Description
This two-week intensive focuses on physical storytelling and acting through screen combat and students earn a Foundation for Film Fighting certification from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC).
Students train under BASSC instructors in both unarmed and found weapons combat in a curriculum designed specifically for the camera and on-set environments. Developed by working industry professionals, the Foundation for Film Fighting – Unarmed equips actors with essential skills for performing dramatic violence safely and convincingly on screen. Fighting skills, acting simulated violence, safety protocols, camera awareness and camera techniques are just some of the basics covered in this intensive course designed to prepare actors to execute combat sequences for the screen with clarity and confidence.
The first week of the intensive is focused on skills, safety and relationship with the camera, culminating in the certification exam. In the second week, students implement the skills, techniques and protocols from week 1 into scene-work that will be filmed.
Founded in 1993, BASSC is the UK’s premier institution for training actors in dramatic violence for theatre and film. Its instructors teach at leading conservatories including the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and serve as Equity Fight Directors at major institutions such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe. BASSC Fight Directors and Actor Combatants log credits on films and series including Troy, The Dark Knight, Vikings, Sherlock Holmes, and Pan.
