taught by Martin Thompson

Now interviewing actors for the Monday evening Advanced On-Camera Scene Study Class, beginning January 11th, taught by professional actor Martin Thompson at JTA Talent. Class registration is limited to qualified students, and will be accepted one week prior to the first class. Instructors permission is required to take this class.

For information and registration, please call Martin Thompson 704-458-1952, or email: martinthompson@mindspring.com

About the Class:

Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm January 11th  March 1st, 2010 JTA Talent, 820 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203 Class fee: $225 for the eight week session.

Advanced On-Camera Scene Study is designed for the working professional actor, and will focus on the practical and creative application of the actors technique for the camera. This class will explore the unique skills required to be a truly creative actor, even with the limited rehearsal time and hectic pace of Film and TV. Students will discover how to unlock their own pathways to instantly make strong, interesting, and unique choices which will propel their character into dynamic and truthful behavior. The class will also cover audition techniques, rehearsal methods, script and character analysis, plus the specific adjustments required between the stage and the camera. Scenes, monologues, and audition material will be taped at each class, and students can receive an edited copy of their work for use on their reel or website.

For additional information, go to: http://www.martinthompson.net/Acting/Classes.html

About the Instructor:

Martin Thompson (AEA-AFTRA-SAG) is an award winning professional actor with over 25 years of credits in Television, Motion Pictures, Commercials, and Industrials, as well as extensive credits on the New York stage and in Regional Theatres across the country. His daytime television work includes recurring roles on The Guiding Light, The Edge of Night, and All My Children. His motion picture credits include Spies, Mr. Destiny, and Billy Bathgatewith Dustin Hoffman. He recently wrapped filming on Horton Footes Main Street with Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, and Orlando Bloom, and will soon be seen in the upcoming features Blood Done Sign My Name, Mandie and the Secret Tunnel with Dean Jones, and in The New Daughter opposite Kevin Costner.

Thompson has developed a unique and passionate style of teaching - from the actors point of view - which provides an extremely strong foundation and technique, while inspiring each student to creative, imaginative, and truthful performance on both the stage and screen. He is highly trained in the methods of Stanislavski, Meisner, Adler, Strasberg, and Lewis, as well as the techniques of the legendary Uta Hagen, with whom he studied at HB Studios in New York.

For nearly two decades, Thompson has offered professional acting classes, workshops, seminars, and private coaching to actors in both New York and throughout the Southeast. He has taught Master Classes in Acting at North Carolina State University, Master Classes in Film Acting at Davidson College, served as Artist in Residence at Chowan College, and participated in numerous residencies across the state through the NC Arts Council's Visiting Artists program. Thompson is a proud member of Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Actors Equity Association. ###