“While growing up in a family with two languages, I learned to read the sub-textual subtleties of behaviour when I couldn’t understand the words. I learned at a young age that how a person feels and behaves reveals more about who they are, than what they say. ”
Wellington Screen Acting Workshop 2024
Manchester Terrace, Melrose, Wellington 6023 | 2–3 March, 2024
This weekend intensive trains actors to create believable characters and emotionally connected relationships on screen.
Working in pairs with scripts, actors learn the Art of Relating, which maximises creative choices and trains actor to bring their emotional instincts to the screen.
strengthen and recharge acting muscles
identify and remove blocks
deepen authentic connection with partner & script
improve sight-reading skills
Suitable for:
for actors seeking to be match fit for auditions and screen roles
for writers wanting to deepen character and develop story from the ‘inside out’
for directors seeking to better communicate with actors
All participants work as actors. All work is filmed and reviewed.
DAY 1 SATURDAY
10.00–10.15AM – Introductions
10.15AM–1.15PM – Chair-work* memorise & review
1.15–2.00PM – Lunch
2.00–5.00PM – Audition of memorised script and review
DAY 2 SUNDAY
10.00AM–1.00PM – Chair-work* – Cold read & review
1.00–1.45PM – Lunch
1.45–4.30PM – Shooting of scenes and review
4.30–5.00PM – Feedback session
* Chair work is an actors ‘gym’ technique, which uses the script to explore connectivity between actors and develop emotional muscle.
Vicky’s expertise
Vicky Yiannoutsos has worked for over 40 years in the film industry as an acting coach, editor, director and producer. She trained at the Jeremiah Comey Acting Studios in Los Angeles and has run two studios in Grey Lynn, Auckland. She has taught at Toi Whakaari in Wellington, Auckland University, UCOL, TAPAC, The Actors Programme in Auckland and Relativity Film School in Los Angeles. Vicky led the screen acting program at Unitec for eight years and worked extensively with actor, writer and director teams, developing collaborative actor driven working models to create films. She has co-taught industry workshops in Aotearoa/ New Zealand with LA based acting coach Jeremiah Comey. Vicky splits her year between New Zealand and Greece and is currently teaching and developing projects out of Manchester Tce Studios, home to Vix Pix Productions Ltd, in Melrose, Wellington.
Workshop venue
Manchester Terrace, Melrose, Wellington 6023
Contact: Vicky 027 233 4333
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“Vicky encouraged us to become more courageous with our choices, while remaining truthful to them and the scene. She’s an animated, passionate, and skilled teacher with great intuition and drive to always discover and learn more about what she can bring to her work and the actor””