On-Camera Intensive Commercial Workshop
StarBright Talent will be providing a 2-Day Intensive Workshop towards development of On-Camera Technique.
Instructed by Janet Milstein, award-winning Acting Coach & best-selling Author!
Saturday December 6th, 10am - 2:30pm &
Sunday December 7th, 10am - 2:30pm
Located at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
777 N. Green Street Chicago, IL 60622
Janet Milstein has
continually coached Actors that get cast in commercials, film, theater,
industrials, voice-over, and commercial print in Chicago,Los Angeles ,
New York and more! Here are just a few of her student's successes:
FILM: Stranger Than
Fiction, The Break-up, Payback starring Mel Gibson, The Even Stevens
Movie, Barber Shop, Barber Shop 2, Soul Food, Chain Reaction starring
Keanu Reeves, Just Visiting starring Christina Applegate, One Missed
Call starring Edward Burns, An American Crime, Blood Deep, Codename:
Simon, Malibu's Most Wanted, Serenity, Ancient Evil: Scream of the
Mummy, The Brotherhood, Mrs. Hobbes' House, Awaken the Dead, Beyond the
Soul, Roll Bounce, Let's Go to Prison, Cover, Chicago Heights,
Converging with Angels, RiffRaff and more!
TV: Even Stevens,
One Tree Hill, One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Carnivàle, Web Girl,
Timeless: Live in Concert (starring Barbra Streisand), Habla más,
Commercials: McDonald's, Pepsi, Bounty Paper Towel,
U.S. Cellular, Toys R' Us, Virgin Mobile, Denny's Restaurant, Bright
Start College Savings Fund, Time Life, Ms. Mary's Restaurant and more!
Theatre: The Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, The Artistic Home, Bailiwick Repertory, A Red Orchid Theatre, The Birmingham Children's Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and more!
Voice-over: McDonald's, Cellular One, Com Ed (Commonwealth Edison)and more!
Commercial/Fashion Print:
McDonald's, Sears, JC Penney, JC Penney Bridal, Abercrombie &
Fitch, Hamricks, Proffitt's Department Store, American Girl, &
Illinois Lotto.
The Workshop will cover:
- The different types of commercials
(MOS, Tag Line, One-liners, Spokesperson, Dialogue, etc.)
- Slating
- Tips on working with the camera
- Breaking down the copy
- Making strong choices
- Opening actions
- Cold reading tips
Students will:
- Participate in mock auditions with different types of copy.
- Learn how to choose a strong opening action, "other", and problem that the product
solves.
- Work on their slating.
- Break down copy
- Receive feedback on the impression they make "entering the room."
- Receive feedback on how they handle direction given in mock auditions.
- Leave with an on-camera audition technique they can use for all commercial
auditions.
Students will receive 8 hours of
training:
4 hours on Saturday Dec. 6th & 4 hours on Sunday Dec.
7th.
We will meet from 10am - 2:30pm each day.
Students may want to
pack a lunch. There will be a 30-minute lunch break both days.
The Intensive Workshop will be $275 to attend, If you
recruit a friend to sign up for the Workshop you will receive a
discounted rate of $199.
