TRADE SECRETS: CHICAGO
So you want to be a working actor? What are you doing right and more importantly… What are you doing WRONG?
Saturday December 7, 2024
THE BASICS OF BUSINESS
In-Person: Chicago, IL
10 AM - 6 PM
$125 Investment - 1 Day $175 Investment - Both Days
Highlights of the workshop include:
–“So you want to be an actor…”–Background Work - Why to Start and When to Stop–“How Do I Get The Right Agent”– Personalized Headshot and Resume Evaluation –"Marketing" Yourself with Social Media –DO IT RIGHT: Self-taping Auditions–Auditioning in the Room and Other Things That Get You Dead–How to Be a Working Actor Outside of LA and NY–Creating Your Own Content And Getting It Seen -Actors Access and Casting Networks Tools and Recommendations - Southeastern Industry Players: Who to Know and How to stay connected -"I Thought the Strike Was Over... What's Next!?" AND (NEW!!)... "What Does the Sunsetting of the Regional Hire Mean!?" ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO TAPE A “SELF-TAPE” IN ADVANCE to be reviewed and critiqued in class, but is NOT mandatory. SCENE STUDY WORKOUT Sunday December 8, 2024 In-Person: Chicago, IL 10 AM - 6 PM $125 Investment - 1 Day $175 Investment - Both Days Morning work will include individual scene work (sides sent in advance) with redirects. Afternoon work will include scene work with classmates (cold) with redirects. Note: a number of different techniques will be used in redirects, to show class attendees various ways casting directors/ directors may redirect you... and often "what they mean" when the direction is unclear!
SPACE IS LIMITED. Register today! Open to anyone at any level of acting, ages 15 and older. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Location will be provided in advance. The studio is located in the downtown Chicago area. PLEASE NOTE, in adherence and support of CSA and California Workshop Guildlines:
“TRADE SECRETS workshop is a learning experience. They are not an audition or employment opportunity. When the workshop is over, the instructors teaching workshops will not be taking home nor be given access to your headshot, resume or any other of your promotional materials.”
–“So you want to be an actor…”–Background Work - Why to Start and When to Stop–“How Do I Get The Right Agent”– Personalized Headshot and Resume Evaluation –"Marketing" Yourself with Social Media –DO IT RIGHT: Self-taping Auditions–Auditioning in the Room and Other Things That Get You Dead–How to Be a Working Actor Outside of LA and NY–Creating Your Own Content And Getting It Seen -Actors Access and Casting Networks Tools and Recommendations - Southeastern Industry Players: Who to Know and How to stay connected -"I Thought the Strike Was Over... What's Next!?" AND (NEW!!)... "What Does the Sunsetting of the Regional Hire Mean!?" ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO TAPE A “SELF-TAPE” IN ADVANCE to be reviewed and critiqued in class, but is NOT mandatory. SCENE STUDY WORKOUT Sunday December 8, 2024 In-Person: Chicago, IL 10 AM - 6 PM $125 Investment - 1 Day $175 Investment - Both Days Morning work will include individual scene work (sides sent in advance) with redirects. Afternoon work will include scene work with classmates (cold) with redirects. Note: a number of different techniques will be used in redirects, to show class attendees various ways casting directors/ directors may redirect you... and often "what they mean" when the direction is unclear!
SPACE IS LIMITED. Register today! Open to anyone at any level of acting, ages 15 and older. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Location will be provided in advance. The studio is located in the downtown Chicago area. PLEASE NOTE, in adherence and support of CSA and California Workshop Guildlines:
“TRADE SECRETS workshop is a learning experience. They are not an audition or employment opportunity. When the workshop is over, the instructors teaching workshops will not be taking home nor be given access to your headshot, resume or any other of your promotional materials.”