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CURRENT CLASSES

Mercier Media Group offers a range of private, semi-private, and group classes

One-to-one acting training and audition coaching, semi-private & group classes in acting fundamentals, scene study, text analysis, all on-demand.

current: STORY CIRCLE v2

Story Circle is akin to a university-setting class, where every corner of a (visual) story is addressed through the accessing of multiple layers of content.  Following on the success of STORY CIRCLE v1 (which is still available, on demand, and dives into Les Liaisons Dangereuses -- from the Laclos novel, thru Hampton's play, the resulting film and the spinoff, Valmont), STORY CIRCLE v2 focuses on The Pygmalion -- from Greek myth  to the Victorian era's obsession with it,  Shaw's play of the same name, the film, My Fair Lady (the musical) and "Pretty Woman" (the film).  These two story workshops are intended FOR ACTORS, fostering a community of intelligent and skilled collaborators, inspired  & unafraid to embrace the craft in a dimensioned way, able to independently experiment and create using legitimate resources,in order to compete when auditioning and collaborate when at work.  Classes offered in-person (where/when appropriate), virtually, or a hybrid of both.


Please forward interest directly to MMG.

current: THE NEW ACTOR'S ON-SET SURVIVAL KIT

The Survival Kit workshop (4 hours)...  it's comprehensive and is illuminating, regardless of whether a student has been on set quite a bit or never at all.  It's also an opportunity for parents whose children either have/have not yet been on set.  This workshop walks participants through the entire production process, from development thru to distribution, making clear the actor's participation, responsibilities, and potential contribution to story. It illuminates residuals & pre-payments, casting processes from a production viewpoint, and just who it is an actor should talk to and get to know among the crew.


The one-day, 4hr Text Analysis workshop, "On The Same Page", is where participants prepare an audition, put it on tape when they arrive, work on the text individually & in groups,  addressing story elements, writer "code,"  structure and clues intended for other, non-acting creatives, and then record it again. This rare opportunity shines a bright light on just how important analytic tools are to working actors, prior to investing in the creation of character.  


These classes are a bargain, as the content is so highly valuable and can be directly put into your working practice as actors.


Please forward queries to Tricities Film Studios, host to MMG's "Survival Kit" Workshop: (604) 937-9337   info@tricitiesfilmstudio.com 

About MMG

ACTOR

WRITER / DIRECTOR

INSTRUCTOR

Kelly-Ruth's career as an actor began prior to completing her acting training at Dalhousie University. She's been on stage in 9 of 10 provinces, and in many major network & streamed series and feature films. 


For a current list of film & television credits, please visit <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580420/ >

Find K-R's fb presence: <http

Kelly-Ruth's career as an actor began prior to completing her acting training at Dalhousie University. She's been on stage in 9 of 10 provinces, and in many major network & streamed series and feature films. 


For a current list of film & television credits, please visit <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580420/ >

Find K-R's fb presence: <https://www.facebook.com/krmfanpage/posts >

Interviews:
<https://creativemornings.com/individuals/krmercier >

<https://www.bizbooks.net/blog/pageant-spotlight-interview-kelly-ruth-mercier >

INSTRUCTOR

WRITER / DIRECTOR

INSTRUCTOR

K-R's path as a teacher began in 1986, and includes a broad base of disciplines in acting & performance, filmmaking, writing, and directing. A highly experienced instructor, K-R has taught privately, at schools and at the college / university level.

  • ACTING
    • movement
    • intro voice
    • improvisation
    • character building & backstory
    • scene mechanics
    • scene st

K-R's path as a teacher began in 1986, and includes a broad base of disciplines in acting & performance, filmmaking, writing, and directing. A highly experienced instructor, K-R has taught privately, at schools and at the college / university level.

  • ACTING
    • movement
    • intro voice
    • improvisation
    • character building & backstory
    • scene mechanics
    • scene study
    • monologues / storytelling
    • auditioning
    • camera technique 
    • text analysis / storytelling 
  • FILMMAKING
    • project development & communication
    • legal, marketing & distribution
    • producing & production management 
    • working with actors (for filmmakers who are not actors)

WRITER / DIRECTOR

WRITER / DIRECTOR

WRITER / DIRECTOR

K-R's credits include stage and screen. A multi-award winning director, writer, and producer of indie film, Kelly-Ruth holds an MFA (Directing) from the University of British Columbia and is a graduate of the prestigious Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) Program. She is the winner of the 2009 MPPIA Award (with her film "Move Out Clean"

K-R's credits include stage and screen. A multi-award winning director, writer, and producer of indie film, Kelly-Ruth holds an MFA (Directing) from the University of British Columbia and is a graduate of the prestigious Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) Program. She is the winner of the 2009 MPPIA Award (with her film "Move Out Clean"), twice with the Director's Guild of Canada - BC Branch Kickstart Award (most recently with her film "No One Knows You Like Your Mother," for which she also won the 2010 Best Screenplay Leo Award), and has films broadcast & screened at festivals on several continents.

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
<https://www.leoawards.com/nominees_and_winners/pdf/2010.pdf >
<https://www.leoawards.com/winners_and_nominees/pdf/2016.pdf >
<https://mppia.com/links/resource-links >
<https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2003.pdf >
<https://bestshorts.net/past-winners/award-of-merit-june-2016/ >
<http://festival.vaff.org/2016/vaff-award/ >

TRAINING:
<https://www.widc.ca/director/kelly-ruth-mercier/ >

SOCIAL:
<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kemercier >

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