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5-Day Industry Intensive

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Experience a jam-packed week in the life of a working actor. This five day Industry Boot Camp offers approximately 40 hours of training, and is designed to help actors “hit the ground running” upon arrival in Los Angeles, Chicago, or New York. This Boot Camp benefits actors who are ready to jump-start and launch a successful career.

Actors perform for and are critiqued by prominent talent agents, Film, TV and Theatre casting directors and industry professionals using monologues as well as scripts from current feature films, sitcoms, one-hour dramas, commercials, and soap operas. Musical theater selections are also an option (New York only). In addition, students create strategies for their personal plan of attack and receive practical information vital for actors to survive in such competitive markets.

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Sample Schedule
(subject to change)

Tuesday, Day 1

4:30 - 6:00

Introduction Meeting

7:30 - 9:45

Auditioning for Network TV

Cold Readings/On-Camera
Series/Sitcom/Pilot Casting Director

Wednesday, Day 2

10:00 - 12:30

Auditioning for One-Hour Dramas

Cold Readings/On-Camera
Series/Sitcom/Pilot Casting Director

1:30 - 3:30

Career Strategy

4:00 - 6:30

The Difference Between Agents & Managers

Cold Readings/On-Camera
TV/Film Manager

7:30 - 9:45

TV/Film Agent Evaluation

Monologues/On-Camera
TV/Film/Commercial Agents (musical theatre in NYC only)
Critique of monologue performance

Thursday, Day 3

11:30 - 1:30

Auditioning for Films

Cold Readings/On-Camera
mock auditions/producer callback session
Film Producer

4:00 - 6:30

Career Strategy

7:30 - 9:45

TV/Film Agent Evaluation

Monologues/On-Camera
TV/Film/Commercial Agents (musical theatre in NYC only)
Critique of monologue performance

Friday, Day 4

10:00 - 1:00

Motion Pictures v. Independent Films

Cold Readings/On-Camera
One-on-One Interviews
Film Casting Director

2:00 - 3:30

Commerical Agent Evaluation

Commercial Copy/On-Camera
2 Commercial Agents

6:00 - 6:30

Wrap-Up

7:30 - 9:45

Auditioning for Sitcoms

Cold Readings/On-Camera
Series/Sitcoms/Pilots Casting Director

Saturday, Day 5

10:00 - 12:30

On-camera Screen Testing for Networks

Series/Sitcom/Pilot Casting Director

1:30 - 4:00

Auditioning for Soaps

Cold Readings/On-Camera Contract Roles/Day Players
Head of Casting at Soap

4:00 - 6:30

Soaps: From Auditions to On-Set

Cold Readings/On-Camera
Soap Director

The above is an approximate schedule of the program. Dates and times are subject to change. The days and evenings could start and end earlier or later than stated.

This five-day experience in April was fantastic! I was very impressed with the quality of both the instructors and the participants. The intensity of the workshop forced me to step up my auditions skills, and the industry professionals brought a wealth of knowledge and provided feedback that I found invaluable. Ultimately for foreign actors like myself, it helps to demystify the LA market. And for me personally, it answered my biggest question: Are my type and skill sets viable in that market? It seems that they are. I also made some great friends.

- Parm Soor, Vancouver

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