Styrian Summer Art: Camera Acting

This exciting practical workshop is for anyone looking to gain camera experience: from talented amateurs to theater actors and extras who want to train for a speaking role. The workshop is also interesting for trained actors who need a current demo scene.

The experienced TV director Rainer Hackstock (including 25 episodes of the ORF/ZDF hit series SOKO Kitzbühel) explains not only the work on a film set, but also several demo scenes will be prepared and filmed.
During an introduction to acting in front of the camera, many questions will be answered alongside practical exercises: When does it look real? What does the camera see? How should I speak? What do the eyes do? What is an axis jump?
Subsequently, scenes in pairs will be prepared, rehearsed, and filmed. Those who do not act as main characters will function in the background as extras and will also be assigned to team functions (sound assistant, props, continuity).

By the end of the course, each participant will have contributed to at least one clip. The raw material will be made available to the participants.
If desired, the editing can also be done professionally by Rainer Hackstock, complete with music, sound effects, and fine color adjustments. This will be charged separately with him.
Examples of demo clips: www.rainerhackstock.com/camera-acting.

Target Group: People with an acting background, but also for those who have always wanted to showcase their talent without much prior experience but never had the opportunity. Youth from age 13.

Detailed information about the workshop, presented by Rainer Hackstock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBFxdB1Bw4U

Please bring:

SSD hard drive with at least 500 GB

https://www.styriansummerart.at/de/kunstworkshops/2025/camera-acting-amp-demo-szene-mit-tv-regisseur-rainer-hackstock

Rainer Hackstock
1990 Mag Art / Vienna Film Academy in Production & Camera
1992 Master of Arts Regent University in Virginia Beach Virginia/USA in Directing & Screenwriting
After various assistant roles, he directed Wild Animals and We 3 x 45 documentary (ORF) in 1993. Subsequently, various screenplays for Kommissar Rex, Schlosshotel Orth, Schnell ermittelt, Die Lottosieger
2001 Mahlzeit, the television show (Direction)
2004 - 2006 Tom Turbo (Direction)
2010-2012 Der Schlunz-Die Serie (Direction)
2014-2020 SOKO Kitzbühel (Direction)
2021-2023 Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst (Direction)

www.rainerhackstock.com/showreel-shooting

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