Workshop
Film acting with Javier Alcina
Javier Alcina
Javier graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, where he also attended the Lee Strasberg Institute. Receiving a Fox Fellowship Award in New York, he continued training as a director in Russia and France with Anatoli Vassiliev. He later studied with Lesly Kahn in Hollywood and at Tony Barr‘s Film Actors Workshop in Santa Monica under Eric Kline. He has collaborated with some of the most celebrated artists in theater, film and TV, including Tom Hardy, Sir Alan Bates, Derek Jacoby, Rosamund Pike, Jimmy Kimmel and Kenneth Branagh.
Having worked in Spain, China, Russia, France, England, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and the US, he was resident teacher for several years at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Los Angeles, where he taught classes on Stella Adler, Stanislavski, Meisner, On-Camera, Scene Study, Voice, Shakespeare & Accent Reduction. While coaching actors worldwide , Javier is also a resident teacher at Central de Cine in Madrid since 2020.
During this 5 day course, actors will be introduced to the Barr & Kahn System, designed to produce results in a fast-paced industry where actors are constantly given little time to prepare. Participants will gain tools to elevate their performance through creativity and specificity. The system incorporates elements from the teachings of Skoric, Vasiliev, Barr, Stanislavski, Meisner, Adler, Kahn, Rodenburg and others.
The system starts with a Simple Analysis, where structure and clarity frees the imagination. It then moves on to Thoughts, exploring the insight that surprising specificity keeps the actor entertained beyond the words. The final focus is on Execution. Here we tame the instrument (if needed) before granting it free reign. This is the leap of faith. Participants will explore concentration as well as relaxation, confidence, staying present, listening to behavior or being open to surprise. All in all, the aim is to have an experience instead of controlling the performance.
Each participant will shoot two scenes – drama and comedy – from highly successful TV shows, using the elements in the system, and receive personalized coaching and analysis of their performance.