"My mission is to assist artists in effectively expressing themselves by helping them to discover their personal connection to their work, and to give them the tools necessary to bring that personal expression to life."
Mark W. Travis
Since 1992 Mark Travis has been sharing his techniques on writing, acting and directing worldwide:
USA:
- The Directors Guild
- American Film Institute
- Pixar Animation Studios
- UCLA Extension
- Taos Talking Pictures
- Film Festival
- Denver Film Festival
- Hollywood Actor's Workshop
- Hollywood Film Institute
- Idaho Film and Television Institute
JAPAN:
- Film & Media Lab
- Vantan Film School
GERMANY:
- UW Filmseminares
- ActionConcept
- Eric Pommer Institute
- Konrad Wolf Film School
- Munich Film School (HFF)
- Münchner Filmwerkstat
POLAND:
- The Film Farm in Kotla
ENGLAND:
- Raindance
- Paradigm Film Productions
- Hurtwood House
- Metropolitan Film School
- London Film School
- The London Film Academy
- Lionhead Studios
- Media Center Cornwall (Penzance)
- Cornwall Film (Truro)
FRANCE:
- The Cannes Film Festival
NETHERLANDS:
- The Maurits Binger Institute (Amsterdam)
UKRAINE:
- Hollywood School in Ukraine (Kiev)
BRAZIL:
- Film Planet (Rio de Janeiro)
RUSSIA:
- International Film Actors Workshop (Moscow)
SPAIN:
- afilm International Film Workshops (Sitges, Barcelona)
NORWAY:
- Norwegian Film School (Lillehammer)
IRELAND:
- FAS Screen Training Ireland (Dublin)
The Master Classes
(a series of lecture/demonstrations on various aspects of directing)
One of the most efficient and succinct means of teaching new skills is through The Master Class. In these intensive one or two day workshops, Mark Travis introduces the students to a variety of directing techniques within a specific area and demonstrates their execution and application. This is not a hands-on workshop but rather a forum for exploration, discussion, demonstration and analysis giving the students a wider knowledge and appreciation of the tools of directing.
Available Master Classes include:
- The Rehearsal Process
- Staging
- The Director and the Camera
- The Casting Process
- Working with Non-actors
- Scenes of Intimacy (Love scenes)
- Scenes of Action and Fight scenes
- Directing Comedy
- Directing Children
- The Actors Boot Camp (preparing the professional actor for auditions, rehearsals and performance in film and television)
- The Solo Process (the creation of auto-biographical solo material)
Number of students: As many as you like (usually 50-60)
Number of days: Each Master Class is usually one 8 hour day but can be expanded to two or three days if the client wishes more detailed exploration and demonstration. (Note: Any one of the above areas of exploration can become a hands-on Workshop. )