CBI Impro Workshop

In the organizer's words:

In March, Robert Marchand will be holding a workshop in Cologne. The introductory workshop provides an insight into the process of character-based improvisation (CBI) and offers practical tools for directors, actors and screenwriters to use in their own work. The workshop will be held in English.

An introduction to Character-based Improvisation (CBI) with Robert Marchand
This one day workshop provides overview of the Character-Based Improvisation Process, participants get a hands-on experience of tools they can apply to their own work.
Many filmmakers love the spontaneity they see in improvisations but encounter difficulties transferring that to scenes in their film. This workshop provides a clear structure for improvisations while enabling them to retain control.

Program:

Program:
* Overview of the CBI Process
* The director-actor relationship through the CBI Process
* Creating a character from a 'base'
* Taking a character into improvisation
* Parameters for improvisations
* Relationships - from first encounter onwards
* The use of "Micro-narratives"
* Expanding the world of the character
* Taking the discoveries in improvisations back to the script

Who is this workshop for?
Filmmakers, writers directors and selected actors. If you have a project in development, bring a profile of a character. Alternatively, you can create a character from scratch: you'll need a 'base', preferably a real person, to base the character on. We will be writing' through character construction; any actors involved will be building their characters through improvisations.

Details and registration
Venue: Filmhaus Cologne, Maybachstr. 111, 50670 Cologne
Time: 10am - 6pm (lunch break included)
Number of participants: Maximum 12
Costs: 60 € (including VAT)

Registration open until 28.02. 2025

Workshop Director Robert Marchand
Dr. Robert Marchand is the foremost expert of the CBI Process. He has created workshops for actors, filmmakers and writers in many locations and many languages. He conducts special workshops for various acting and film academies, arts bodies, theater companies and individuals as well as mentoring filmmakers at every stage of their projects, running dedicated workshops tailored for their specific needs. He is also an experienced screen director as well as conducting significant research into improvisation in drama for his PhD thesis. His European workshop tours have included cities from Berlin to Zagreb and he now mentors emerging and established filmmakers all over the world.

For further questions please contact Robert Marchand.

More info on the website.