The Runaway-Improv from East End Studios on Vimeo.
2008 MTV - High School Stories - Jim Vignato
JimmyV | Myspace Music Videos
Summer Camp 2010
Class Projects
ACTING 2011-2012
In the above video "Anthony" is given a prop as he creates this commercial "off the cuff". Although this is a comedic improv, we delve into more serious situations as well, to provide the student more possibilities to use other emotions within an improvisation or scene.
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The Acting Program @ East End Studios is a community orientated theatrical/film workshop that offers a variety of educational programs and produces its own performaces to showcase the talent of its students. The focus this group is to provide a place in which anyone can perform, no matter what level of talent. "If you've got a talent this is the place to nurture it to its potential". Improv, short for improvisation, is a form of theater which does not use a script or pre determined ideas for dialogue direction, or movement. Ideas are given and the player spontaneously creates an entertaining scene. This is the most rewarding exercise in theater, and the most FUN. Improv will be a valuable part of this workshop. These classes usually fill up quickly.
This course will consist of scene study and acting techniques
for the beginner; improv exercises, movement, blocking,
memorization and script anaylsis, as they work together to
grow as an actor.
Program Overview
Trust, respect and sharing are the foundation of the
acting program @ EEDS. Students are encouraged to
stretch themselves and take risks within a
supportive group. This approach builds individual
self-confidence, while it also builds collaboration
and teamwork skills.
EEDS allows a group of people to discover
each other and themselves in ways not possible
in the outside of an acting class.
Students from around the area with a wide range of
interests, talents and perspectives learn to trust and
support each other, experimenting with acting,
singing, movement and musical techniques.
Combining their various experiences and abilities
with newly-learned skills, they learn to create specific
original acting and performance choices.
We have found that this approach results in not only
increased skills in theater arts, but also personal
growth, close friendships, and wonderfully
creative high-caliber performances.
The Art & Craft of Acting
Our workshops are designed for the
beginner. Professional actors are distinguished
by a capacity for creativity and technical aptitude,
as well an ability to satisfy industry norms.
It seems virtually anybody today can be catapulted
into Film, and especially TV stardom.
Our acting program is for enthusiasts and actors
who would like to get familiar with and prepare
for both the creative and functional demands
expected and used in this industry..
This program is not about being a star, however,
if it happens, great! This program is about being
prepared. We equipt you to build emotional form
into all your roles, whether you are dramatizing
the fall of the Roman Empire in a hundred-million
dollar feature, or doing the comedic voice of an
animated centipede. This prepares you for
what's ahead in your future in whatever
career you choose.
Because EEDS is a dance studio as well as an
acting studio with expertise in all aspects of the
Dance world, TV, Radio & Theater production,
our acting students are exposed to the many
different dimensions of the entertainment universe.
