www.americanfilmactor.com
The Academy of Film & Television
1174 Waimanu Street, Suite A, Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 596-8300

Wed. Oct. 17th- Wed. Nov. 21st.
10:00 AM -12:00 noon
Ages 10-17
$125.00 (10% sibling discount)

In just 6 weeks your child will:

* Learn how to memorize and perform 2 contrasting monologues

* Learn how to perform a monologue on camera

* Learn basic camera skills

* Learn how to do commercials on camera

* Learn basic theatre skills

* Learn how to become more comfortable in front of an audience, and build self-esteem

* Lots of improvisation and imagination games

* Lots and lots of fun!

Academy Students: Kanani and Sydney - Filming "LOST"
for ABC-TV

Our Kids classes are designed for Children from 10 to 17 years old, with little or no training. Students play imagination games and fun improvisations and explore varied acting, improvisational, auditioning and on-camera techniques that form a foundation from which to begin acting and then build upon, with more advanced training in scene study for Theatre, Television and Film.

The curriculum applies imagination, improvisation, and standard acting skills to the needs and requirements of working as an actor, with an emphasis on audition situations, in a very fun, non-competitive, and pressure free environment. Students learn to focus on believability while remaining conversational, recognizing style and gaining audition security. This course will also teach students the required skills for cold reading. They will learn acting techniques tailored to the technical demands of the stage, i.e. projection, diction, etc. vs camera - i.e. acting in C.U. vs master shots, "hitting marks", etc.  Students will focus on character development, script analysis and listening (action/reaction) skills through imagination games and improvisation.

Students Angela & Takara

¨ Improvisation: (understanding Objective and Obstacles)

¨ Text Analysis: (4 easy steps to breaking down a script)

¨ Building a Character: (Being Believable)

¨ Introduction to the Camera: (The Basics — Camera technique, shot types, Frame size, etc.)

¨ Working On-Set: (what to do & what not to do, expectations)

¨ Audition Technique: What works, what doesn’t and why, how to dress, what to say

¨ "Cold" Readings: (tips and technical adjustments)

¨ Active Listening: The Key

¨ Understanding "The Business" (Unions, Resumes & Industry Publications, Contracts, Agents & Managers). Parents invited to attend.

Academy students doing a "shoot" exercise. Students assume all the
crew positions thereby learning how crew impacts actors on set.

Instructor

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Jeanne Rogers (Director of Children’s Education) — A New York actress Jeanne, was trained at the world renowned Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York, where she studied under legendary acting teacher, Sanford Meisner.

A professional actress for 30 years, Jeanne performed in leading roles opposite many well-known actors such as Nick Nolte, Don Johnson, Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Ted Lange, Michael Learned, Margaret Hamilton and many others.

Jeanne has had extensive experience in teaching children’s drama classes, on a regular basis, at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Temple Emanu-El, Marianas Bahai School in Guam and the non-profit Free Arts Clinic in Los Angeles. Jeanne currently teaches drama at the Honolulu Waldorf High School, in Kahala and Acting in Film for teens, here at the Academy.