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On-Camera Commercial Acting & Auditioning Intensive

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $325
  • 13425 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA
  • over 5 sessions

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  • $325
  • Hal Masonberg's On-Cam Commercial Acting @ 13425 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
  • over 5 sessions
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What you'll learn in this on camera acting class:

In this 5-evening workshop, Participants will cover slating, one-liners, spokesperson/monologue copy and scenes without dialogue. Students will learn how to navigate the oftentimes confusing world of callbacks as well as touching on auditions that suggest or allow using improvisational skills as well as a complete overview of the casting process from both in front of and behind the camera.

What Students Will Learn:

    • How to not lose your individuality while auditioning. In other words, what makes your unique qualities not only irreplaceable, but your single greatest asset?
  • How to be a storyteller and create three-dimensional characters regardless of whether you are given one line, a monologue, or no lines at all!
  • Becoming aware of the tools you have you didn’t even know were there.
  • How to present yourself right off the bat in your slate as first impressions are crucial in the commercial world (a commercial needs to convey a very specific thing to its audience in a matter of seconds and so do you!).
  • How to prepare sides before auditioning.
  • How to break down the copy in order to understand what is most important to the client and how best to deliver that.
  • What to expect from casting directors and session directors.
  • How best to optimize your time in front of the camera and how to stand out from everyone else. Most people do a good job. How can you do better?
  • How to act for the camera without addressing the camera. i.e. how to cheat yourself to camera at all times while not compromising the scene or dialogue and how to do this while still reading from a board.
  • How to use your face and eyes in a close-up when very little is being asked of you.
  • How to prepare for a callback. Sides, clothing, attitude.
  • How to conduct yourself in the room. Do’s and don’t's.
  • How to give the best damn audition regardless of whether or not you feel like the clients care or are even paying attention. In other words, how to be professional even when others aren’t so that you don’t undermine your chances at booking the gig!
  • How to use your body and mind in a scene-without-dialogue, and have it come alive. In other words, how to move beyond just doing the “action.”
  • When to improvise, and when not to. 
  • What are the dangers and what are the opportunities
  • Adding a simple word or line that makes your audition stand-out while not alienating the writer.
  • How to, when allowed, transform the written dialogue into your own words.
All work is done ON-CAMERA. Scenes will be recorded and available for you to view online at a link made specifically for your workshop using Casting Frontier. 

Refund Policy

If for any reason you need to cancel, we require that you do so at least 72 hours before the start of the first class in order to receive a full refund. 

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Hal Masonberg's On-Cam Commercial Acting

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I have been a Casting Session Director for over 20 years. During that time, I have worked alongside the biggest casting directors in the industry. I began in features (What's eating Gilbert...

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