Saturday: Short action for the camera class

Master Combat Class: Fighting for Film

Saturday • 1-4pm • Dec 11

Denver Center Theatre Academy

13th & Arapahoe, Denver, CO

1 day • Dale Girard & Geoffrey Kent • $60

This class explores the fundamental skills needed to sell an unarmed fight for the camera. Using a camera and playback system, students will be able to use the video medium to see how techniques are practically applied, what works, what doesn’t, and why. Looking specifically at unarmed sequences for film, this class explores not only the safe way of executing these techniques, but also how the full body is engaged to convincingly communicate the cause and effect of these techniques to the camera. The session will end with the development of a short choreographed routine using the techniques covered in class, which will be taped and played back for review.

DALE GIRARD

Mr. Girard is an award winning Fight Director, professional Stunt Coordinator and author of the stage combat manual Actors On Guard. He is a second degree Black Belt in Taekwondo/Hopkido and Haidong Gumdo, a founding member of the North Carolina Stuntmen’s Association and one of only fourteen SAFD recognized Fight Masters. Recent film credits include “Eyeborgs,” “Pink Triangle", "The Trial", "The Key Man,” “Fall Down Dead” and the critically acclaimed “Junebug.” As a master teacher, Mr. Girard has instructed classes and seminars in stage combat, acting, and dramatic movement throughout North America. Based in North Carolina, he serves as Director of Stage Combat Studies for UNC School of the Arts.

GEOFFREY KENT

Mr. Kent is the President of the Society of American Fight Directors and the resident Fight Director for the Denver Center Theatre Company and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Geoffrey also teaches stage combat for the National Theatre Conservatory and the University of Denver. Other teaching credits include North Carolina School of the Arts, The Hartt School of Drama, Louisiana State University, University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University.