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June July Aug 2009

NEWS

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
You can now book for the following:

Theatrical Handgun and Blood FX day
Summer Intensives in Exeter and London
Swashbuckling aboard the Golden Hinde SOLD OUT
Autumn Evening BADC Term and Fighting Form

See below for full details

HOW TO BOOK

To register for a place just scroll down to the bottom menu and click Registration. Fill in the form, select your course and click ‘Submit form and Pay’. Once you send your registration form it will automatically forward you to a pay pal site to make payment. If you do not use Pay Pal click ‘Submit form only’ and then you can send a cheque to Rc-Annie Limited. 34 Pullman Place. Eltham. London. SE9 6EG.

2009 AUTUMN EVENING TERM

TERM STARTS ON MONDAY 5th OCT until DEC 15th

A BADC AFFILIATED COURSE: 11 weeks, including exam
EARLY BIRD - BOOK AND PAY BEFORE AUG 1ST FOR £200

TERM CHOICES
1. COMPREHENSIVE FIGHTING (two nights a week)
FOR ALL BADC LEVELS 1, 2, 3
Weekly classes starting on Monday 5th from 7pm till 9.30pm and Tuesday 6th from 6pm onwards until examination date on Dec 15th

2. FIGHTING FORM FUNDAMENTALS
Monday nights only. 7pm-9.30pm
Stage Combat techniques and training for exam students, drop in students and ongoing training for those who do not wish to examine

3. BARE BONES
Tuesday nights only. 6pm till 10.30pm.
Examination choreography only. Ideal for lapsed certification and returning students

BARE BONES’ TUESDAY EVENINGS IN DETAIL
6pm-10.30pm
WARM UP & FORM CLASS FOR ALL LEVELS 6pm

LEVEL ONE 6pm – 9pm (3hrs)
For absolute beginners or those with no previous BADC qualifications – Rapier and Dagger, Small sword and Unarmed Combat

LEVEL TWO 6.00 – 8.00 (2hrs)
For those with current Level One BADC qualification, lapsed Level Two or those taking their Level Three course.  Broadsword, Quarterstaff, Rapier and Companion weapon or Arming sword and shield

LEVEL THREE 6pm – 10.15 (4 hrs, includes Level two class)
Must have a recent Level Two qualifications or lapsed Level Three certificate. NOTE: Level Three students must also attend the Level Two classes in order to train in all five fights (but at a Level Three standard): Small (court) Sword and Unarmed plus Level Two weapons.

COURSE FEES

COMPREHENSIVE FIGHTING PACKAGE (2 nights)
EARLY BIRD                                                       £200
LEVEL ONE, TWO, THREE, MODULAR                    Con £225. Full £250

BARE BONES OR FIGHTING FORM (1 night)
EARLY BIRD                                                       £125
LEVEL ONE, TWO, THREE, MODULAR                     Con £175. Full £200

EXAM: Please note the exam will take place on the last week of class TUESDAY 15th DEC 2009
VENUE: Caxton House Community Centre, 129 St John's Way, London N19 3RQ. Nearest tube Archway

GUNS & S’BLOOD

Sunday the 31st May 10am till 5pm

   
A FULL DAY OF THEATRICAL HANDGUNS AND FAKE BLOOD FX

As recommended by the Stage Management Association
The day is tailored to fulfill the needs of both the stage manager and the performer. The rules and regulations about the use of Blank Firing Guns are, at best, confusing. This workshop is designed to clarify the current UK gun law and the exceptions for using Realistic Imitation Firearms for Dramatic purposes.

We start with a discussion on the Law, the types of suitable weaponry for theatre and film, buying and storing weaponry and how to deal with one on set. We then learn how to hold the weapon correctly and to create the illusion of gun handling experience while adhering to the does and don’ts. In a ‘hands on’ session we look at the different weapons available and how they work. We then give you an opportunity to fire 3 different styles of blank firers in a safe environment. The morning session concludes with a feedback debrief and a quiz on what you have learnt. The afternoon session begins with an introduction to DIY blood devises and Blood FX and an opportunity to ‘have a go’, then in groups you create your own an action sequence that involves both a Blank Firing Handgun and a blood FX, with an optional show and tell. Handouts and certificates are distributed at the end of the session.

FEE: SMA MEMBERS AND NEWSLETTER RECEIVERS £60. Full £80
VENUE: Caxton House Community Centre, 129 St John's Way, London N19 3RQ. Nearest Tube Archway.

BADC CERTIFICATION SUMMER INTENSIVES

One week certification course in London
22nd - 29th August 2009 at 3 Mills Studios

EARLY BIRD - BOOK AND PAY BEFORE JULY 1ST FOR £299

LEVEL ONE 4PM -10PM
For absolute beginners or those with no previous qualifications – Rapier and Dagger, Small sword and Unarmed Combat 

LEVEL TWO 9AM - 4PM
For those with current Level One BADC qualification, lapsed Level Two or those taking their Level Three course.  Broadsword, Quarterstaff, Rapier and Companion weapon or Arming sword and shield

LEVEL THREE 9AM - 4PM
Must have a recent Level Two qualifications or lapsed Level Three certificate. NOTE: Level Three students must also attend the Level Two classes in order to train in all five fights (but at a Level Three standard): Small (court) Sword and Unarmed plus Level Two weapons.

BADC EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 29th TIME TO TBC

FEES
EARLY BIRD                                                 £299
LEVEL ONE, TWO, THREE, MODULAR           Con £375. Full £420 

VENUE: THE GIN STILL. 3 MILLS STUDIOS, 3 MILL LANE E3 3DU.

EXETER SUMMER INTENSIVE

Two week BADC certification course in Exeter
July 27th till 7th August

In a fun and supportive environment learn the tricks of trade as you work towards your BADC Stage Combat certification. Your classes run form Monday to Friday for two weeks of intensive training dedicated to mastering the discipline of stage combat. A must for today’s working actor whether working as a hero in an Action Movie or and anti hero in an Opera.

FEES: £375 full price. Full £420.
VENUE: Cygnet Theatre School. New Theatre. Friar Gate. Exeter EX2 4AZ

SWASHBUCKLING FOR FILM ONBOARD THE GOLDEN HINDE

SOLD OUT!

MONDAY'S FROM 1ST JUNE - 6TH JULY 2009 6PM-8.30PM
  

THE COURSE
A 6 week, one of its kind, course that teaches you traditional sword fighting for film. Looking at a wide variety of genres from Captain Blood to Master and Commander with some optional Peter Pan moments thrown in. You will learn sword techniques specific to film, including the Hollywood swashbuckling styles coined by Paddy Crean and Bob Anderson and get a great opportunity to firmly grip a dagger between you teeth. Uniquely, all classes will be held on Board the Golden Hinde in dock at London Bridge. We will choreograph different sequences in various locations from the Gun Deck to the Rigging. The sequences will be professionally filmed to give you a swashbuckling souvenir, an exceptional show reel or a great opportunity to show off to your fellow vagabonds.

Entry Level required
We are looking for a range of levels to be a part of this course but actors with sword and stage combat experience are preferred. Only a limited 10 places are available on this course so don’t hesitate to book.

About the vessel
A full-size replica of Sir Francis Drake's 16th century galleon, in demand for filming, weddings and corporate entertainment. The replica itself has traveled the world, having covered over 140,000 miles under sail.

LOCATION: Golden Hinde Galleon, St Mary Overie Dock, Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE

COURSE & WORKSHOP CONDITIONS

All courses are taught by BADC qualified tutors and are a one or two session/s per week commitment for 9-13 weeks which concludes with an examination. 
Non completion of the full term may result in students being insufficiently prepared to take the final exam.
Exam fees are not included in the course fee and payable separately approx. £20-£35.
Rc-Annie does not offer refunds but will consider deferment in certain cases
Rc-Annie reserves the right to alter course times and course content information.
Rc-Annie reserves the right to refuse admission.
Rc-Annie reserves the right to cancel classes due to circumstances beyond their control.

RECENT WORK AND PAST WORKSHOPS

FIGHTING FOR FILM Saturday 24th January 2009 J. Allen Suddeth, veteran of over 750 television shows, and co-creator of the Action Film Workshop, taught a unique film fighting workshop. This workshop covered: Camera angles, Breaking the string, The "line", Bringing the action to camera, End of the lens action, Working with props, Master shots and inserts, Prop switchouts, Foley work. Each student will have an opportunity to be video taped in action, and have a critique session afterwards.

ALLEN SUDDETH - FIGHT DIRECTING WORKSHOP - The First of its kind in the UK 

Places available for Actors, Fighters, Fight Teachers and Fight Directors Tues Jan 20th - Friday 23rd Jan 2009 A rare opportunity to have worked with one of America's premiere professional fight directors. J. Allen Suddeth created the Fight Director's Workshop which has run successfully for 15 years.A working Broadway and television fight director himself, author of the book, Fight Directing for the Theatre, master teacher at The Lee Strasberg Institute and a Fight Master with the Society of American Fight Directors, Allen shared his methods for four days with a limited number of fight directors and actors. Materiel covered included: Character and script analysis as it relates to fight choreography. The Fight Directors 10 commandments. Weapons choice. Working with directors, designers, and performers. Pre-production, rehearsals, and tech. The "big production moment" Classroom fights, vs. stage fights, Random choreography exercise, the choreography game, Stage picture, Things every fight director must know, Working backwards! Actors of all shapes, and sizes, and experience levels were invited.

SHOWREEL

We finally did it! Despite the odds and the weather being against us we filmed a showreel so watch this space for the premiere! 

RC FEST 2 WEEK INTENSIVE

BADC Certification Intensive 18th - 29th August 08   
                                                                                                                      
      

 Combat and Stage Fighting is a necessity in today's film and theatre and media industries. The public want to see action sequences, while the performers need to remain safe. This compact 
course is an essential element in an actors training it teaches effective illusions of violence, whether unarmed or with weapons. 

Its festival time and R&R have decided that we must hold our own festival of fight. So we're off to idyllic North Wales to lead a 2 week Stage Combat Course. This is the only intensive that we will teach this year which is open to external students, so do something useful AND fun with your summer and....
come join the party!!!

VENUE: Yale College, Grove Park Rd, Wrexham, LL12 7AB 

ITALIAN STYLE RAPIER - RAPIER AND DAGGER

Saturday 8th November 10am-6pm

 
Real Fight workshops give us an insight into the practical and historical application of ancient weapons as taught by classical fight masters.

  Alberto Di Candia, a well know fight master from Turin, is visiting from Italy to school us in the art of Italian Style Rapier. Alberto has trained and studied in Historical Fencing adapting his discoveries for theatrical use finding a new audience for time honoured sword artistry. 

Open to those with and without Stage Combat experience. We will be looking at the techniques used by 17c Fight Masters - Capoferro, Giganti, Fabris and Alfieri, students will be taught the art of movement with the body and the blade including the footwork, cuts and thrusts of the period and how are they are applied.  We will also get to explore "Fun tricks" like disarms, close game, fake thrusts, "cavazione e controcavazione" 

Guns & S’Blood
      Sunday the 9th November 10am till 4pm

  
A full day of Theatrical Handguns and Fake S’Blood FX.

The day is tailored to fulfill the needs of both the stage manager and the performer. Learn the does and donts of using a Blank firing gun on stage and set including the current UK gun law. S’Blood FX explores how to make fake blood and how to create your own appropriate blood FX. The day is wrapped up with an opportunity to create your own scene combining a live Gun fire and your choice of S’blood fx.

INDUSTRY INTENSIVE 7/8th JUNE 2008
FEATURING JOHN LENNOX

At this years Industry Intensive we aim to bring in teachers and lead workshops that break the mold discover to explore new approaches to our craft. This is an opportunity for Fight Teachers, Apprentices, Martial Artists, Actors, Directors and Stage Managers to play, learn and try new styles and techniques. A chance to share and meet other like minded people. We are flying John Lennox all the way from Jackson, Michigan to join us for this year’s Industry Intensive.

JOHN LENNOX
John "Doc" Lennox has trained in various forms of swordplay for over 20 years. Beginning with the katana, he later moved into the western weapon styles. Through his involvement in stage combat for theatre over the past 22 years he began to study a myriad of weapons. He is a Fight Director for Art of Combat, teaches stage combat at Lansing Community College and Wayne State University, and is the in-house fight director for both of these institutions as well as Spring Arbor University. 

WORKSHOPS INCLUDED:The Cabala and the Cube, Boarding Axe and Cutlass, Types of Fighters with John Lennox. Breakables and Hollywood Swashbuckling with Rc-Annie.  Kalaripayettu Short Stick with Kevin Rowntree and An Introduction to Kali fighting.

CAPO FERRO With Jared Kirby Jared Kirby spent a couple of hours instructing our students in the arts of Capo Ferro Rapier style. Jared began studying historical fencing in Minneapolis; he moved to Scotland in to work with Maestro Paul Macdonald, on Italian Rapier, Longsword and Dusack. He is the editor and one of the translators of Italian Rapier Combat, the first complete, professional translation of Capo Ferro's 1610 treatise.  He is an Instructor for the Martinez Academy New and co-founder of The New Dawn Duellists Society in Minneapolis.

THE PIRATES OF MUTINY BAY AT ALTON TOWERS This year we had the pleasure of arranging the fights for a new Pirate attraction at Alton Towers. The show is called The Pirates of Mutiny Bay which is a fun high energy family show. We had a great time and were made very welcome by all. A big well done to everyone involved - who all worked their little socks off to create a great show.

BOB GOODWIN Robert Goodwin - Sword Master and Fight/Stunt Coordinator. It's not often that you get a chance to work with someone of Bob's calibre for a full day. Robert G. Goodwin has over thirty years' martial arts experience, eighteen years' experience in European weapons, and has trained or choreographed many of Hollywood's leading actors and actresses including: Jennifer Tilly, Christian Bale and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The day included: Capo Ferro, Martial Arts to Film Fighter, and Intro to fighting style of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

FILM FIGHT COURSE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE STUDIOS We were thrilled to be asked back by The Roundhouse again earlier this year. We were employed this time to Teach and Fight Arrange on a Filming Fights Course in their studios. We also ran a Battling the Bard Shakespearean fight workshop to tie in with their RSC season. It was a lot of fun and a great to get a chance to work with enthusiastic aspiring filmmakers.

HORSE STUNT ACTION COURSE
BEGINNERS NOVICE LEVEL
with Dolbadarn Film Horses

A weekend of getting to know the basics of riding a horse on set
Riding Dolbadarn fully trained Action Stallions novices will begin to understand the importance of a balanced seat, aids and voice commands. Then we'll progress to riding under tuition with props... helmet and sword so that they can get a feel for it.

RACHEL’S USA RAMPAGE

Wow. I've had a fantastic 10 weeks in North America. I was completely overwhelmed by the generosity extended to me from the people I was visiting. The practitioners I met opened their homes, classes, rehearsal rooms and minds to me, I am eternally grateful to  everyone I met i North America especially Allen Suddeth, Lloyd Caldwell, Dan Levinson and the guys at Rapier Wit, John Lennox, Michelle Ladd, Dale Girard, Bob Goodwin David Woolley, Babes with Blades, Dom and Jess Green and Richard Gilbert. I have learnt so much and can't wait to incorporate this into my own work and development. I have many ideas of things I want to explore I will be using the fighting form classes on a Monday night to start this process.
Come and play see below for details.

RC SHIRTS

 
The sizes are small, medium and large and they are £15 each £12.50 to you guys. The T-shirts are black with the logo in the middle of the chest and "Extend before you go" on the bottom at the back.

S’BLOOD!

   
A non staining fake blood of sticky consistency. Sweet smelling and authentic looking, it washes out of costume and clothes well

“…Highly recommend!...Bloody Fantastic…does what it says on the tin...awesome! I can't wait to use it in my forensics project!!!... excellent. filmed a very good media project thriller vid with it…Excellent movie blood…looks really great!...Excellent blood... glug glug!!!, Transazione ineccepibile, velocissima, e molto cordiale…”

Theatrical Thick very good for adhesion and Visibility or Realistic Natural thinner consistency ideal for Blood knives and other devices and 'Edible Version' (may stain clothing)

SHOW NEWS

BLOCK was an experimental abstract fight piece

Rachel, Ruth, Tina and Clare performed in A Fool’s License this summer

THE STAGE

Recently Ruth was asked to create a guide for the use of Theatrical Handguns for the Stage Management Assoc which then led to them writing an article for the

The Stage newspaper featuring Rc-Annie. To read the article click on the following link below

Stage Handgun Article

PAST WORKSHOPS

FIGHTING FORM DAY with LLOYD CALDWELL A mixed bag of fascinating fight frippery with Slapstick/Lazzi, Flashing Knife and Fight and Arts Funding. Lloyd is a BADC Teacher, Fight Directors International Certified Fight Director, Fight Directors Canada. Editor, Society of American Fight Directors Journal. He is currently writing a book on the history of the fight director. Lloyd Caldwell teaches Acting and Voice on the Theatre Faculty of Oklahoma State University.

INDUSTRY INTENSIVE WEEKEND FEATURING TONY WOLF Workshops featuring Tony Wolf with Fantasy fighting, Blood and Gut’s FX, Bartitsu, Pro wrestling, Victorian Mugging, Blank Firing Handguns, Film Fights and more...Tony is a martial arts instructor, professional wrestler, stunt performer, fight/stunt director/coordinator and practitioner of physical theatre. Tony's fight/action direction has featured in over 200 films, tv theatre, opera and ballet productions. Between 1998-2000 he was the Fighting Styles Designer for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

MOUNTED COMBAT WEEKENDS Mounted Combat for the novice. Whether working on location, fighting around or on a horse or being chased down, as a total beginner you will experience all of this in one weekend! From fighting on horse back to vaulting and fighting down the Tilt. Weaponry training included. B&B included.

WORKING WITH BREAKABLES Surprisingly, it’s much harder than you think being hit over the head with a fake bottle and it hurts too! But the hardest thing is making the break look realistic without everything just shattering into smithereens. We look at the safest methods of working with breakables, how to protect yourself and others.

KALARIPAYETTU SHORT STICK Guest tutor Kevin Rowntree has just recently returned from South East India were he has been studying Kalaripayettu and brings a taste of it with him on Thursday. Kevin is a Stage Combat Instructor for the BADC. Kevin has taught at the University of Leeds, New York University, University of Hong Kong, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Mountview, Bretton Hall, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts & Schools and Colleges throughout the UK.

BLANK FIRING HANDGUNS (REGULAR WORKSHOPS) As recommended by the Stage Management Association: A workshop for those of you who have to handle a Blank Firing Gun either onstage or behind the scenes. Explore the do’s and don’ts of working with a blank firing gun on set/location. Learn how to look like you’re a skilled marksman/woman. Discover how not to upset the Gun Wrangler/Prop dept/SM. This is a comprehensive discussion on gun handling techniques and the new UK GUN laws, with an opportunity to fire two to three different blank firers. Learn to load, clean and fire in as safe a manner as possible.

S’BLOOD & GUTS! Ever wonder how blood appears at just the right moment or how to maximise the use of Stage Blood?  If so, this is the workshop for you! A VERY practical class, which gives you the chance to get your hands dirty. Methods such as blood sponges, bags, syringes, blood knives and a free S’Blood sample on the night! Please bring a change of clothes and be prepared to get messy!

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