Dark Roc · Reel Action · North Wales, UK

SCRIPTED SCENES. PROFESSIONAL CAMERA. A SCENE FOR YOUR SHOWREEL.

Most actors can say they handle firearms.
Reel Action gives you footage that proves it. Shot under production conditions, led by working industry professionals with Netflix, Amazon MGM and Disney+ credits.

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2
Days of training
and filming
6
Scripted scenarios
to choose from
1
Professional DOP
on set throughout
0
Prior firearms experience
required
The Reality

Casting directors
have seen the
usual showreel.

An actor can walk into an audition and say they've handled firearms. That's common. What isn't common is being able to show a properly filmed, professionally filmed scene that demonstrates safe handling, correct movement and credible performance under camera pressure.

That's the gap Reel Action fills. Not training for its own sake. Training that produces footage. Footage that shows a coordinator or casting director exactly what you can do before you've set foot on their set.

The instructors delivering this course carry Netflix, Amazon MGM, Disney+ and Sony Pictures credits. They know what real looks like on camera. They are building this course to produce exactly that.

"What would a casting director rather see?"
Show the preparation in the performance.
Dark Roc · Training · Est. 2023
The Course

Two days.
One outcome.

Day One: Foundation
Safety, Handling & Scene Principles
Firearms safety and handling: the fundamentals done properly, not rushed.
Muzzle discipline and safe direction: what separates a trained performer from one who just looks the part.
Movement within a scene: blocking, positioning, spatial awareness, continuity.
Working under camera observation: how your performance changes when a lens is present and how to control it.
Script familiarisation: working through your chosen scenario with the material provided.
Professional set etiquette: what you're expected to know before you arrive on a real production.
Day Two: Production
Scripted Scenes Under Camera
Rehearsal and blocking: working through the scene with the director and DOP before a single frame is captured.
Filming under production conditions: multiple setups, coverage, director feedback between takes.
Scenario-specific performance direction: this is not just filming you going through the motions. The instructors direct the scene.
Genre-neutral script options: each scenario has a stripped-back version usable as a self-tape script independent of the course material.
Finished footage delivered: professionally filmed. Yours to use for self-tapes, showreel, agency submissions.
The Material

Scripted scenes.
Performance first.

Every Reel Action student receives the full Dark Roc script pack before the course. Six scenarios covering the roles most commonly required of actors in firearms-involving productions, written as production scripts and designed around performance, not just procedure.

Each scenario has two versions: a full production script with scene direction, and a stripped-back dialogue version usable as a self-tape script after the course. The material is yours permanently. For your own performance work after the course.

Character. Dialogue. Action.

The supplied scenes give performers different characters, pressures and relationships to play. You will rehearse with direction and feedback, then work through the scene for camera.

Ask about the course material Full scripts issued to confirmed students before the course date.
The Output

What the
footage shows.

A coordinator watching your showreel knows within the first few seconds whether you've been trained or whether you've rehearsed the look of being trained. Grip, stance, muzzle discipline, the way you move through a space. These details are immediately legible to someone who works with firearms on set every day.

Reel Action is filmed under production conditions so you can show how you perform within a scene. Professional coverage and direction, with feedback as the scene develops.

You leave with material you can send directly to a casting director, submit to a coordinator or put in front of a stunt agency. It does the talking before the meeting.

Demonstrably safe weapon handling under production conditions
Credible performance in a scripted firearms scene
Professional filming focused on your performance.
Self-tape script included, usable for auditions after the course.
What you walk away with
Filmed scenario footage
Professional filming
Script pack, all 6 scenarios
Yours permanently
Self-tape script versions
All 6 included
Instructors' credits
Netflix · Amazon · Disney+
Who This Is For
Actors
You handle weapons in auditions, self-tapes or on set and want footage that shows a casting director or coordinator exactly what you can do. No prior experience required. The course builds from the fundamentals and develops your performance through coached scenes.
Agents
Group bookings give your roster a consistent, comparable standard of training and filmed output. Every client leaves with the same professionally filmed footage. Easy to present, easy to assess, harder to ignore in a submission.
Managers
For clients being considered for firearms-involving roles, Reel Action provides evidence rather than assurance. Footage that answers the question before the question is asked.
Acting Coaches
Understand the specific physical and performance demands of firearms work on set. Better equipped to prepare your students for roles, auditions and self-tapes that involve weapons.
Working performers.
Working armourers. Real experience.
Delivered By
Ty Hopkins
Co-Founder · Section 5 Trusted Servant · Armourer
Working armourer and close protection professional with active production credits. Armourer on Run Away and production supervisor on Son of the Soil, where he also supported tactical preparation. Brings real-world close protection experience alongside his work in film and television.
Netflix Netflix Africa Sky BBC Disney+
Redd Nicholson
Co-Founder · Section 5 Trusted Servant · Stunt Performer
Working stunt performer, armourer and action advisor. 2nd Stunt Double for Priyanka Chopra on Heads of State (Amazon MGM) and Armourer on Missing You (Netflix). Her experience across stunts and armoury informs the coaching she brings to each scene.
Amazon MGM Netflix Apple TV+ Sony Pictures Universal

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