On-Camera Auditions

This six-week/six class course is one of the few classes offered to students not part of our two-year professional actor training program. Offered in the summer in conjunction with the Six-Week Summer Intensive, this class was developed to provide students the opportunity to apply acting fundamentals to the camera audition. There is a misconception among actors that film acting and theater acting are completely different art forms. The medium is certainly different, and each has certain technical demands that an actor must utilize, but acting is acting. Whether on stage or on film, an actor must craft well and ground themselves in truly listening, answering and responding from unanticipated moment to unanticipated moment.

The application and execution of the acting fundamentals along with the experience of actually working in front of a camera in class with play-back and then analysis creates a confident and capable actor that has taken chances and learned from mistakes before entering the business. This is information and training that many people do not get and as a result, lose a lot of opportunities early on in their careers. We cover drama, comedy, commercial copy and everything else you should expect in the audition room and on a set. In the end, you will be comfortable enough with the experience to allow your talent and technique to shine.