CurriculumClasses are designed to prepare our students

Monologues & HeadshotsAn actor without monologue is like photographer without camera or dancer without feet. On the afternoons that are not devoted to shooting and performing, we organize group excursion. This could include trip to museum, the beach or Broadway show. Our Contact Info Register NOW!

At auditions, casting directors will often ask actors to perform monologue of the actors choosing. Some past guests included actor Brendan Sexton III Empire Records, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Hurricane Streets, actor Dwight Ewell Chasing Amy, Dogma, Flirt, filmmaker Peter Sollett Raising Victor Vargas, Five Feet High and Rising, actor Sarah Clarke TV show 24, Thirteen screenwriter Andrew Marlowe Air Force One, End of Days, Hollow Man, director Morgan J. On the afternoons that are not devoted to shooting and performing, we organize group excursion.

Sir Lawrence Olivier TechniqueSOCAPA embraces two major closelyrelated Acting Techniques which we use to help our students live truthfully under imaginary circumstances the Meisner technique, which involves fully immersing oneself in the moment of character and experiencing all sensations as the character would, and the Method technique, in which one uses their own experiences as springboards into the emotional life of the character. One day during their stay, acting students are scheduled block of time in the studio to have their headshots done by the Photography Program see Photography Program for more info.

Sir Lawrence Olivier TechniqueSOCAPA embraces two major closelyrelated Acting Techniques which we use to help our students live truthfully under imaginary circumstances the Meisner technique, which involves fully immersing oneself in the moment of character and experiencing all sensations as the character would, and the Method technique, in which one uses their own experiences as springboards into the emotional life of the character.

This provides our acting students with immediate oncamera experience and allows them to walk away from the program with DVD portfolio of films in which they have performed. prepared actor will have an arsenal to choose from. This is not to say that we will not teach you exercises and tools will always be taught within the context of preparing for scene.

At SOCAPA, we instead choose to prepare you immediately for the films you will be going on once you graduate. This could include trip to museum, the beach or Broadway show. The culmination scenes will be put on DVD compilation along with the many student films. At auditions, casting directors will often ask actors to perform monologue of the actors choosing. Our filmmaking students are shooting on both 16mm film and stateoftheart digital cameras with syncsound and are cutting on nonlinear digital systems so your reel will look slick and professional.
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