Acting Basics

Course details

This course is for actors who are new to the business or possible considering the business of acting. However, it's also great for actors who are not getting cast as much as they might like. This course covers important foundation elements including professionalism, auditioning and auditioning skills, agents and managers, head shots and resumes. It's a practical for all the things you need to know, must know to succeed but that no one ever tells you.

The terms you will discover in this course include essential elements that are necessary to understand and execute to have a successful career. Concepts and words such as head shot and resume, agent and manager will be discussed and explained.

The course is delivered via video with a few additional pieces of examples of work such as a sample head shot and a sample resume. The course is structured primarily in two sections which are business and auditioning. In the business section you will learn important information for handling yourself in a professional business manner. In the auditioning section you will learn about auditioning but also some valuable tips to excel when you do audition. The course is structured in a specific order but there is no reason that you cannot jump around and watch the videos in the order you desire.

The entire course will take about 2 hours or less.

Far to many actors make mistakes that can be avoided. The problem is, they often times make the mistakes in front of a casting director and then spend their time trying to get back in front of that casting director to prove themselves. Acting as a business, as a profession is so much more than being an actor. Being an actor, good or bad is not enough. It is essential, if you want to be successful, to be fully prepared in all areas, at all times. The course gives a foundation for the pitfalls that so many actors fall into. By taking this course, any and all actors will have a strong foundation as they move forward and focus more on the craft of acting.