A CATHOLIC ACTING-FOR-FILM CLASS
On line or in person
By Daniel Rabourdin
Organized by ISTORIA, INC in cooperation with INDUSTRIOUS FAMILY
« What made all the difference, compared to the other courses in acting, was the Catholic faith ingrained in your teaching.
Marine Desjars, a student in film school.
CLASS TIMES AND REGISTRATION
Above 13 years old: tuesdays at 10:00 AM CT
Under 13 years old: Thursdays at 10:00 AM CT
Parents are asked to stay at an earshot distance. Daniel Rabourdin has followed the class in child safety (Virtus) at the New Orleans Archdiocese. We are trying to always have one parent following the class itself.
FEES: The first classe complimentary. Following that there is a $10 fee per class or $35 per month.
SOON HERE A PAYMENT BUTTON BY STRIPE WHERE PEOPLE CAN PAY WITH CREDIT CARDS. THE PAYMENT GO INTO ISTORIA, INC OUR 501C3
Also payable by check to: HISTORIA, INC
Address: 6309 Paris Ave - New Orleans, LA 70122
Free for major benefactors and volunteers of OATH films or actors of INDUSTRIOUS films. 20% discount for groups of two or more.
Make an appointment for a video interview with the coach (Daniel Rabourdin) before your payment here: catholicfilmactor@gmail.com
Organized by ISTORIA, INC, taught by Franco-American director Daniel Rabourdin in cooperation with Industrious Family.
CLASS OBJECTIVE
At the end of the course, the student is better able to:
· Express himself in public.
· Be hired as an actor.
· Connect with an audience for professional presentation, homilies, or political speech.
· Play his character without being affected by the cameramen, sound engineer, etc.
GAMES AND IMPROVISATION
· Group games make around 60% of the class. They develop spontaneity, receptivity to others, enunciation, confidence, authenticity, consciousness of one’s emotions and quick wit.
· Improvisations on a given basic story by a group of two.
· Interpretation of a two-minute dialogue for two actors taken from a present-day film.
· Spontaneous presentation of oneself.
· A once-a-month character class where each student comes clothed in character and stays in character for 60 minutes.
· At the end of the camps and in person class cycle, student’s performance are filmed and made available to present for casting interviews.
TRAINING IN PERSON
Class in person in New Orleans, LA
Summer Camp project in 2025 in the US
Week-end workshops in France August-September-Mid-October
FAITH ELEMENT
The following Christian values are analyzed.
The prophets in the Bible:
At the request of God.
Uneasiness in front of the ruler or the people.
Message's priority for the spiritual good of the people.
All aspects of the course are in accordance with the Catholic faith and ethic.
A spiritual analysis based on the scriptures and anthropological information from the De Anima of St. Thomas Aquinas are applied to the actor's process.
THE CORE METHOD
Film actor training teaches how to work from one's inner dispositions (psychological background, past experiences, aspirations, or fears) to shape one's outer presence.
This in-depth rooting is a sensitive area where a grounding in the true faith and a healthy Christian ethic are vital.
In film, the successful actor cannot pretend. Through the camera, the eyes of the public are a few feet away and can read accurately what the actor emotions. So, the actor must not work on how he looks. He must live in-depth what his character is supposed to feel, think and want.
Even two months of Acting for film class impart the students with better abilities to speak in public, speak their mind with spontaneity, address the public on camera, present themselves for interviews.
To become an actor employable by professional productions, young people need on average two years of class. Older people need more time.
A UNIQUE FORMATION
Unlike typical acting classes this training is provided by a director and not an actor.
Daniel Rabourdin has directed hundreds of actors and coached around dozens of public speakers at EWTN Eternal Word Television Network of Mother Angelica. Daniel Rabourdin is also trained in film acting at Debby Gaudet's Screen Actors Studio in New Orleans.
This course is therefore taught more from the point of view of what a director and a production need from the actor. Many tips are given to work with the production’s camera, light and sound.
At casting interviews, all other actors' skills being equal, it is the actor most able to work in harmony with director and crew that will be preferred.
Originally from Cannes, France, Daniel Rabourdin currently resides in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He was a producer for 18 years at EWTN, the largest religious television in the world located in Alabama.
For 6 years, he has been an independent director.
During his career, Daniel was the coach of about forty televised homilists at EWTN Eternal Word Television Network. He directed over 150 actors and extras in the production of the docufilms St. Joan of Arc, Catherine of Siena and Catholic Reality Television series (Mission Amazon, Pilgrims across France).
Daniel graduated in philosophy from the IPC (Institut de Philosophie Comparée) and the Sorbonne, studied television at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and University of San Francisco, was Scout of Europe, and trained as an actor at the Debby Gaudet's Screen Actors Studio, New Orleans, USA).
The Catholic Acting Class viewed by Ms. Kathleen Bowen a hyper homeschooler, :
“I, along with several of my children both adult and youth, have been taking online acting coaching from Daniel Rabourdin for 2 months. Daniel has the qualities of a great coach. He is organized, friendly and encouraging. He wants us all to succeed as great actors! I am becoming a better actress and learning how to get the best performance out of others. My children are gaining confidence, learning how to enunciate better and slow down in their speech. I’m sure that this class is going to improve their overall academic performance. I couldn’t recommend it enough! Try it out, you won’t be disappointed.”
Kathleen Bowen leads Industrious Family. Kathleen is wife and homeschooling mother of ten children.
Kathleen began Industriousfamily.com in 2014. As her children have grown, they’ve taken her down the path of Catholic filmmaking. Her family’s 5th film is currently in pre-production.
Kathleen Bowen, Catholic homeschool mother of ten, filmmaker
Contact: kathleen@industriousfamily.com
THE INDUSTRIOUS FAMILY
Led by Kathleen Bowen, Catholic homeschool mother and filmmaker
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