Hello advanced ones! So we ended August with a bang. Class was a whirlwind of activity, and it ended way too soon for my tastes... We started with the Ceremonial Reading of the Coach's Notes, which included a reference to the upcoming Agent Showcase (date to be determined), and what you can do to prepare for [...]
Greetings, Advanced Ones! So we did it! We filmed our This Is Us scenes. We started an hour earlier than usual, and finished a little later than normal, but we got all six scenes in the can. I'm super proud of each of you. The performances ranged from super-solid to downright awesome. There wasn't a sub-par performance [...]
Greetings! We covered a lot of ground on the 15th, as we did our final in-class prep work for the This Is Us shoot on the 22nd. We began with the Coach's Notes, and segue'd quickly into our second Actor Spotlight: the stunningly impressive Meryl Streep. One of you wrote on The List of Awesome Performances that we should [...]
Greetings! Interesting class on the 8th! We covered a lot of ground. We began with the Coach's Notes, as per usual, and then segued into our first Character Spotlight: a focus on Tom Hanks and his preparation for the role of Forrest Gump (1994 dir. R. Zemekis). This film was midway through one of Hanks' amazing success runs, which went [...]
Greetings, AWS elite! Man, what a class on the first! We covered a lot of ground... We started with our swift, thorough reading of the Coach's Notes, and moved right into our review of the Breaking Bad scenes we filmed last week. We discussed your impressions, surprises, continuity, and the benefits/drawbacks of coaching during filming (as opposed [...]
Greetings! Another film night on Wednesday evening, as we set some Breaking Bad scenes to film. We began class with a reading of the Coach's Notes, welcoming the newest coach to the AWS staff, local award-winning actress and coach Yolanda Franklin. We also acknowledged those among us who have booked jobs of late. Next, we watched [...]
Greetings, Advanced Ones! (And greetings to whomever else might be lurking here!) We had an interesting and unusual class on Wednesday! Unusual, in that we experimented with our scene work - and I think it was a success! We began class by watching the three completed scene videos from last week's Boardwalk Empire class shoot. We watched [...]
Greetings, y'all! Had such a fun time last class filming with you all - I hope you enjoyed it as well. Here's a recap of what happened... We began class (as is our custom) by reviewing the Coach's Notes, and acknowledging those among us who are working on projects of late. We also briefly covered [...]
6/27/2018: AWS Advanced Class Recap: On Character Choices Greetings! Wonderful class last night. Lots of new faces, as well as a few returning favorites. Had to say goodbye to 2 of you last night - Bryce and Nico. I hope your travels are safe and productive, and [...]
Hello all. OK, elephant in the room first. For various reasons, I had to leave class early last night, and the illustrious Robert Dey took the reigns (thank you, Rob). We began class with a discussion on the business side of acting, as far as the pros and cons of joining SAG, moving [...]