Drago Sumonja’s (BFA 00 Acting) documentary Char·ac·ter SAG Foundation Screening April 28th, 2010 7:30pm

Drago Sumonja’s (BFA 00 Acting) documentary takes us into the hearts, minds, and living rooms of some of America’s greatest storytellers. This unique and inside glimpse at this revered collective exposes as much about each individual as it does about acting.

THE TOTAL PICTURE SEMINAR

A two-day Immersion into the Collaborative Experience of Filmmaking .

Academy Award winning actor Martin Landau, Oscar-nominated director Mark Rydell and noted playwright/screenwriter Lyle Kessler, who have more than a century of leadership of The Actors Studio program between them, will conduct The Total Picture Seminar, an immersion course in the inter-relationship of the three critical disciplines of narrative film-making – writing, acting and directing. Participation is a key. Writers will submit five minute scenes for consideration, those selected are directed and staged for the camera by Mark Rydell working with a renowned cinematographer. Actors will be cast from the audience and coached by Martin Landau. The scene content will be analyzed and discussed by Lyle Kessler. Clips from movies such as Ed Wood, On Golden Pond, The Rose, Orphans, Crimes and Misdemeanors will also be discussed with the audience.

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