ONLINE WORKSHOP - Stick Figures: The Characters in Sketch Comedy

Taught by Fer Rodil

12:00 - 15:00 - 03 Apr

EXT. STREET – DAY

Person A approaches person B.

Person A: Excuse me. Do you have a lighter?

Person B: Oh sh**… I don’t.

Person A: HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Person B: I can explain! Please don’t call the police!

Despite Person A and Person B not having names, they are particular enough for us to want to know more about them. In a sketch, the characters are the window through which we enter the absurd universe.

In this 3-hour workshop, through analyzing sketches and exercises, we will go into how characters shape sketches, and the means to create unforgettable imaginary persons in such brief scenes.

• Character dimensions and transgressions
• POV
• Usual and unusual characters
• Group characters

Fer is an Argentinian filmmaker, comedian and actor. He has more than ten years of experience onstage acting and performing comedy. He created the sketch comedy series Ctrl+JETA for Cablevisión Argentina, which was nominated for three big awards (big in Argentina). He writes and ilustrates humorous cartoons on Instagram, in @unperrovegano (he’s starting the English version in @onevegandog). He teaches sketch comedy writing and directing workshops.

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