Face Time With Casting Director!!

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Vikie, my (AMAZING) consultant at AIA Actors Studio gave mention to an opening in an opportunity to get face time with Casting Directors Megan Foley and Chuck Marra in a 3-session class on commercial acting. The cost is $99.00 for me. I would love to take it, but the cost is just a bit too much. However, if I toss in $45, and you guys match me, I'm in! To throw in your two cents, click on the PayPal "donate" button to the left.

-Phillip

Below is more information on the class:

Class Description

Each section in this 3-week workshop builds on the week before, in order to give each actor a more detailed understanding of the casting process. We want our actors to understand the purposes of each step of casting; from prepping a job, to first calls, and on through callbacks. When actors understand the casting process from a casting director’s point of view, they simply audition better.

Week 1: Interviews and Improvs

Every audition, whether you’ve realized it or not, contains an interview. This all-important phase of the casting process, sets most actors on edge. In week one, we will work to make each actor see what’s needed in the interview and teach each actor how to use this step to relax, focus and charge them up for the audition that follows.

Week 2: Short copy and working with a partner

So many actors dread the ‘one-line’ audition. So many actors wring the life out of the 2 or 3 line auditions, and we hear so many actors blame their scene partners in the audition, for not getting the role. This week we focus on these ‘problems’ in the audition process.

Week 3: Long Copy

This week we concentrate on working with long copy. We focus on 1) several very effective line learning techniques, 2) what’s underneath the copy, 3) what the clients are looking for, and 4) really using adjustments by directors and casting directors.

Instructor Bio

Megan Foley and Chuck Marra have been casting and teaching for over 20 years, which means they have a lot of knowledge and experience to draw on. They’ve cast over 3000 commercials, films, television shows and plays. Megan is one of the nicest casting professionals you well ever meet. Chuck is also an actor, and is a master at improv. And both of them are truly actor's advocates. They're currently working on spots for Prim Valley Casino, a video game, and the feature Blake's Country.

Megan on IMDb

Chuck on IMDb