RAaW’s Foundation Course RAaW’s Foundation Course is for extremely talented 16-18 year olds who are carving out their place in the

industry and training at RAaW. The students cover classes in acting, voice, accents, film acting, combat and more, and there is optional singing and dancing. Work

culminates in performances in theatre and film.

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RAaW (formerly YPTC) has nurtured talent in the heart of Camden for over 13 years. We attract brave, unique and raw actors with coaches as ambitious and pas-sionate as the people we serve.

We offer very affordable actor training and every last penny we make goes straight back into building up the training in the course and platforming the students in film and theatre. We respond quickly to change, adapting our teaching and course content yearly.

We teach in groups of no more than four-teen, to ensure that there is plenty of time for individual attention. Coaches differ with every schedule change to allow stu-dents to develop flexibility and confidence in many different styles.

We believe it is important for the actor to create opportunities for themselves, and to this end we empower the actor to do work of their own and develop a work muscle in writing and producing.

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About UsWe aim to train down to earth, committed and passionate actors to a level so they can audition and operate in the industry with integrity and professionalism.

RAaW Training is part of a bigger com-pany called RAaW London. Other parts of the company include RAaW Films, Theatre, Kids, Education, Showreels, Workshops, Charity and more. We produce feature and short films, music videos, doc-umentaries, show reels, voice reels, straight plays, musicals and showcases as well as training children in film and theatre.

We also tour pantomimes and sketch shows to primary schools and more topical hard hitting issue led pieces in secondary schools. Finally we hold confidence and self esteem workshops for young people in need, the long term unemployed and more.

As I have been with RAaW since a young age, I have learned not only techniques on how to be an actor but how to be the true ‘Shenay’. When I first started off I kept saying that doing RAaW was a hobby, now? I can tell people that I want a career in acting and that I have the tools and knowledge to get there. The transition from Juniors to Foundations not only made me realise how little skills I had back then, but also how little in terms of technique I had in order to be the best I could be. Being a part of this company has really “grounded me”. As a teenage girl going through the same things millions of other girls are going through, I feel more able to cope as I have a positive outlook on the world around me.

Shenay Stephenson

The Foundation Course The Foundation Course is designed for actors aged 16 – 18 years, who have either graduated from RAaW Juniors or have had experience outside of RAaW and are moving up a level in terms of expectations, pressure and classes taught.

The Foundation Course is made up of between 6 – 8 hour days (we have shorter days when students are sitting exams at school), working towards a broadcast quality show reel made by professionals at RAaW Films, a London Fringe showcase and In house Showcases. There is also optional pantomimes, dancing and singing available to the actors. The main emphasis however is on acting and understanding and applying the craft at all levels.

RAaW Management was established in 2012 and represents quality and unique actors from an array of ethnicities aged from 3 up to 30. It grew out of successes in film and theatre from RAaW and aims to develop trusting relationships between artist and agent, where the actor still feels in control of their career, whilst feeling a hard working and confident team behind them. RAaW Management has succeeded in securing work.

RAaW has given me experiences I never I’d have. Unique ways to not only discover what my strengths are when performing but also who I am as a person.

RAaW is family to me, we all get along, care for and are truely there for each other in all costs, in and out of our time at RAaW. Its made me more confident in peforming, not being afraid anymore of being myself. The dedicated and professional teaching staff we have at RAaW never lets us settle on what we feel may be our ‘very best’ - consistently feeding us knowledge and techniques which enhance our skills, not only in acting but also in things such as dancing and singing; all skills which are required in the industry. I believe now theres no boundry to what I can achieve thanks to RAaW, not only in the acting industry but in life too.

I honestly could write a 200 page book about what RAaW has done for me and how amazing it is once you accept it. If Ihad the chance to start my RAaW experience all over again, I wouldn’tchange a thing, all the tears, sweat, smiles, absolutly nothing.

Jack Rowan

Acting and VoiceThe Stevens TechniqueWith Robbi Stevens

A technique born out of the challenges with actors Robbi Stevens has faced whilst directing film and theatre over 15 years. Within this radical and organic technique, there are 5 different focus points, all con-nected, which eventually become one.

The first of the five is called ‘The Tool Box’ made up of many different quick exercises encouraging the body not the mind. Using breath, muscles and physical exercises, actors access real emotions and freedom of thought and energy.

This technique does not rely on emotional memory or personal experiences and consists of easy techniques to go back to.

The other four also encourage the actors individuality rather than a pre conceived notion actors have to fit into. They include Emotional Fluidity and Availability, The Other Life, From Freedom to Risk Taking and Bubbles.

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Film ActingWith Robbi Stevens

Film Acting is about the technical aspect of acting, not acting as we know it. The actor is an important, but small cog in a machine that makes up a film. An actor needs to know how to work with and around that machine to get the best cinematic results as part of a team of professionals.

Film ImprovisationWith Robbi Stevens

The opportunity to shoot a scene/piece of film purely improvised is too great to ignore. By creating a platform for actors to be purely and completely in the moment in between hook or continuity points, we are able to produce spontaneous and excit-ing short films that actors can use in their showreel.

Starting with archetypes, actors take a recognizable incident from their ‘patterns’, and with their imagination develop it into a stimulating piece for film. This is all done from start to finish within two hours of the idea forming.

It is important to mention that you create your own course to a certain extent when it comes to the choice of films, how many films and who you work with in your films.

You end up getting to know people and their archetypes and who would be right to fill a part in your story and in that process learn more about casting and where you would be best placed.

Overcoming Fears and Taking Risks! With Kandice Morris In order to really embody your characters mind set and patterns of behaviour, you must understand your own. This involves taking risks and reflecting on where your own boundaries and cycles lie to develop freedom in order to play a characters emo-tional journey.

Writing and ComedyWith Kandice Morris

In this lesson actors are taught how to write their own script, bringing out irony and humour which is usually based on themselves. An ability to have a chuckle at their own expense always helps. We use different techniques in order to think up the original concept, using anything from headliners in newspapers to hot seating relationships and then drawing out the creativity within the actors to recreate stories behind it.

Timing and pace is very important in comedy as well as heightening characters so that the performance becomes very clear or a caricature.

First however the actors need to understand how to evolve their acting through con-necting to real ‘honest’ emotions, so that the audience can relate then making their performance enjoyable to watch by layer-ing it with spikes of comedy.

Classical Text With Nina Zendejas

Actors will always study classical text at RAaW as we feel it is important to gain in-

sight into classical texts and the technique in voice and acting needed to elevate the scripts into performance.

This includes getting underneath the rhythm of the language and heightening the spoken work whilst remaining believable. With more and more classical film, TV and theatre developing in the UK, it is an essential part of training.

Scene StudyWith Victoria Howell

Working with two or three character short scenes, taking vocal studies into scene work to challenge and extend the students range. Looking at the specifics of finding the characters voice and techniques for transferring voice work from exercises to performance, as well as working on stu-dents’ individual vocal habits and issues.

RAaW has totally changed my acting. It’s helped me go in depth with emotion and physicality. I’ve been introduced to new techniques that have developed my skills as an actor and as a person. Theres always enough time to work individually with the teachers really giving you personal things to improve. The dancing and singing standard at RAaW is also really high which is due to the teachers and how much they really push you. They also teach with an emphasis on acting and the character com-ing through the song or dance. One of the best things about RAaW is the atmosphere and how well everyone gets along. It really feels like one big family.

Nandi Harris

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Sight Reading/Audition TechniqueWith Nina Zendejas

These classes will look at sight-reading and delivering text in auditions; introducing techniques for exploring the text, finding the flow of thought, clarity, audition tech-nique, connecting with the text and taking risks. Actors will have the opportunity to practice with a variety of material from theatre, TV and film.

Screen WritingWith Victoria Howell

Writing for screen is mostly about concept and then allowing the words to enhance the visuals without taking over. Coming up with a great concept that hasn’t been produced even for showreel purposes is a challenge, however by breaking down a combination of what you like to watch, who you are and what locations you have, we are almost half way there.

Writing and performance With Kandice Morris

Writing is not just about getting something on a page to act with, it is turning into an essential tool for any actor/writer to de-velop in order to produce their own work. We use many different formats and ways of accessing the ‘hidden writer’ which have manifested in comedy sketches, the spoken word, monologues and more.

Producing With Robbi Stevens

We live in an overcrowded industry where actors are at the bottom of a long line of people trying to prove their worth and work at what they love. It is not practical to think that you can always expect other people to give you that platform, but very practical to create your own occasionally. Whilst RAaW does not hold classes on producing, the very nature of the course being so hands on, means that you will get experience of pre-production and on set producing.

Screen CombatWith Sam Kahn

Combat is a dynamic and exciting art form used in on film to create the illusion of vio-lence whilst keeping the actors as safe as possible. Fights and violence tend to hap-pen when words are no longer sufficient to express our emotions, and so it is not very surprising that writers often employ violence and fights at pivotal moments of the story they are trying to tell.

The Pain Workshop With Kandice Morris

Developed by Kandice Morris and Doc-tor Mekella Mehmet-Yesil, this workshop breaks down what the actor experiences automatically by the pain inflicted during stage and screen combat. The actor will un-derstand the level of pain and how long it lasts, alongside what effect the pain has on a person due to internal damage or where on the body the assault is inflicted.

Singing Dancing and Combat

Optional DanceWith Daniel Bailey

Flexibility, control, precision, energy and a strong technique is what we always strive for within dance at RAaW. Styles taught include contemporary, jazz, street, hip hop, show dance and more. We also focus heavily on acting in RAaW dance and telling a story through all of our film and theatre pieces.

Optional SingingWith Daniel Bailey or Victoria Howell

Technique includes practical work and knowledge of breathing, expansion and relevant musculature. Use of a discliplined warm-up, knowledge and understanding of chest and head voices, tonal qualities and colours, attack and onset, breath release, use of vowels and consonants, audition preparation and harmony and acapella singing.

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PlatformsShowcases Inhouse Showcases are at the end of every term in front of their peers, but also at a prominent fringe venue in July. Working on a variety of scripts from new British writing to scenes the actors have writ-ten themselves, the hour long showcase focuses on styles from heightened comedy to hard hitting topical pieces. Voice plays a very important part in the showcase preparation, and it is important that RAaW actors have versatility.

Show-reels

Filmed by industry professionals at the top of the craft, actors bring all their skills together to undertake a week of filming in March or April. The pre- production for show reels is not only rigorous and intense, but also puts the actor in a place where they are forced to take risks and work through sometimes years of boundaries that have been built up.

Actors are responsible for finding their own locations (RAaW also have a list of their own frequently used), and off the back of the experience of working with archetypes actors also write their own scripts. These scripts are tried and tested as part of film acting classes in front of a camera for weeks before hand.

The edit can take up to three months or more and a handful of the short films will be submitted into film festivals or film four etc for possible future filming. Show reels are then edited which are continually changing due to the industry’s demands. We film our short films for show-reels like our feature films.

I think the greatest things about RAaW is the constant want for success. Your placed into an environment full of people who wanted to achieve and want to keep trying to perfect their craft, and to witness this week after week is really inspiring and it pushes you to want to do the same.

With teachers who want to see you con-stantly growing as an actor, and other students who want you to achieve as much as they want to, you find yourself rapidly developing as an actor and as a person. It’s this learning from everyone and everything in RAaW that tests your abilitys, reveals your weakness and then shows you how to develop them into new found strengths.

Plus the best bit is this doesn’t take months or years, it happens to people every week.

Louis Krommenhoek

We believe that whoever sees your show-reel, needs to believe that you are capable and experienced in working on the set of a broadcast quality production. Please see the show-reels page on our website.

Audition processApplication and Audition

The actor will first be asked to fill in an application form. On receipt of this, an audition date will be booked. At the audition you will be expected to perform two monologues. One should be from a play whether it be classical or modern and one from a film or that the actor has written him/herself. The actor then may be called back, after given direction at the first audition, and if successful accepted onto workshops.

We audition on Saturdays in Camden before 9.30am or Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10.30am – 2.30pm at our office in Chingford.

Please email info@raawlondon.com to book a place. “I think the best part for me was the con-

stant goal setting; from week to week there was always something to work towards and achieve. You gained more confidence and then try harder and go further.

It felt very rewarding and I feel I pro-gressed fast with this mind set of having something to work on, it’s very fulfilling. I also loved all the acting techniques we covered each one works in a different way and we have been equipped with so much, we will always know how to approach something and define moments and make it extra complex.

I also love each week in emotional avail-ability trying something new and if it doesn’t work for you it doesn’t matter one of them will and you can keep using it.”

Emma Hinds

Workshops

In order to gain entry into The Foundation Course, the actor must complete six 3 hour workshops on Saturday’s in Camden. Each workshop will cost £20 and will be taught by a number of different coaches from the main course. The workshops are designed to allow the actor and RAaW to individually make decisions about whether the course is right for the actor. They are also designed to get the actor up to speed in techniques taught at RAaW. If successful they will be joining the main course in September. Workshops will be running from June to September and unlike the main course – the actor can choose when to commit to workshops to fit around holiday arrangements.

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Dates and Times:

17th Sep 2016 – 17th Dec 2016 7th Jan 2017 – 8th Apr 2017 29th Apr 2017 – 15th July 2017

Times: 9am – 5pm Dance Troupe starts at 8am

We operate during half terms

Special Dates:

Sat 17th December - Inhouse Showcase and Christmas Party

Sat 8th April - Easter Inhouse Showcase

Sat 24th June - Showcase at leading fringe venue

Mid – Late July - Filming

Payments:

Weekly - £22 Showcase - £25

“In the last year alone I have taken part in various showcases, a music video and a play in connection with the national theatre. RAaW offers you things you never expected to do and they don’t treat me like an ambitious kid; at RAaW I’m treated like a professional and shown techniques that if anywhere else I probably wouldn’t learn till my mid twenties.

At RAaW we are also encouraged to write our own material to perform. It wasn’t something I enjoyed when RAaW forced me to stop being a ‘wuss’ and just do it I soon found it was something I really enjoyed and something I was growing increasingly good at doing.

I am taught to be myself and be proud of what I am even if others may not like it.”

Jade Nesbitt

Robbi Stevens Producer, Director, Acting Coach

Kandice Morris Acting Coach and Mentor

Nina ZendejasVoice and Dialect Coach

CoachesRobbi was born in Australia, and after treading the boards as an actress, made her way across the world to the UK where she trained as a film and theatre director. She has produced, directed and co-written feature films, shorts, stage musicals, straight plays and sketches as well as many documentaries and show reels for RAaW. As an acting tutor Robbi blends established techniques with her own methods to tackle the challenges modern actors face. As an accomplished producer and agent Robbi is totally committed to the artistic progression of RAaW and is looking forward to seeing it grow and become even more successful in the years to come.

From an acting background, Kandice understands the needs of the industry. After appearing in her first feature film - Harry Potter, Kandice went on to do many fringe and West End Productions. Kandice then decided to follow the route of being an agent and acting coach and since 2011 she has been committed to the success of RAaW Management.

Nina Zendejas is a voice coach specialising in accent and dialect. Having graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Voice Studies as well as The Boston Conservatory in Musical Theatre, Nina’s synthesis of voice pedagogy and performer training allows for an intimate understanding of an actor’s needs.

Nina is currently the head of Speech and Accent training at Guildford Performance Preparatory Academy, Voice and Speech tutor at Trinity-Laban School of Music and Dance, and freelances at various institutions including Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Italia Conti, and Urdang Academy.

Victoria Howell Vocal and Screenwriting Tutor

Sam is a Fight Director and Choreographer, and is a Certified Teacher with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat. He has designed and directed fights with a large variety of weapons, from historical beatings to fights of fantasy.

Following his qualification with the BASSC, he has continued to instruct students in the art of staged violence, teaching courses that result in an industry recognised qualification. He has done the choreography on most of RAaW Film and Theatre’s productions, most recently Detention and Promiseland.

Victoria trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and has worked as an actor in stage, film, online and TV projects. In 2009, she established Systir Produc-tions with her sister and writing/producing partner, Amy. So far as they can tell, according to Google, they are the only sister filmmaking team in the UK! With Systir, she co-wrote and directed a multi award-winning webseries and three short films. She is also developing her first feature film.

A former member of RAaW Juniors, Daniel Bailey went on to train at the Urdang Academy where he gained a National Diploma in Musical Theatre and Dance. Whilst at Urdang he trained in ballet, tap, Jazz, and Contempory, but is primarily a Commercial/Street dancer. Since graduating in 2011 Daniel’s credits theatre credits include Hud in Hair (Slovenia) James Brown in The Blues Brothers (Italy Tour) Solo singer in Flahooley (Sadlers Wells), Seabee in South Pacific (UK Tour) and currently the Lion King in the West End. Daniel is resident choreographer and dance coach at RAaW.

Daniel BaileyDance, Singing and Acting Coach

Sam KahnScreen Combat Coach

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Patrons: Sir Derek Jacobi, Zoe Wanamaker, Juliet Stevenson, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jessie

Wallace, Danny John Jules and Tamer Hassan.