For our intensive directing-acting-workshop 25 students from seven European Universities will come and work together. The participating universities are:
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany (Organizing and Hosting University)
University of Evora, Portugal
Uniarts, Helsinki, Finland
Stockholm University of the Arts, Schweden
National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen
Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK), The Netherlands
HKU Utrecht, The Netherlands
Your teacher will be
Mark W. Travis, Travis International Film Institute
MARK W. TRAVIS is regarded by Hollywood and independent film professionals internationally as the world’s leading teacher and consultant on the art and craft of film directing. Known as “the director’s director,” Mark is in high demand on film projects worldwide for his insightful coaching and collaboration with directors, actors and writers.
Winner of over 30 directing awards in TV and theater, Mark Travis developed The Travis Technique, an innovative approach to directing that elicits authentic and deeply-felt performances from actors and storytellers of every genre. His workshops, master classes and mentoring/consulting services cover all stages of filmmaking from pre-production to production and post-production.
Mark Travis has impacted filmmakers worldwide. He has served on the faculty of the University of Television and Film in Munich, Germany (HFF); The Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam, Netherlands; and the Asia Pacific Screen Lab, hosted by Griffith Film School in Brisbane, Australia.
Mark Travis has taught at many internationally acclaimed film schools and institutions, including Pixar University, American Film Institute, UCLA Film School, FAS Screen Training Ireland, NISS – Nordisk Institutt for Scene og Studio (Norway), Odessa International Film Festival (Ukraine), CILECT – The International Association of Film and Television Schools, and the Asia Pacific Screen Lab (hosted by Griffith University Film School, Brisbane, Australia).
Member of the Directors Guild of America, Mark Travis has presented master classes on The Travis Technique at Directors Guilds worldwide: USA (Los Angeles), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Germany (Munich), Australia (Brisbane) and New Zealand (Auckland).
He is the author of two books:
DIRECTING FEATURE FILMS
The Creative Collaboration
between Directors, Writers and Actors
THE FILM DIRECTOR’S BAG OF TRICKS:
Get What You Want from Writers and Actors