The Ten Steps to Creating a Character
This course will introduce you to the fundamental knowledge of how to take any script, in any genre or style and create believable & memorable characters for the stage or screen.
Character Creation
Learn how to create believable & memorable characters for stage & screen
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character has evolved and been refined from the teachings of Stanislavski and and Sam Kogan, to create a simple and practical system to break down any character and get to the heart of who it is you are supposed to be playing.
Course Structure
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character Part 1
Part 1 covers steps 1-7
This module covers the first 7 steps to creating a character. In this part of the course, you will learn how to accurately analyse the play and make informed choices that directly serve the main thesis of the play.
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character Part 2
Part 2 covers step 8
Discover how to break down any scene into actable units, called episodes, and then learn how to quickly and effectively analyse and define the specific state of mind of the character within the episode.
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character Part 3
Part 3 covers step 9 & 10
Learn how to programme and embody the state of mind, psychological actions, events and visual design of any character.
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character Part 1
- Plot
- Theme, threads and thesis
- Facts and implied facts
- Biographies
- Relationships
- Major events
- Mind triads
Most importantly, you will find out how to set the main frame of the characters psyche, by learning how to establish, programme and embody the character’s Mind Triad; The three fundamental parts of the character’s subconscious.
Through detailed practical exercises, using the main characters from Killer Joe, you will be provided with multiple examples to draw from. By the end of the module, the essential skill of identifying and programming mind triads will start to become second nature, bringing much greater resonance and psychological depth to the characters you create.
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character Part 2
In this module, you will learn how to divide the play into manageable episodes and how to analyse a character’s EPOAs.
EPOA stands for:
This powerful knowledge will show you exactly how to make the right choices for the character, without resorting to cliche. It will save you hours of guess work and add much greater clarity and depth to your self-tapes and all your work as an actor.
- Sri Shantananda Saraswati
The Ten Steps to Creating a Character Part 3
Having learned, in Module 5, how to divide the play into Episodes and how to analyse the EPOAs, in Module 6, you will learn:
- Discover how to bring the character to life by learning the practical technique of how to programme and embody EPOAs.
- Learn how to make detailed choices for the specific, moment-to-moment psychological actions and basic events, which we call the ‘inner score’ of the character.
- Learn how to effectively craft these moments and make your performance compelling and memorable.
This represents the pure nuts and bolts of the art and craft of acting and brings together all the knowledge, skills and techniques you have developed throughout the course.
Having studied the complete Spiritual Psychology of Acting system, you are now equipped with the best knowledge and technique available in the modern world of acting. You now have the rest of your career to put the knowledge into practice and perfect your craft!
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"Honestly, no other training I have done has been as detailed or as clear as this. I strongly recommend this class if you are looking to understand, not just the art of acting and creating characters, but yourself on a deeper level!"
