About Adam’s Class
Dates: September 11th, 18th, & 25th
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Ages: 12 & Up (18+ to play younger welcome!)
Learn advanced scene preparation techniques to create BOOKABLE performances!
Adam has worked as the set coach on some of the most successful shows on TV, including: Danger Force, Henry Danger, Sam & Cat, Victorious, iCarly, Mutt & Stuff and more! His clients have booked co-stars, guest stars, pilots, and lead roles in feature films!
This is an advanced 3 day scene study session that focuses on giving yourself the best chance to perform on a professional level that is bookable!
Class Syllabus and Breakdown:
DAY 1 -
Understanding of the following:
1. How to break down a story.
Who is the main character(s)? / What do they want? (Objective)
What's getting in their way, (Obstacle) and how do they respond to that? What do they do to try for what they want (Action)?
What does the audience care about/want to know?
2. How to break down a character.
Why does your character do what they do, and make the choices they make? (Backstory, but focused on the emotional elements and core wounds that inform their choices.)
What are your character's flaws, and strengths?
What is your character's base emotion, and base physicality?
How do they respond to obstacles?
3. How to break down a scene.
What emotion does my character start the scene with?
When does their emotion change, and what changes it?
Does my character have an objective in the scene, or are they reacting to someone else's objective?
-f it's my character's objective, what is the obstacle?
What are my character's reactions throughout the scene?
What is my character's intention with each line?
DAY 2 -
How To Rehearse Comedy. Now that the story elements are in place, and they understand and feel who they're character is, we can talk about comedy.
What is the game/joke of the scene?
What are the individual jokes? (turns, triplets, etc...)
Character Space and Critic Space.
DAY 3
Perform and work scenes.
Recap, and how to apply this to co-stars and smaller roles.
Parents are invited for ‘show and tell portion’ to watch performances & chat with Adam about what was learned and the industry
Come away from this session more confident than ever by learning specific scene study methods including:
How to impress the writers, directors, and casting directors in auditions by going deeper than ‘surface level’ performances
How to hear, understand, and implement notes and re-writes from directors and writers.
Understanding the difference between actor ‘self critiquing’ thoughts and character thoughts (and how to separate the two)
Advanced techniques and tools for the actor to confidently breakdown audition material themselves and add smart layers to characters and performances
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A bit more about Adam:
Adam is an On Set Acting Coach for Shows on Nickelodeon!
He is Currently Coaching and Working with Your Favorite Kid/Teen Stars Every Day!
Adam is there every step of the way to make sure the actors are giving their best performance on set! He works side by side with the director, blocking scenes, giving notes/redirection, helping actors with last minute line changes, landing jokes, AND MORE!
Even the Pro's have a coach on set, and we are lucky enough to have him at THA! Adam will be coaching our aspiring actors & teaching you how to audition on the same level as the kids working on TV NOW!
Ever wonder what they did in the audition that was so special and different to book that amazing role?
This is your chance to find out, and put it to work for yourself!