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Lesson Plans
 

Level One (Beginning)
Level Two (Intermediate/Advanced)

Level One seminars focus on topics in sections A, B, C & E and provide a brief overview of topics in section D.

Level Two seminars begin with a quick review of topics in sections A, B, C &, E, and concentrate on topics in section D.

A) SUPPORT TEAM

  • Managers
  • Film/TV Talent Agents
  • Modeling Agents
  • Commercial Talent Agents
  • Voice Over Agents
  • Writer Agents
  • Extra Talent Agents
  • Publicists
  • Business Managers
  • Photographers

B) THE INDUSTRY

  • Directors
  • Producers/Production Companies
  • Theatre Companies
  • Casting Directors

C) PREPARATION

  • Acting Schools/Classes/Coaches
  • Headshots
  • Resumes
  • Demo Reels
  • Unions
  • Mailings
  • Theatre/Showcases
  • Networking

D) ACTING TECHNIQUE

BASICS

  • Different Acting Techniques
  • What Technique Is Right For You
  • Character and Scene Analysis
  • Subtext and Substitution
  • AUDITIONING
  • What You Need To Find Out
  • Breaking Down An Audition Scene
  • Rehearsing and Staging
  • Cold Reading
  • Improvisation
  • Monologues
  • Casting Session Dos and Don'ts
  • Simulated Casting Session

FILM AND TV DYNAMICS

  • Listening/Sensing
  • Concentration/Spontaneity
  • Learn The Role - Not The Lines
  • Day One On The Set
  • Master Shot, Close-up etc.
  • Multiple Camera (Soaps/Sitcom)
  • Set Etiquette

E) Modeling

  • Getting Started
  • Stepping-Stone To An Acting Career
 

A) SUPPORT TEAM

  • Agent
  • Theatrical Community
  • YOU

B) THE INDUSTRY

  • Producers
  • Directors
  • Casting Agents
  • National Tours
  • Regional Theatre
  • Non-Equity Productions

C) PREPARATION

  • Acting/Singing/Dance Instruction
  • Musical Theatre Technique
  • Where Do You Fit?

    * The Actor Who Dances?
    * The Singer Who Acts?
    * The Triple Threat?

D). ACTING

  • Basic Techniques
  • Your Body Is Your Instrument
  • Voice And Speech For Stage

E) SINGING

  • Basic Techniques
  • Opera
  • Pop
  • Legitimate Theatre

F) DANCE

  • Basic Techniques
  • Ballet
  • Jazz
  • Tap
  • Hip Hop
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