Beginning/Intermediate Acting Class, Hollywood, with Peter Valentino
BEGINNING and INTERMEDIATE ACTING IN HOLLYWOOD
Scene study is the basis of actor training. We use scripts from films which I supply in addition to those brought in by students. Actors are expected to work with a scene partner outside of class during the week and to bring the scene back to class for performance. We may video tape the scene if it is ready. The actor learns a lot by seeing themselves on camera. This allows the actor to self correct things that they did in the scene that they didn’t like. I always stress the importance of looking at the video for both things you like and for things you don’t.
We also shoot and edit scenes from class on Sundays and creat reel pieces for advanced students.
Cold readings are an important part of auditions. The actor should learn to make choices about the character immediately and to look at the other person and form a relationship without letting the script get in the way.
Improv is important because it enhances the actor's imagination and the ability to think on your feet. In this class the main improv skill I want actors to learn is “yes and” meaning the ability to create together with the other actor in the scene without denying what the other actor is creating and then adding to each other’s ideas.
Monologues are frequently used in the auditioning process. They are either dramatic or comedic. Every actor should have a least one of each. A monologue allows auditioners to see what the actor can do with something that is already memorized.
$120 for four weeks, 7023 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 90038. Call Peter for more info at 323-867-7973. Beginning/Intermediate Class is Saturdays from 2:00 till 5:00pm