register.

 

Frank Eberling's Filmmaking Class

REAL-TO-REEL IN REAL-TIME project, making the feature film, TURKLES. Admission is $15 per class MEETING ON THURSDAY NIGHTS at the Burt Reynolds Museum.

To Register, please email info@BRIFT.org

If you have qustions and/or would like to read a script, please e-mail Frank at
palmbeachfilmgrp@aol.com.

In the SUBJECT LINE, please put: R2RRT - PDF TURKLES SCRIPT

Below is the production schedule whereby everyone who attends will learn how to make a film before, during, and after the filming, and will participate in all the activities.

Recently, a church congregation in South Georgia participated in a similar business model, and a group of inexperienced filmmakers made the feature film, FIREPROOF, which as of January, 2009, had earned $34 million at the box office. This is before going to DVD. Will TURKLES match this success? Probably not, but our goal is to make enough profit to move on to FEATURE PROJECT #2 and assure that everyone is paid for their efforts and enjoy some profit-sharing.

Please join us in this effort if you can. It is not necessary that you attend all evenings, but we need your skills and your enthusiasm to make this happen.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE - "REAL TO REEL IN REAL- TIME"
Producing a feature film in real-time

STARTING 7:00 THURSDAY NIGHTS, APRIL 2, 2009

In this new, ongoing Thursday night class, with the generous support of the BURT REYNOLDS INSTITUTE FOR FILM AND THEATRE, filmmaker Frank Eberling will lead filmmakers through the process of making a feature film from start to finish, in real-time.

Through use of original written material, students will see how a script evolves from the written page to the final product on-screen, as seen through the eyes of the director, during preparation of a one-camera, “film-style” shoot, on-location. Students will serve as production personnel during all phases of this unique, hands-on learning experience.

The finished film will then be taken to the marketplace, using 21st Century marketing techniques, and students will share in equity ownership, based on the number of hours they put into the production.

We need people of every skill level, from filmmakers, laborers, cooks, kid wranglers, business types, accountants, legal staff, administrative, phone solicitors for distribution, etc. We need everyone! If you’ve ever run a business or worked in a business, we need you!

Come join us as we defy the laws of gravity, physics, probability, and plain common sense! Be a witness to history!

 
Ralphs Villani’s Class Wednesday, Jan. 7th 7-9:30pm
Frank Eberling’s Film Class - Thursday, Jan 8th 7-9:30pm
Marc Zatorsky Class Sun., Jan 11th 3-5pm 5:30-7:30pm
Richard Zavaglia’s Class Monday, January 12th 7- 10pm
Ralphs Villani’s Class Wednesday, Jan. 14th 7-9:30pm
Frank Eberling’s Class - Thursday, Jan 15th 7-9:30pm
Marc Zatorsky Class Sun., Jan 18th 3-5pm 5:30-7:30pm
Richard Zavaglia’s Class Monday, Jan. 19th 7- 10pm
Ralphs Villani’s Class Wednesday, Jan. 21st 7-9:30pm
Frank Eberling’s Class Thursday, Jan 22nd 7-9:30pm
Marc Zatorsky Class Sun., Jan. 25th 3-5pm 5:30-7:30pm
Richard Zavaglia’s Class Monday, Jan. 26th 7- 10pm
Ralphs Villani’s Class Wednesday, Jan. 28th 7-9:30pm
Frank Eberling’s - Thursday, Jan 29th 7-9:30pm
 
 
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING CLASSES START AT BURT REYNOLDS' INSTITUTE IN JANUARY

An exciting new, ten-week course on DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING will be offered at the Burt Reynold’s Institute on Thursday nights, beginning January 8, 2008.  This comprehensive course will cover everything from planning to videography to writing the script to designing workflows and edit strategies, to editing on Final Cut Pro.
 
The course will be taught by Frank Eberling, a multiple award-winning, thirty-five year veteran documentary producer, with 100 P.B.S. credits.  His documentaries have earned him a Emmy, a CINE Golden Eagle, six Telly’s, and numerous film festival awards.
(see www.frankeberling.com ..  )
 
The class will focus on the production of a one-hour documentary about the Burt Reynolds’ Institute and Museum, utilizing archival footage dating back thirty years and incorporating footage from Mr. Reynolds’  Master Acting Classes of the past five years.  New footage and interviews will be taped, to round out the film’s narrative.
 
Classes will be held at the Institute for a ten-week period on Thursday nights from 6:30-9:30pm, at the Burt Reynolds’ Institute on U.S. 1 at Indiantown Road.  Admission for each of the ten sessions will be $15.00.  Additional lab-work outside of class hours will be recommended.
 
Marc Zatorsky’s Acting/Improv Workshop
 
Class is held on Sunday’s, with the young students class starting promptly at 3-5:00pm and the adult class running from 5:30 until 7:30pm.  The workshop is open for everyone from the established actor to the beginner who has never performed.  The workshops are divided into three parts.
 
Part 1. Improv
Have fun while honing your improv skills with a variety of improv games and sketches.  The improv part of class provides a great opportunity to warm-up while interacting with a large group of students at one time.
 
Part 2. Scene work
The class is divided into small groups that receive 2-3 page sides from a screenplay that Marc has written. After a short read and rehearsal period within your group, you will perform the sketch on-stage in front of the class. After receiving some direction and blocking, each group will re-perform each scene.
 
 
Part 3. Cold reads
The class will be divided into small groups and will be given a chance to perform 2-5 page scenes of published works. Many of them are from current or past TV sitcoms.
 
The workshop also provides a great opportunity for you to perform your monologues or audition pieces in front of your peers.
 
COST OF EACH CLASS IS $10
 
ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL MARC @ (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL Mzatorsky@aol.com .. .
 
 
RALPH VILLANI’S ACTING CLASS AND WORKSHOP
 
Ralph’s classes are held every Wednesday’s from 7 pm – 9:30 pm. 
                
Ralph Villani is a director, producer, actor and musician.  He has studied with the New Group Theatre,  the Tribecca Drama Institute and HB Studios in New York City.  As an acting teacher his focus is within the methods of  Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He had served on the Board of Directors for Theatre Gym in New York City. He has been artistic director for Bravado Theatre Company.
Class Outline
The acting class is held every Wednesday evening from 7:00-9:30pm. This class is for the advanced actor as well as the less experienced. The cost is $10.00 per class.
 
      The best definition of acting that I know is: “Acting is behaving truthfully in imaginary circumstances.”  It would be wise to weigh this statement carefully before continuing, for it is more than a definition, it contains a fundamental philosophy regarding the art.  The key word in this phrase is “truthfully.”  It is over this word and its possible alternate “effectively,” that almost all disputes arise.  This class is built on the foundation of this method.
 
Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler methods of acting.
 
1-Introduction to Acting
2- Justification: Who, What When, Where, And Why.
3- The Repetition Exercise
4- The Relationship
5- The Action Exercise
6- Understanding the Independent Activity
7- Improvisation / Objectives, Intentions, Being Specific, Timelocks, The Stakes.
8- Acting on Stage
9- Acting for Camera
10-  Emotional Memory
11-  Sense Memory
12-  Fantasy Memory
13-  Monologues
14-  Auditioning
COST OF THIS CLASS IS $10. 
 

RICHARD ZAVAGLIA’S ACTING CLASS
 
Richard Zavaglia an accomplished ACTOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, and TEACHER who has STARRED on BROADWAY and in FEATURE FILMS will be teaching a Master Acting Class on Monday’s from 7-10pm.
 
Mr. ZAVAGLIA has an extensive 40 year career in THEATRE, FILM, and TV he has STARRED on BROADWAY, FEATURE FILMS, NETWORK TV SHOWS, MOVIES , and PILOTS.
 
He recently was a teacher, coach and director at THE KD STUDIO ACTING CONSERVATORY OF THE SOUTHWEST, IN DALLAS TEXAS for four years.
 
Classes will cover extensive scene study work, audition monologues
script analyses, and cold reading skills. After a few open classes Ritchie will develop a 10 week session that will culminate in a staged reading
of Arthur Miller’s “A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE”.  A play the Institute will produce and perform at the museum and hopefully at another venue. After a few individual classes the format will revert to 10 wk. semester, which will end with a showcase reading of a play for fellow actors and the public. These readings will be an attempt to increase our student base and audience.
 
“I WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A COMPANY OF ACTORS, DIRECTORS and WRITERS WHO WANT TO BE PART OF A CREATIVE HUB. A SAFE SPACE WHERE CREATIVE ARTIST CAN FLOURISH AND GROW” Richard Zavaglia
the first class is free, THE COST OF THE INDIVIDUAL CLASS IS $25 EACH OR TO AUDIT $10. Please reply to this email to reserve a seat.

THE BURT REYNOLDS INSTITUTE SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 2008

LATEST NEWS


"FILM CLASS ON THURSDAY"

PROFESSIONAL FILM-MAKER IRV GOODNOFF WILL BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 16TH.

Irv's body of work consists of making 52 full length Films, 3 TV series, over 100 music videos, documentaries, TV Commercials, & infomercials.
Irv attended the New York Institute of Photography, New York School of Visual Arts and
received 2 fellowships at
The American Film Institute Center For Advanced Film studies, one in cinematography & the other in directing. With this Irv believes he has no hard core answers but understands the process & principles of creativity. What it is to understand Human Motivation, & how to use time & budget management.
Along with Irv on 10/16 will be his friend George Monteiro who owns a RED Camera &
Red editing work flow. Cost of Irv's class will be $20

This Thursday we'll continue watching part of Syd Fields DVD on scriptwriting with each student receiving a copy of Syds first assignment. In addition to our regular program we'll include an open-discussion on screen play writing. We will discuss your ideas for a script and the group will try and help you develop your idea. We will have various speakers make presentations about the various stages of the process as they are discussed. Last week we discussed ideas for a skit on your funniest medical or dental experience that we will be making. We continue to develop ideas for the commercials that we wrote. Bring any questions and new information you have to share with the group. We have some new equipment to show you and we have received a tutorial on Final Cut Pro 6.

Future classes will teach everything from what equipment you might want to buy and how to use each piece. What camera, lighting, sound and editing equipment best meets your needs. With so many choices, it is important to know what each offers. Other classes will involve recording formats and media, shot composition, camera angles, special effects, directing, general production and project distribution. Cost $10


Young Filmmaker Opportunity!

C-SPAN is awarding $50,000 in prizes for documentaries produced by middle and high school students and their teachers.

The fifth-annual national competition invites students in grade 6 to 12 to create a five-to-eight minute documentary on the topic: "A message to the new president: What is the most urgent issue for the new president to address after taking office, and why?"

Entries must present more than one point of view.
The deadline is 5 p.m. Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. Winners will be announced March 10. Contest details are available at www.studentcam.org.



SUNDAY's Marc Zatorsky's Classes 3-5pm and 5:30-7:30
MONDAY'S Richie Zavaglia's Class 7-10:00
WEDNESDAY'S Ralph Villani's class 7-9:30
THURSDAY'S - FILM-MAKING AND EDITING 7-9:30


CLASSES

Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday, Oct. 8TH 7-9:30
Film Class - Thursday, Oct. 9TH 7-9:30
Marc Zatorsky Class Sunday, Oct. 12TH 3-5 & 5:30-7:30
Richard Zavaglia's Class Monday, Oct 13TH 7-10:00
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday, Oct. 15TH 7-9:30
Film Class – IRV GOODNOFF Thursday, Oct. 16TH 7-9:30
Marc Zatorsky Class Sunday, Oct. 19TH 3-5 & 5:30-7:30
Richard Zavaglia's Class Monday, Oct 20TH 7-10:00
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday, Oct. 22ND 7-9:30
Film Class - Thursday, Oct. 23RD 7-9:30
Marc Zatorsky Class Sunday, Oct. 26TH 3-5 & 5:30-7:30
Richard Zavaglia's Class Monday, Oct 27TH 7-10:00
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday, Oct. 29TH 7-9:30
Film Class - Thursday, Oct. 30TH 7-9:30



Marc Zatorsky's Acting/Improv Workshop

Class is held on Sunday's, with the young students class starting promptly at 3-5:00pm and the adult class running from 5:30 until 7:30pm. The workshop is open for everyone from the established actor to the beginner who has never performed. The workshops are divided into three parts.

Part 1. Improv
Have fun while honing your improv skills with a variety of improv games and sketches. The improv part of class provides a great opportunity to warm-up while interacting with a large group of students at one time.

Part 2. Scene work
The class is divided into small groups that receive 2-3 page sides from a screenplay that Marc has written. After a short read and rehearsal period within your group, you will perform the sketch on-stage in front of the class. After receiving some direction and blocking, each group will re-perform each scene.


Part 3. Cold reads
The class will be divided into small groups and will be given a chance to perform 2-5 page scenes of published works. Many of them are from current or past TV sitcoms.

The workshop also provides a great opportunity for you to perform your monologues or audition pieces in front of your peers.

COST OF EACH CLASS IS $10

ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL MARC @ (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL Mzatorsky@aol.com.



RALPH VILLANI'S ACTING CLASS AND WORKSHOP

Ralph's classes are held every Wednesday's from 7 pm – 9:30 pm.

Ralph Villani is a director, producer, actor and musician. He has studied with the New Group Theatre, the Tribecca Drama Institute and HB Studios in New York City. As an acting teacher his focus is within the methods of Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He had served on the Board of Directors for Theatre Gym in New York City. He has been artistic director for Bravado Theatre Company.
Class Outline
The acting class is held every Wednesday evening from 7:00-9:30pm. This class is for the advanced actor as well as the less experienced. The cost is $10.00 per class.

The best definition of acting that I know is: "Acting is behaving truthfully in imaginary circumstances." It would be wise to weigh this statement carefully before continuing, for it is more than a definition, it contains a fundamental philosophy regarding the art. The key word in this phrase is "truthfully." It is over this word and its possible alternate "effectively," that almost all disputes arise. This class is built on the foundation of this method.

Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler methods of acting.

1-Introduction to Acting
2- Justification: Who, What When, Where, And Why.
3- The Repetition Exercise
4- The Relationship
5- The Action Exercise
6- Understanding the Independent Activity
7- Improvisation / Objectives, Intentions, Being Specific, Timelocks, The Stakes.
8- Acting on Stage
9- Acting for Camera
10- Emotional Memory
11- Sense Memory
12- Fantasy Memory
13- Monologues
14- Auditioning
COST OF THIS CLASS IS $10.

RICHARD ZAVAGLIA'S ACTING CLASS

Richard Zavaglia an accomplished ACTOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, and TEACHER who has STARRED on BROADWAY and in FEATURE FILMS will be teaching a Master Acting Class on Monday's from 7-10pm.

Mr. ZAVAGLIA has an extensive 40 year career in THEATRE, FILM, and TV he has STARRED on BROADWAY, FEATURE FILMS, NETWORK TV SHOWS, MOVIES , and PILOTS.

He recently was a teacher, coach and director at THE KD STUDIO ACTING CONSERVATORY OF THE SOUTHWEST, IN DALLAS TEXAS for four years.

Classes will cover extensive scene study work, audition monologues
script analyses, and cold reading skills. After a few open classes Ritchie will develop a 10 week session that will culminate in a staged reading
of Arthur Miller's "A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE". A play the Institute will produce and perform at the museum and hopefully at another venue. After a few individual classes the format will revert to 10 wk. semester, which will end with a showcase reading of a play for fellow actors and the public. These readings will be an attempt to increase our student base and audience.

"I WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A COMPANY OF ACTORS, DIRECTORS and WRITERS WHO WANT TO BE PART OF A CREATIVE HUB. A SAFE SPACE WHERE CREATIVE ARTIST CAN FLOURISH AND GROW" Richard Zavaglia
THE FIRST CLASS IS FREE, THE COST OF THE INDIVIDUAL CLASS IS $25 EACH OR TO AUDIT $10. Please reply to this email to reserve a seat.

Wednesdays
7 - 9:30 pm
Acting Classes and Workshop for All Ages and Experience
- Ralph Villani

Sundays 5 - 7:30 pm
Acting/Improv Classes, All Ages, Onstage Experience
- Marc Zatorsky

Mondays 7-10 pm
Master Acting Class for Experienced Actors
- Richie Zavaglia

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WRITING YOUR SCREENPLAY
Writing SCRIPTS for your Indy, Low-Budget Films
by Frank Eberling

3 nights: April 15, 22, 29, 2008, 6:30-10:00

Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Frank Eberling leads the class on a step-by-step process from a story idea in someone's imagination, to writing the "spec script," using industry-standard formatting, to planning your film and getting it made on a low-budget. For the past ten years, Frank has taught Screenwriting on the college level. In the past thirty-five years, Filmmaker Frank Eberling has produced thousands of film and video projects, including 100 for Florida's thirteen P.B.S. stations.

THE BURT REYNOLDS INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 2008

Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday, January 6th CANCELED as Marc is shooting his movie. Instead of Marc's class:

Andrea Conte will lecture about her past year in Hollywood on Sunday January 6th
Andrea Conte Lecture 5:30-7:30

Andrea Conte Master Acting Class Graduate will share her experiences at what it takes to succeed in the Film/Theatre industry in Hollywood or South Florida. The lecture will begin at 5:00 to 7:30. Marc's acting class is cancelled as he is filming his movie. Bring your headshots/ resume's and questions as Andrea will bring you up to date on the misconceptions/myths/and the business of the business in LA. Andrea worked in the South Florida market for years so she will address this area as well. She is well versed on many aspects of the business and will be happy to answer your questions about both markets. , she will provide actual breakdowns from LA and time permitting, will guide you on script analasis and how to stand out from the rest when auditioning. She will tell you which books/websites she finds most useful. She attended a few classes Mr. Reynolds taught in LA and will describe those classes. Cost of the lecture is $10

Ralph Villani will be auditioning female actors for his latest film on Saturday January 12th from 12-5pm at the museum. (see below)

RALPH VLLANI'S FILM AUDITIONS
Villani Rockhill Productions are auditioning for female roles in the full length feature "USS Seaviper"
The film is non-SAG. These scenes will be filmed in Florida. All parts are deferred pay
The auditions will be on Saturday January 12th at the Burt Reynolds Museum / Institute in Jupiter
from 12 noon to 5pm.

Please have a monologue prepared one to two minutes.

1-Female / 25-30 yrs. / Pacific Islander. [Others like this]
Prostitute - Polynesian women at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
2. Female / 25-30 yrs. / White. [Others like this]
Dorothy - Attractive women holding conversation with Naval officer in a restaurant
3. Female / 25-30 yrs. / White. [Others like this]
Lora - The submarine Captain's wife.
4. Female / 18-24 yrs. / White. [Others like this]
Alice - girlfriend to one of the sailors back home.


Frank Eberling Teaching Film-Making Class Feb. 12 & 19th 6-10pm (You must sign up & pay in advance by responding to this email. All class hand-out's will be emailed Cost is $60 for both Please call in a credit card or drop a check by the museum and we'll email the class information (See Below)

REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday, January 6th CANCELLED
Andrea Conte's Lecture Sunday January 6th 5:00-7:30
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday January 9th 7-9:30
Ralphs Villani's auditions Saturday January 12th 12-5pm
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday, January 13th 5-7:30 pm
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday January 16th 7-9:30
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday, January 20th 5-7:30 pm
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday January 23rd 7-9:30
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday, January 27th 5-7:30 pm
Ralphs Villani's Class Wednesday January 30th 7-9:30


The Burt Reynolds Institute's Acting/Improv workshop with Marc Zatorsky, class is held on Sunday's, starting promptly at 5:00 and runs until 7:30.

Marc Zatorsky's class is an opportunity to work with an instructor who will develop a character specifically designed for you and write original material that will highlight your talents. The workshop provides a great opportunity for anyone who desires stage time a chance to perform in front of your peers or work on your monologue and audition pieces. It also provides an opportunity to perform existing projects (many of them written and directed by Marc) with other actors, perform improv games, stand-up routines, cold reads and much more. The workshop provides a friendly atmosphere where everyone from the first time student actor to the seasoned performer has the opportunity to perform on stage. Marc's class is fun and educational at the same time. It provides an outlet for all actors to continuously work on their craft. (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL UncleMarcLaughs@aol.com

RALPH VILLANI'S Acting Class and Workshop is held on Wednesday's from 7 pm – 9:30 pm. Ralph's classes are held every week during this time period.

Ralph Villani is a director, producer, actor and musician. He has studied with the New Group Theatre, the Tribecca Drama Institute and HB Studios in New York City. As an acting teacher his focus is within the methods of Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He had served on the Board of Directors for Theatre Gym in New York City. He has been artistic director for Bravado Theatre Company.
Class Outline
The acting class is held every Wednesday evening at 7:00PM. This class is for the beginner as well as the advanced actor. The class is about 2 ½ hours. The cost is $10.00 per class.

The best definition of acting that I know is: "Acting is behaving truthfully in imaginary circumstances." It would be wise to weigh this statement carefully before continuing, for it is more than a definition, it contains a fundamental philosophy regarding the art. The key word in this phrase is "truthfully." It is over this word and its possible alternate "effectively," that almost all disputes arise. This class is built on the foundation of this method.

Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler methods of acting.

1- Introduction to Acting
2- Justification: Who, What When, Where, And Why.
3- The Repetition Exercise
4- The Relationship
5- The Action Exercise
6- Understanding the Independent Activity
7- Improvisation / Objectives, Intentions, Being Specific, Timelocks, The Stakes.
8- Acting on Stage
9- Acting for Camera
10- Emotional Memory
11- Sense Memory
12- Fantasy Memory
13- Monologues
14- Auditioning


THERE IS A $10 DONATION REQUIRED TO HELP PAY FOR THE LIGHTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL MARC @ (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL UncleMarcLaughs@aol.com



PRODUCING YOUR FIRST,
MICRO-BUDGET FEATURE FILM

BURT REYNOLDS INSTITUTE & MUSEUM
Tuesday nights, February 12 & 19, 2008, 6pm-10pm
conducted by, Florida Filmmaker, Frank Eberling

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

1. Overview of two-night course.
2. What it takes to make your first feature film
3. Building your credentials
4. How-To start thinking like a producer:

5. Choosing and/or writing the "right script."

6. A local "Case Study."
7. What the new technology means for the Independent Filmmaker.
8. Developing your own low-budget independent film: five stages of financing, including the most important one that many overlook.

9. Developing the "Package:" The most Important Development tasks to attract production money.

10. The importance of communicating with distribution outlets prior to shooting.

11. Advantages and Disadvantages of going "Direct-to-Video"(DVD)
12. "Breaking down" your script in preparation for the Budget & Schedule
13. Scheduling: Old vs. New methods
14. Budgeting: Old vs. New methods
15. The importance of Storyboarding: Old vs. New methods
16. Hiring the right crew.
17. Why you must have rehearsals even if you can't afford them.
18. Things you must do to avoid chaos.
19. Pitfalls to avoid.
20. Raising the Money
21. Exploring legal financial structures to raise production funding
22. Case studies of independent filmmakers who have parlayed films costing as little as $7,000-12,000 into multi-million dollar careers.
23. Enough useful forms and paperwork to get you started, keep you on track, and further threaten the Amazon Jungle.
24. 5 reasons you should NOT go to film school.
25. Important bibliographical material for further research.
26. Guest speakers (pending)
27. Scene rehearsal with a real script and real actors.

All attendees must R.S.V.P. by February 8, 2008, including and e-mail address, in order to receive a textbook and other paperwork via e-mail. This paperwork should be downloaded, saved, printed, and brought to class. Any late registration attendees wishing a copy of the text and other handouts will be charged an additional $20.00 for duplication costs. COST OF CLASS IS $60 FOR BOTH NIGHTS

Ralph Villani's Class Wednesday – Ralph will be casting for his next film so be sure to attend

Frank Eberling Teaching Film-Making Class Feb. 12 & 19th 6-10pm (You must sign up in advance by responding to this email. All class hand-out's will be emailed)

REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE

Ralph Villani's Class Wednesday December 19, 7-9:30 pm
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday December 23, 5-7:30 pm
Ralphs class canceled December 26th
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday December 30, 5-7:30 pm

The Burt Reynolds Institute's Acting/Improv workshop Marc Zatorsky's next class will be held on Sunday, class starts promptly at 5:00 and runs until 7:30.

(561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL UncleMarcLaughs@aol.com

The workshop provides a great opportunity for anyone who desires stage time and chance to perform in front of your peers to work on their monologues or audition pieces. It is also provides an opportunity to perform existing projects ( many of them written and directed by Marc) with other actors, perform improv games, stand-up routines, cold reads and much more. The workshop provides an encouraging outlet for first timers who have always been interested in acting, but never had an opportunity to perform solo on stage or with others. It also provides an outlet for the seasoned actor to continuously work on their craft.

RALPH VILLANI'S next Acting Class and Workshop will be held on Wednesday from 7 pm – 9:30 pm. Ralph's classes are held every week during this time period.

Ralph Villani is a director, producer, actor and musician. He has studied with the New Group Theatre, the Tribecca Drama Institute and HB Studios in New York City. As an acting teacher his focus is within the methods of Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He had served on the Board of Directors for Theatre Gym in New York City. He has been artistic director for Bravado Theatre Company.
Class Outline
The acting class is held every Wednesday evening at 7:00PM. This class is for the beginner as well as the advanced actor. The class is about 2 ½ hours. The cost is $10.00 per class.

The best definition of acting that I know is: "Acting is behaving truthfully in imaginary circumstances." It would be wise to weigh this statement carefully before continuing, for it is more than a definition, it contains a fundamental philosophy regarding the art. The key word in this phrase is "truthfully." It is over this word and its possible alternate "effectively," that almost all disputes arise. This class is built on the foundation of this method.

Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler methods of acting.

1- Introduction to Acting
2- Justification: Who, What When, Where, And Why.
3- The Repetition Exercise
4- The Relationship
5- The Action Exercise
6- Understanding the Independent Activity
7- Improvisation / Objectives, Intentions, Being Specific, Timelocks, The Stakes.
8- Acting on Stage
9- Acting for Camera
10- Emotional Memory
11- Sense Memory
12- Fantasy Memory
13- Monologues
14- Auditioning


THERE IS A $10 DONATION REQUIRED TO HELP PAY FOR THE LIGHTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL MARC @ (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL UncleMarcLaughs@aol.com

Burt Reynolds movies, sports on cheerful parade

February 2, 2007
MARCH TO MIAMI WITH DAVE HOEKSTRA

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum calls itself the largest celebrity museum in Florida. And considering that the Sunshine State is home to the grandiose tastes of Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez and Jackie Gleason, that's something.

But Burt's museum -- in a former bank off the Intracoastal Waterway in Jupiter, about an hour north of Fort Lauderdale -- is an imperative stop for any road trip to Super Bowl XLI. Not only is Burt a movie star, he's nearly a sports figure, as well.

Burt played football for the Florida State Seminoles. He starred in the classic 1970s football films "The Longest Yard" and "Semi-Tough."

He was also featured in "Deliverance," shot in the Okefenokee Swamp on the border between Georgia and Florida. We drove by the swamp a few days ago. We drove fast.

B.R. and the Bears
The son of an Army brat, Burt was born in Waycross, Ga., but settled in Florida at age 7. He still maintains a home in Hope Sound, outside of Jupiter. He comes by his museum now and then, but volunteer coordinator Jo Renkert said lately he has been under the weather. Burt turns 71 on Feb. 11.

The museum opened in 1988 in a small, cracker-style building on U.S. 1 in Jupiter. It moved to its present location in 2002. The not-for-profit museum is operated by a volunteer staff, and Burt is not officially connected with the endeavor.

But plenty of his stuff is.

The museum has a couple of thousand items about Burt, or "B.R.," as locals call him. You can see Burt's boots from "Smokey and the Bandit" (which co-starred Gleason) and shocking blue boots from "Striptease." There's the canoe from "Deliverance" and a football helmet from "The Longest Yard."

The hallowed halls are elegant in an un-Burt way, accented by long gold chandeliers and soothing shades of mauve.

Football, you bet
The sports angle at the museum is not understated. Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga donated an autographed football helmet, and former Oakland Raiders receiver Fred Biletnikoff gave the museum his last jar of Firm Grip stickum. An autographed picture from Muhammad Ali states, "Enjoy life, it's later than you think." Former Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese visited the museum last week. He is the father of Bears quarterback Brian Griese.

After reading inscriptions from hundreds of Burt's celebrity friends, it is clear he is a fun guy. A 1983 autographed picture from Frank Sinatra says, "Dear Burt, why don't you cheer up and have a good time?" Former New York Yankees manager Billy Martin signed a picture, "To Burt, the only guy who will fight quicker than me -- and damn near as good."

Jane Fonda writes, "To Burt, I wish I knew you better." There are also pictures of Bette Davis, Mae West and Dinah Shore. In the "Striptease" section of the museum, his co-star Demi Moore writes, "Burt, whatever it takes I'm going to get you!"

BurtHeads could spend an entire weekend in Jupiter. Not far from the museum is Burt Reynolds Park, replete with easy-access boat ramp facilities.

Burt has encouraged Hollywood to utilize South Florida as the setting for more films. According to the museum, his "B.L. Stryker" TV series brought more film dollars ($48 million) to Palm Beach County than any other film or series shot in the county.

dhoekstra@suntimes.com

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/240075,CST-FTR-rv02.article

Frog Prince

is grandmother was Cherokee and his mother is Italian. That, he says, is why one-half of him wants to grow hair and the other doesn't. The Indian side got overexposed in more routine movies and TV shows than he cares to remember. His face, at least, was memorable—a rubber stamp for Marlon Brando's. But his name did not become a household word until last spring, when he posed in the hirsute buff for Cosmopolitan magazine. Now, unliberated housewives shamelessly tape Burt Reynolds' sinewy centerfold to their refrigerators the way their hubbies paper tool sheds with "Playmate" pullouts.

Burt Reynolds' rise has come from unveiling more than his anatomy. Until two years ago, he says, "I was the tight, constipated actor. I just stood there with my No. 3 virile look and never took chances." Then he drew a guest spot on the Johnny Carson show and revealed an unexpected penchant for putdowns, mostly of himself ("My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave"). After that, Reynolds was invited to air his gift of glib on a flock of other talk shows and comedy hours. After seeing him on the tube, Director John Boorman asked him to read for a leading part in the movie version of James Dickey's Deliverance. Boorman found his "power and vulnerability" perfect.

The movie was Reynolds' own deliverance. Overnight he became the Frog Prince of Hollywood. He made two more pictures in breathless succession, Fuzz and the forthcoming Shamus. Last week he was on location in Little Rock, Ark., shooting McKlusky with Director Joe Sargent. Sargent admires Reynolds' "ballsiness and talent" and says, "He has the same kind of craft as McQueen and Newman."

Being liked and respected is a new experience for Reynolds. "I was like Lewis in Deliverance" he says. "I did anything physical to get attention." That included party pranks like jumping into swimming pools from third-story windows as well as being pushed out of windows as a professional stunt-man on live TV. Once he angrily threw an assistant director at Universal into a river.

Reynolds' trail of trouble extends all the way back to Waycross, Ga., where he was born 36 years ago. He was raised in Palm Beach, Fla., where his father was the town's police chief—a former cowboy who believed in "fanning Burl's rompers till he knew what was wrong." To Burt he seemed a stern, inflexible hulk. After briefly running away from home when he was 14, Burt channeled his belligerence into athletics and won a football scholarship to Florida State. When a knee injury and a car accident aborted his athletic career, he drifted into college dramatics, then dropped out of school in 1955 to take a crack at the New York theater. A few TV tidbits, supplemented by washing dishes at Schrafft's and bouncing drunks at Roseland, kept him afloat for two years until he won the part of Mannion in a revival of Mister Roberts. That, and a contract with Universal, propelled him into twelve years of lucrative mediocrity: "I was a well-known unknown."

Along the way, he married British Pixy Judy Carne, who later became Laugh-In's "Sock It to Me" girl. She apparently got a lot of preparation for taking lumps before she and Burt split in 1965: "It was a wild trip, our marriage. The hostility got so out of hand that one day I bought him a punching bag."

Nowadays Reynolds spends much of his spare time in Florida on the 160-acre ranch that his father, newly reconciled, runs for him. "I feel like the Marlboro man there," he says. But increasingly the Marlboro man is being lured back to Hollywood to woo the Perle Mesta of the Bel Air set, Dinah Shore. It all began when Dinah, 19 years his senior, had Burt on her show last summer. Oscar Levant once said he couldn't watch Dinah because he had diabetes. But, as Dinah tells it, the show she did with Burt would have been X-rated if it had run as taped. "I'm not that sweet," she says.

With Dinah and Deliverance, Reynolds hardly needs any more boosts. But his Cosmopolitan caper has given him a taste for prankish self-promotion. This fall he will appear on the cover of Esquire—in the raw again, but cropped above the waist. Burt will be looking down at himself, his mouth agape with disbelief. A headline asks: THE IMPOTENCE BOOM: HAS IT HIT YOU YET?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,878005-1,00.html

THE BURT REYNOLDS INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 2007


CHARLES NELSON REILLY FILM PREMIER AT THE MALTZ (see below)

"THE LIFE OF REILLY" A FILM BASED ON THE CHARLES NELSON REILLY'S ONE MAN SHOW WILL PREMIER AT THE MALTZ JUPITER THEATER ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11TH AT 7:00 pm. TICKETS ARE $15 FOR THE SHOW AND $25 IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND AN AFTER SHOW PARTY AT THE BURT REYNOLDS AND FRIENDS MUSEUM. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE MUSEUM.

BOB CARTER WORKSHOP (see below)

BOB CARTER WILL BE CONDUCTING A WORKSHOP AT 7:00 PM ON OCT 27TH. SOME OF HIS TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: CHARACTER IMAGE, TRAINING THE BEGINNING ACTOR, SUB-TEXT - HOW TO WORK WITH IT COST IS $15 OR $10 FOR ALL MUSEUM STUDENTS.

REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday October 14th 5-7:30 pm
Ralph Villani's Class Wednesday October 17th 7-9:30 pm
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday October 21st 5-7:30 pm
Ralph Villani's Class Wednesday October 24th 7-9:30 pm
Marc Zatorsky's Class Sunday October 28th 5-7:30 pm
Ralph Villani's Class Wednesday October 31st 7-9:30 pm

BOB CARTER SAG, AEA

Bob has been a highly acclaimed drama teacher/coach/director in Florida since 1980 when he co-founded The Actor's Workshop and Repertory Company in West Plam Beach.

Bob studied in New York City with Lee and Paula Strasberg at Actor's Studio, John Houseman with the Acting Company of NYC, Sonia Moore at the American Center for Stanislavski Theatre Art , to name but a few. He has been teaching actors for more than two decades and is, himself, a professional actor and director.

Locally, he has been on the staffs of the Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training (BRITT) and the Caldwell Theatre. Presently, he is teaching acting for the camera, speech and diction at the Conn. School of Broadcasting and the Palm Beach Film School.

Bob's acting workshop will include: Warm-ups, Playwright's Objectives, Character Analysis, Sub-text, Improvisation, Physicality

"becoming a great actor is not for the faint hearted – it is work!

Maltz Jupiter Theatre and Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum Form Partnership To Present "The Life Of Reilly"


Life of Charles Nelson Reilly Portrayed on the Big Screen in Fundraising Event


(Jupiter, FL) October 10, 2007 - If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block, what do you think the odds would be that you'd end up a Tony winner, a staple of television, and a generational icon?

Enter The Life Of Reilly, an adaptation of Charles Nelson Reilly's acclaimed one-man show made for the big screen during Mr. Reilly's final two performances of his play in North Hollywood, California. Mr. Reilly also made his mark in Jupiter in the 1970's and 1980's when he was a regular director and performer at the theatre when Burt Reynolds owned it. To commemorate his significant cultural impact the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum have partnered to present the critically acclaimed documentary film The Life Of Reilly on Sunday, November 11 at 7 pm to benefit the Museum.

"Presenting the Life Of Reilly in partnership with the museum will be a great way to celebrate Mr. Reilly's amazing life as well as support the many contributions Mr. Reilly and Burt Reynolds had in this community," said Andrew Kato, Artistic Director of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

Charles Nelson Reilly coined the phrase "the miracle at the truck stop" when the theatre first opened in 1979. He affected and inspired many young actors' lives through his Burt Reynolds Institute of Theater Training (BRITT) Master Classes at the theatre. His legacy continues today at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum where Mr. Reilly's acting methods are often taught by many instructors who are alumni of BRITT.

Reilly, an actor famous for his double entendres on '70s game shows and lesser known for Tony Awards on Broadway stages, performed his one man show "Save It For The Stage: The Life Of Reilly" for the last time in October of 2004. This film, The Life Of Reilly, is an adaptation for the screen of that performance.

The film takes us through this man's strange, tragic, and hilarious life, from his birth in a humble neighborhood of the Bronx to his retirement in his posh Beverly Hills abode. Success came to Charles' professional life, and he has used all the knowledge and expertise he has gained through a lifetime spent acting to teach. His longtime friend Burt Reynolds gifted him the Jupiter Theatre in which to teach the craft of acting, and it has fulfilled Charles ever since. As we leave him in what he calls "The twilight of an extraordinary life", we see a portrait of an artist, a victim of prejudice who rose above it, a trailblazing comedic personality, an entertainer, a son, a teacher, and a man laid bare for all to see. And the old pro makes us laugh raucously through the entire journey.

"With the support and cooperation of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre the museum is establishing a collection of Mr. Reilly's memorabilia and cultural contributions to the Jupiter area. Anyone who would like to donate an item to this collection, please contact the museum. We are pleased to come together with the Maltz Jupiter Theatre to host this benefit in honor of our dear friend," said Mike Daniel, Executive Director of the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum.

The Life of Reilly, is a L'Orange Film, made in association with Civilian Pictures. It is a Reel Diva Consultants release, directed by Frank Anderson and Barry Polterman, produced by Bob Fagan and Wrye Martine and written by Charles Nelson Reilly and Paul Linke.

Tickets for the special benefit screening at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre are $25 for VIP seats and reception at the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum and $15 for the movie screening only. Proceeds will benefit the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum. Tickets are available at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre Box Office, online at www.jupitertheatre.org or by phone 561-575-2223 or 800-445-1666.

About the Maltz Jupiter Theatre:
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened in February 2004 as a 550-seat, nonprofit community-based regional theater in the former Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre. The theater is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is located at 1001 E. Indiantown Road and State Road A1A in Jupiter.

About the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum:
The mission of the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum is to preserve the cultural contributions of Burt Reynolds and acquire items to supplement his lifetime collection. Our goal is to reestablish some of the educational opportunities for film and stage created by Mr. Reynolds and celebrate the history of his work in this area. The museum is located at 100 North U.S. Hwy. 1 in Jupiter. For more information visit burtreynoldsmuseum.org or call 561.743.9955.

The Burt Reynolds Institute's Acting/Improv workshop Marc Zatorsky's next class will be held on Sunday, class starts promptly at 5:00 and runs until 7:30.

(561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL UncleMarcLaughs@aol.com

The workshop provides a great opportunity for anyone who desires stage time and chance to perform in front of your peers to work on their monologues or audition pieces. It is also provides an opportunity to perform existing projects ( many of them written and directed by Marc) with other actors, perform improv games, stand-up routines, cold reads and much more. The workshop provides an encouraging outlet for first timers who have always been interested in acting, but never had an opportunity to perform solo on stage or with others. It also provides an outlet for the seasoned actor to continuously work on their craft.

RALPH VILLANI'S next Acting Class and Workshop will be held on Wednesday from 7 pm – 9:30 pm. Ralph's classes are held every week during this time period.

Ralph Villani is a director, producer, actor and musician. He has studied with the New Group Theatre, the Tribecca Drama Institute and HB Studios in New York City. As an acting teacher his focus is within the methods of Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. He had served on the Board of Directors for Theatre Gym in New York City. He has been artistic director for Bravado Theatre Company.
Class Outline
The acting class is held every Wednesday evening at 7:00PM. This class is for the beginner as well as the advanced actor. The class is about 2 ½ hours. The cost is $10.00 per class.

The best definition of acting that I know is: "Acting is behaving truthfully in imaginary circumstances." It would be wise to weigh this statement carefully before continuing, for it is more than a definition, it contains a fundamental philosophy regarding the art. The key word in this phrase is "truthfully." It is over this word and its possible alternate "effectively," that almost all disputes arise. This class is built on the foundation of this method.

Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler methods of acting.

1- Introduction to Acting
2- Justification: Who, What When, Where, And Why.
3- The Repetition Exercise
4- The Relationship
5- The Action Exercise
6- Understanding the Independent Activity
7- Improvisation / Objectives, Intentions, Being Specific, Timelocks, The Stakes.
8- Acting on Stage
9- Acting for Camera
10- Emotional Memory
11- Sense Memory
12- Fantasy Memory
13- Monologues
14- Auditioning


THERE IS A $10 DONATION REQUIRED TO HELP PAY FOR THE LIGHTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL MARC @ (561)-389-4603 OR EMAIL UncleMarcLaughs@aol.com