
2020 December 23
- 2021 January 3
I.AM

11 days Retreat with 7 days Acting Class Transformation Into Character


I.AM FORMATS
ACTING MASTERCLASS + ACTORS RETREAT
One top Acting Coach teaching together with one European Casting Director.
Required Acting Level: basic trained actors (acting school or regular training) and working actors (experience in film/TV and/or theatre), occasionally we accept less experienced actors
Duration: 6 days / 7 nights
18-20 participants
Frequency: currently 1x per year
Next: New Year 2024/2025
EUROPEAN CASTING CIRCLE©
Our special dish: 3 days, 3 Casting Directors from 3 different countries, 3 groups of actors circling from one Casting Director to the next. You will be working with each CD one to one on different topics, such as LIVE AUDITION, SELF TAPING/E-CASTING, PRESENTATION/POSITIONING.
Required Acting Level: well trained actors (acting school or regular training) and working actors (experience in film/TV and/or theatre)
Up to 40 participants
Note: application doesn't guarantee participation. We have to fairly select between genders, countries, cultural backgrounds and ages.
Frequency: 2 x per year
Next: March 2025
Costs: Around 990€
ACTING IN MOTION!
Format with Hollywood Action Director Ferdi Fischer: Motion Picture Action Masterclass for Level 1,2 and 3.
Take away: Action Scene for your Reel
Level 1 - for all actors
Fundamental movement for camera, rudimental handling of weapons, authentic action & reaction, physical awareness & knowing your limits
Level 2 - for actors with advanced physical skillset
Advanced dynamism for camera, hit-reactions & basic physical attacks, danger assessment, mastering the illusion of physical violence, advanced weapon handling in action scenarios
Level 3 - for actors with solid stunt performing experience
Training of Body hits, falls, crashes, throws, rolls, execution of emergency safety procedures in worst case scenarios
Duration: 6 days / 7 nights
16-18 participants
Frequency: 1 x per year
Costs: Around 1800€ included edited action scene
DIRECTORS BOOTCAMP FOR ACTORS
One industry known Film Director and one Casting Director
You´ll undergo an entire casting, rehearsing and film shooting process:
1. The director prepares a scene for you (some directors even write one for you and your requirements / we look at you ideas and those of your agent)
2. You audition for the role with the director and the casting director receiving already a feeling for the directors vision
3. You rehearse your scene on set with your partner and the director
4. You shoot the scene
5. You are part of the team for your colleagues scenes
6. We edit the material with supervision of the film director.
Usually we stay for 1 week in a finca and live/work together.
Duration: 6 days / 7 nights
16-18 participants
Take away: Edited Showreel Material
Frequency: 1 x year
Costs: around 1700€ including the edited scene

