GRADUATE- LEVEL ACTOR TRAINING FOR THE STAGE AND SCREEN
MASTER CLASSES
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2024 Fall I Professional Development Classes
Class Type | Class | Days | Time | Dates | Cost |
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Professional Development | On-Camera Technique II: Acting for the Camera | 2:30 pm - 4 pm | Saturdays | 09/28 - 11/02 | $275 |
Professional Development | Voice-Over with Wendy Zier | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | Wednesdays | 09/25 - 10/30 | $275 |
Professional Development | On-Camera Technique I: Auditioning for the Camera | 7:30 pm - 9 pm | Wednesdays | 09/25 - 10/30 | $275 |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANELS
Working with
a Director
This Professional Development Class allows the students to delve into a director's mind and learn how they think. Topics range from 'What they look for in an actor?' to 'Common mistakes actors make'. The class ends with a mock audition where they will get constructive critques from the directing panel.
Working with
an Agent
Anne and Rudy Greene from Talent One Talent Agency speaks to the students about the role of an agent and what they do for an actor. During this exclusive Professional Development class, students learn when they need an agent, how to impress an agent, and the most important one of all, how to keep an agent.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES
Voice-Over with Wendy Zier
Wendy Zier, professional VO artist (Disney, Hasbro, Citgo) teaches this fun and informative class, giving you the tools you need to set you up for success as a voice-over artist.
With over 25 years experience, Wendy covers topics such as breaking down a script, working with a mic, understanding different types of speaking styles, how to approach the business, and in-class coaching.
On-Camera Tech III: Acting for the Camera: Film
Students take a short 5-minute excerpt from the scene or one-act they are rehearsing and translate it for the film, giving them the experience of being in front of the camera and working on a real set.
On-Camera Tech I: Auditioning for
the Camera
Students learn the skills to properly audition for the camera including: framing, slating, interpreting the copy, editing, and uploading video submissions.
On-Camera Technique
We combine two of our On-Camera Technique courses into one 8-week class. Actors spend the first four weeks learning how to audition for the camera and the last four weeks gaining experience acting in front of it. Get practical hands on experience. A must for anyone wanting to increase their skill in acting on-camera.
On-Camera Tech II: Acting for the Camera
In this Intermediate class, actors work on acting for the camera using short scenes.
Acting as a Business
The business side of acting is just as important as knowing how-to act. This must-have class covers topics such as: headshots, resumes, agents, social media, and much more. Increase your business savvy and take your career to the next level.
MASTER CLASSES
Acting: Sense Memory
This Master Class focuses on utilizing your senses to connect to objects, people, and text better. Untap the technique needed to bring truth to your character's emotional life and environment. A must class for any serious actor.
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Character Development
Using techniques such as animal work, observation, movement and voice, students will explore creating a character using fictional or non-fictional people and bringing them to life.
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Improvisation
Learn how to live in the moment and act on the spot in this fun and exciting class. Students learn games, long and short forms of Improv, and improve their skills for listening and communication, all in a risk-free environment.
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Acting with
Movement
Explore acting with the inclusion of movement. Students will learn to use their bodies to help tell the character's story using Feldenkreis, Alexander, and Laban techniques.
Shakespeare
Take the fear out of Shakespeare and discover the beauty and fun of this often misunderstood branch of acting. Students explore the language of Shakespeare and the literary styles he uses including iambic pentameter, anthesis, prose vs. verse, and more, while working on a monologue chosen just for you.
Script Analysis
Students will gain a deeper understanding of story structure, character traits and arcs, archetypes and how to identify them, scene arcs, act arcs, act breaks, subtext, and theme.
There will be professional audition sides in the final two classes, allowing students to put their new critical analysis skills to the test.
Those interested will also have the chance to perform the sides for critique and redirections.
Styles of Performance
Step up your acting game with this Master Class. Students will work on short monologues while exploring four different styles of performance: Clowning, Realism, Farce, and Elizabethan.
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Master Class
Bundle
Master Class Bundles combine 4 Master Classes together for a lower cost.
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Depending on what's being offered during that Intensive, Master Class Bundles could include any four of the classes listed under Master Classes.
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In the event less than four Master Classes are being offered, a professional development class may be subsituted.
Raleigh, NC
(917) 805-8169