Choosing an Acting Class - Part 3

CF Blog | 9.21.16

Environment
The environment of the class includes the physical plant, ambience, and integrity. The physical plant is the most obvious and unambiguous item to observe.
If you are looking for a class that provides the most opportunities for your experiential learning versus sitting and watching others work most of the time than the size of the classroom should not be a tiny theater with a tiny stage and audience seats attached to the floor or a room with a small platform-type of stage at one end. If the space is large and flexible enough for the entire group to be up and working during group exercises or larger cast improvs it is the perfect size.

Of course the physical space should be clean and private. Any class where non-members freely move in and out of the class for any reason is cause for concern that the teacher is not respecting the class's primary process.
Ambience
The number of actors in the class is another unambiguous signal as to the nature of the class. In a large class structured only around scene study the larger the group the more you will have to wait for your turn. As I have pointed out in a previous article, classes in which you don't work in every class are to be avoided.
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Direct Submit Roles This Week

Sep 19 | Santa Barbara Lifestyle Shoot This role is for the lifestyle lead in one of our real estate videos. The role requires you to walk through a home and interact with the features of the house a bit.
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Sep 16 | Teleflora Grandma, relatable, interesting, likable, real. Good with subtle comedy.
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Sep 14 | Hollywood Darlings Teenagers being teenagers. Must have strong improv training and credits.

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The Award-Winning Carolyne Barry Acting Academy

CF Blog | 9.19.16

The Carolyne Barry Acting Academy has long been celebrated for its award-winning on-camera commercial audition workshops. The Los Angeles school offers classes in acting, commercial auditioning, improvisation, social media, Shakespeare, TV hosting as well as workshops for career strategies.

The academy was founded by the multi-talented Carolyne Barry who cultivated over 40 years of extensive professional experience as an actress, dancer, casting director, director, producer, and acting coach. Indeed, she taught commercial audition technique for over 30 years before passing last year. But Barry knew talent, and proudly assembled a team of award-winning teachers to continue the work of motivating and empowering actors both inside and outside the classroom.
Instruction emphasizes the Meisner technique for TV, film, commercial and theater acting. It's designed to expand the actor's ability to listen, respond, and live truthfully in each moment. The environment is a safe place for actors to take risks and grow with comprehensive class formats, proven techniques, and small class sizes. And thanks to the small class sizes, students in the commercial auditioning classes get to work on camera two to three times a night.
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