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Founder, Artistic Director @ The Acting Corps
For nearly 20 years, Eugene Buica has led acting workshops around the world including in California, New York, Munich, Beijing, and Bucharest. The founder of The Acting Corps in Los Angeles, where he serves today as Artistic Director, Eugene Buica draws on the Jerzy Grotowski, Michael Chekhov, and Sanford Meisner approaches to teach students the practical and business tools necessary to develop both craft and career. With programs tailored specifically to different levels of experience, Eugene Buica encourages students to act extensively and prepare comprehensively to pursue acting careers. The Acting Corps faculty members are professionals who have studied at institutions such as Rutgers University, Yale University, and the University of California, Irvine, and have taught students including Eminem, Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, and Tobey Maguire.
Eugene Buica created Actors’ Boot Camp, the most well-known program at The Acting Corps, with the purpose of committing to intensive daily training in order to advance both creatively and professionally. Today, The Acting Corps offers The Actors’ Boot Camp, focusing first on learning the tools of the craft before moving on to The Actors’ Boot Camp II, expanding to improving on-camera skills and gaining practical knowledge in the “Business of Show Business” class. Following these programs, the advanced program provides auditioning actors with six months of instruction in technique, cold reading, and scene work, supplemented by daily acting workout sessions, networking hours, a monthly Works in Progress evening, and a professional showcase. Additionally, international students can choose to take the specifically designed Professional Program, a daily nine-month sequence of core courses at The Acting Corps.
A graduate of both the University of Pennsylvania and New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse, where he worked with Sanford Meisner, Eugene Buica studied with master teacher Michael Howard and Michael Chekhov’s associate, George Shdanoff. Since its inception, The Acting Corps has trained more than 5,000 students and produced 1,500 actors credited on IMDB.
Eugene Buica's Publications
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Hollywood: Do's and Don'ts, Part 2, Eugene Buica
March, 2011
By Eugene Buica
continued from Hollywood: Do’s and Don’ts, Part 1
- Don’t: Settle for Less
If you’ve worked hard and you know what you’re doing, you can play any part, large or small. Never settle for less than what you want or deserve. Become the best at what you do and sooner or later things will work out.
- Do: Stand Up for Yourself
Hollywood is an exciting place, but it’s also full of cutthroats and people who do not have your best interests at heart – people who will try to push you aside and promote themselves no matter what. Never tolerate any sort of abuse from other actors or even producers and directors. Your big break won’t come by allowing others to step all over you.
- Don’t: Be Uptight
Getting stressed out will get in the way of your performance, your ability to play a part. You’re not getting an appendectomy, you are engaged in the act of playing. Enjoy yourself and you’ll be able to bring your role to life. Remember, this is what you love to do. Embrace that passion and share it to the world.
- Do: Understand Extra Work
Extras are people who play extra parts, parts which are superfluous or non-existent. Many people believe that doing extra work in movies and television will lead to real acting work, but this is rarely the case. If you want to act, then act, don’t stand around anonymously in the corner of the frame as filler.
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About The Acting Corps Actors’ Boot Camp II - Into Battle
May, 2011
The second half of the flagship program of Los Angeles acting school The Acting Corps, The Actors’ Boot Camp II – Into Battle prepares students for a career in front of the camera in show business. The class, available for students who have completed the Boot Camp Basics course or who have auditioned and been invited, comprises eight weeks of daily work. In the first Actors’ Boot Camp at The Acting Corps, students gain an understanding of acting techniques and cold reading practices. In the Actors’ Boot Camp II program, students will learn on-camera skills that will translate to any type of shoot. Those who participate in this course should possess an effective headshot, reel, and resume by the end of the program, and they should be auditioning shortly after graduation.
First, students attend the Actors’ Boot Camp for three hours a day, five days a week. They will work with instructors to stay in the moment physically and psychologically. Once a week, students will focus on cold reading. This portion of the course teaches students how to own the part as they pick up a script. The faculty guide participants through assigned scenes and inform them on proper techniques that will help them remain truthful, spontaneous, and relaxed.
Next, The Actors’ Boot Camp II also focuses on on-camera techniques once a week. Students will learn how to become comfortable in front of a camera and improve their performance consistency and coverage. Lastly, instructor Sydney Walsh coaches students about the business of show business once each week. This segment covers how the business works and how to create the best possible package so students can start auditioning immediately. The Acting Corps Daily Acting Workout is suggested for all students, though it is not mandatory. For more information on Boot Camp II - Into Battle or the other programs hosted by The Acting Corps, visit the official website at www.theactingcorps.com.
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