{"id":3027,"date":"2010-08-16T20:46:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T01:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2012-02-16T08:56:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:56:50","slug":"autumn-basic-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/stage-combat-2\/autumn-basic-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Basic Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/stage-combat\/basic-certification-now\/\">Updated Information About Course Specifics Here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Actors Need Basic Stage Combat<\/h2>\n<p>Few acting schools teach anything but the bare-bones of acted agression. To get certified in Fight Directors Canada (the only Equity-approved stage combat standard), the only place in Vancouver is Academie Duello.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe Shakespeare actor who has a sword fight on stage has no stunt double. He must do the fight himself. How good is that fight if the first time he picked up a sword was in his rehearsal hall, three weeks before opening night? <strong>Actors trained in stage combat impress live audiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The action star in that film punches and kicks bad guys, and you can tell he can really do it. Was it karate lessons that enables him to do that? <strong>No, it&#8217;s stage combat training.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The female lead is being choked by the villain. If you were cast in that role, <strong>would you feel safe?<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Course Content<\/h2>\n<p>Designed for actors and the real situations you will encounter in film, stage and other performance venues, the Basic level includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to fall, faint and get thrown to the ground safely<\/li>\n<li>How to perform convincing slaps, hair pulls, strangulations and other brutal action with zero risk<\/li>\n<li>How to swing weapons safely at full speed and with no bulky padding<\/li>\n<li>How to integrate a fight into a scene with full acting intentions so the audience is captivated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the Basic level, three weapons are introduced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swashbuckling Sword<\/li>\n<li>Street-fighting Unarmed<\/li>\n<li>Six-foot Staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fits Your Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>This class will begin when we get sufficient registrations. It is a 60-hour course that is normally 3 sessions per week, 2 hours each, for 10 weeks. However, instead of dictating the schedule, I will contact everyone who has registered, and we will together decide what days of the week work best for the students. If you register, you&#8217;ll be part of the discussion that decides the start date, which days of the week and time of day the classes will be.<\/p>\n<h2>Register Now or Miss Out<\/h2>\n<p>Only students who register ($100 deposit required) will be contacted for the class. Call or drop by Academie Duello to register today.<\/p>\n<h2>What About Intermediate?<\/h2>\n<p>If you already earned your Basic Actor-Combatant and you&#8217;re ready to progress to Broadsword, Rapier &#038; Dagger, Smallsword and Martial Arts, the same registration process applies. Just put down a deposit to get registered, and we&#8217;ll decide together what times and dates the class will run.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playfighting.ca\/stage-combat\/basic-certification-now\/\">Updated Information About Course Specifics Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Information About Course Specifics Here Actors Need Basic Stage Combat Few acting schools teach anything but the bare-bones of acted agression. To get certified in Fight Directors Canada (the only Equity-approved stage combat standard), the only place in Vancouver is Academie Duello. 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