Marieke Rodenburg

Filming under sail. Floating Film Studio

Filming while sailing, filming while sailing – a film studio on the sailing barge de Lis. Do you love sailing, being on the water, and do you have a love for film, light, and sound? During this weekend and at the 24-hour race, it is a full moon. And in the spring, the light on the water is even more special. Filming Under Sail is a film studio on the sailing barge De Lis from Muiden. In this multi-day masterclass, we combine sailing with filming, paying attention to observing changing light, sound, and focus. Furthermore, we sail and stay on the atmospheric sailing barge De Lis, with comfortable sleeping accommodations in the double cabins. Film lecturer: Marieke Rodenburg, documentary filmmaker (Philming) Skipper: Leon Oosterbroek of sailing barge de Lis During these days, you will learn or deepen your film skills and work on a cinematic production, either your own or a joint one. Whether it becomes a personal, informative, nature, or experimental film, the studio focuses on visual storytelling, (learning) to think, and exploring a translation into film. In short, a sailing, cinematic creative exploration on board! Technical aspects serve the story: camera work and composition, lighting), use of sound, (basic) editing (support), and depend on your experience. Who: (Aspiring) storytellers with ambitions in visual storytelling. Basic knowledge of camera and editing is helpful, but not required. Naturally, for sailing enthusiasts or anyone who enjoys being on the water. Sailing experience is not necessary, but a desire and willingness to help with sailing is. Language of instruction: Dutch (English available if desired) Where: We sail out of the home port of the Lis, Muiden, onto the Markermeer. Depending on the weather, we spend the night at anchor or at an island. Dates and costs: Multi-day film course. -Friday, May 1 – May 3, 2026 Basic price sailing film studio Incl. overnight stay, breakfast, lunch and dinner, coffee, tea on the Lis: € 795 24-hour edition -Full moon – March 31 – April 1, 2026 Basic price sailing film studio Incl. overnight stay, breakfast, lunch and dinner, coffee, tea on the Lis: € 395

Amsterdam, NL

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Leila Gray

One-week intensive Meisner foundation course

If you would like to start the year with a deep dive into the Meisner technique, my one-week intensive foundation course will run from 20 - 24th January at the Cinema studio in Overtoom 301 in Amsterdam. The course will run every day from 10:00 to 16:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and until 17:00 on Tuesday and Friday. Meisner technique is one of the most respected and well-known acting techniques, created in the 20th century by American actor and teacher Sanford Meisner. It focuses on teaching actors to be authentic, spontaneous and to work from their guts. We will cover all the three pillars of the technique - authenticity, truthful emotional preparation and improvisation - and will learn how to work off the other person and stay in the moment, every moment. If you have studied Method acting, this course will give you a new set of tools with which to approach your work. Please note that this course is intended for committed actors and will require your entire attention. The course costs €350 including BTW. You can pay in instalments on request and if you are working as a performer already, you can apply for the Werkuigppo.nl grant. Please make an appointment with me for an online call to see if the course is right for you. You can do this by copying and pasting this link: https://forms.gle/dx8UdkSuBBHs36oP8S or you can message me on +31639881935. I am happy to answer your questions. I teach in English but you are welcome to the exercises in Dutch or your native tongue. Go to https://meisner.studio or find me on Insta for more info: @meisnerstudioamsterdam.

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