Acting Level 1: Commercials, Monologues, Scenes (preteens)
About Course
In this self-paced course, actors will work on acting skills through games, commercial reading, and monologues. This is not an improv class. Each week, actors will receive a series of selected warm-up activities as well as instructions on how to study acting material. During the last week students will receive tips on how to handle auditioning for acting roles. Students are encourage to practice assigned pieces and memorize them. Learners should feel comfortable operating their device’s microphone and camera.
Feedback:
Students who wish to receive feedback on their acting performance are welcome to post a video of their acting work to the classroom. Students can easily recorded on a smart-phone or tablet and do not need to use editing software or a DSLR camera. Instructor feedback is given on Fridays.
Course Content
Week 1| Understanding acting as a hobby and as profession.
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Think like an actor, work like an athlete
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Week 2| Studying Commercial Copy and Emotions
Week 3| Studying Commercial Copy and Creating the Environment
Week 4| Studying the Monologue and Character Breakdown
Week 5| Studying the Monologue and Making Choices and Taking Direction
Week 6| Understanding Auditions and how to use monologues in Auditions
Week 7| The Audition Process: how to audition in-person for theater and on-camera
Week 8| The Audition Process: how to create a self-tape and how to audition remotely
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