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Film Classes Coming up in Washington DC and Online
Unfortunately, no classes in-person in Washington DC have spots left, but 15 classes live online are available.
Acting for Film & TV
Would you like to be an actor? Explore the basics of acting in a safe, positive, and encouraging environment. Learn how to break down a script or prepare for an audition. Create and develop believable characters through effective use of imagination. Breathe life into every scene and move people emotionally. Work on film & T.V. scripts with scene partners audition style. All levels of experience are welcome. This class has an on-camera...
Monday Aug 7th, 7–10pm Pacific Time
(4 sessions)
Film Intensive With Donna Mckenna
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Donna is an international award-winning casting director and producer with nearly 20 years experience casting independent feature films, shorts, and web series. Her work has screened at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, the Milan Film Festival, and the Tribeca Film Festival. She received the Casting Award of Merit (2015) at the IndieFest Film Festival for her work on Leaves of the Tree, starring Eric Roberts, Sean...
Monday Jun 12th, 6:30–9pm Eastern Time
Online Feature Film/TV Intensive with Erika
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Title: Online Feature Film/TV Intensive with Erika Foss Demeza, Chrystie Street Casting / Atomic Honey Casting Always busy, Erika has worked at Chrystie Street, for Allison Estrin, Erica Hart and Atomic Honey on Television and Film. She just finished working on the Netflix/Amblin film called CARRY-ON. Her most recent credits include LOVE LIFE S2 for HBO Max, Josephine Decker’s newest film for A24 and Apple TV called THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE,...
Tuesday Jun 20th, 6:30–9pm Eastern Time
Dying for the Camera: Horror Film with Pamela
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Did you know that Horror films are one of the most popular film genres being shot and produced today? Audiences flock to see them whether low budget or full Hollywood productions. Many stars including Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation), Brad Pitt (Cutting Class), Seth Rogen (Donnie Darko) and Jennifer Aniston (Leprechaun) got their start in films that have led to HUGE Hollywood...
Monday Jul 10th, 7–8:30pm Eastern Time
(3 sessions)
Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film
The Songwriting School of Los Angeles @ Live Online
Class will meet over Zoom with some in-person opportunities to gather and collaborate for LA people as well as virtual co-writing rooms for online students in the "writing camp." We are proud to welcome back Music Supervisor Lindsay Wolfington (One Tree Hill, The Royals, Ghost Whisperer, Atypical, her hit Netflix show Virgin River, the To All the Boys I've Loved Before film trilogy, etc) as a featured instructor for the SUMMER 2023 session! Lindsay...
Monday Jun 19th, 7:30–9:30pm Pacific Time
(6 sessions)
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Online TV/Film Intensive with Crystal T. Williams
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Online TV/Film Intensive with Crystal T. Williams, Casting Director/Producer With ten years of independent casting experience in the film industry, Crystal has been the Producer and Casting Director for the following Feature films: The In-Law Gang, I Love Juliet, Stepping into Love and Sisters (BET). All are set to come out in 2023. Crystal is currently casting the independent feature Nanticoke, due to go into production Summer 2023. She starts...
Thursday Jun 29th, 6:30–8pm Eastern Time
2-Week TV & Film Intensive with Noa Isabella
Acting & Voice Studios @ Virtual Classroom
2-Week Online TV & Film Intensive with HUGE Casting Professional Noa Isabella! Back by popular demand! Join us for our 2-Week Online TV/Film Intensive with Top Casting Professional, Noa Isabella! This will be a live, interactive class with a Q&A and the opportunity to perform for and get feedback from Noa. You will also be able to send us your headshot, resume, acting reel, and anything else you would want Noa to see. This class will be held...
Thursday Jun 15th, 7–9pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)
Online 2-Week TV/Film Intensive with Josh Cohen
Acting & Voice Studios @ Virtual Classroom
Online 2-Week TV/Film Intensive with Josh Cohen of Top Bicoastal Agency! FIRST TIME EVER! Don't miss this Brand New Online 2-Week TV/Film Intensive with Josh Cohen of Top Bicoastal Agency!! This class is for adults 16+. This will be a live, interactive class with a Q&A and the opportunity to perform for and get feedback from Josh. This class will be held online via Zoom. Josh Cohen is one of the very few executives to garnish experience...
Saturday Jun 10th, 2–4pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)
3-Week TV/Film Intensive with Marci Liroff
Acting & Voice Studios @ Virtual Classroom
3-Week Online TV/Film Intensive with Legendary Casting Director Marci Liroff! Don't miss this 3-Week TV & Film Intensive by Top Casting Director in the industry - Marci Liroff! *For experenced actors only, upon registration please send us your headshot and resume for review* This class is for actors 18 years old and up and will be held online via Zoom. This will be a live, interactive class with a Q&A and the opportunity to perform for...
Sunday Jul 16th, 2–4pm Eastern Time
(3 sessions)
2-Week TV/Film Intensive with Sam Yabrow
Acting & Voice Studios @ Virtual Classroom
BRAND NEW! Join our New 2-Week ONLINE TV & Film Intensive with Theatrical Agent of A3 Artists Agency - Sam Yabrow! This ONLINE class will be live and interactive with a Q&A and the opportunity to perform for and get feedback from Sam! You will be able to download the recordings of your performances for educational purposes only. You will also be able to send us your headshot, resume, acting reel, and anything else you would want Sam to...
Thursday Jun 8th, 7–9pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)
2-Week TV & Film Intensive with Briana Dunlay
Acting & Voice Studios @ Virtual Classroom
Join us for an Online 2-Week TV & Film Intensive with TOP Casting Director, Briana Dunlay of Gayle Keller Casting! This will be a live, interactive class with a Q&A and the opportunity to perform for and get feedback from Briana. You will also be able to send us your headshot, resume, acting reel, and anything else you would want Briana to see. This class will be held online via Zoom, you will be sent a recording of your performance...
Monday Jun 12th, 7–9pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)
Auditioning for Fantasy and Sci-Fi TV Series & Film
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
From superhero shows and space operas to creepy anthology series, fantasy and sci-fi continues to dominate TV and film programming. Now, here's your chance to explore working in this thrilling industry with one of NY's top casting directors, teaching YOU the skills necessary to break into this very exciting area of the business! Pamela recently cast the TV pilot Click Next to Continue (Sci-Fi) which has won over 22...
Tuesday Jul 25th, 7–10pm Eastern Time
(3 sessions)
Auditioning For Film & TV: 2-Week with Michael Brian
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Auditioning For Film & TV: 2-Week Online Class with Michael Brian, Director/Audition Coach and Former Casting Associate/Director We are excited to have Michael in teaching this new online Film and TV class! Michael has worked with a variety of offices including Sarah Finn Casting, Julie Ashton Casting, Carla Hool Casting and Greenstein/Daniel Casting. His credits include: Primo (Freevee); Bob's Burgers (FOX), Central Park (Apple TV),...
Tuesday Jul 18th, 8–9:30pm Eastern Time
(2 sessions)
Online Feature Film/TV Intensive w/ Stephanie Holbrook
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Online Feature Film/TV Intensive with Stephanie Holbrook CSA, Casting Director, Stephanie Holbrook Casting Stephanie Holbrook is a Casting Director with extensive credits in both Film and TV from three markets: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and her current home base of New York City. Stephanie was on the casting team for Glass, Isle of Dogs, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, We Own The Night, The Squid and The Whale, Margot at the Wedding, Margaret,...
Tuesday Jun 20th, 12–2pm Eastern Time
5-Week VO TV Radio Film Technique with Paul Liberti
Actors Connection New York @ Online Classroom
Online 5-Week Technique Voice-Over for TV, Radio & Film led by Paul Liberti If you watch TV, go to the movies or listen to the radio, you've probably heard a voice-over promo: "In a World..." "Coming up next!" "Only on..." "... from Playstation." In fact, we hear promos everyday. They're a vital part of advertising and a lucrative area for the voice-over actor. But how do you break into this market and learn the skills necessary...
Thursday Jun 15th, 6:30–10pm Eastern Time
(5 sessions)
Film Screening of Persepolis
IA&A at Hillyer @ 9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
Join us for a screening of the film “Persepolis” based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel. Following the film, there will be a short audience discussion and reception. Based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about her life in pre and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe, “Persepolis” traces Satrapi’s growth from child to rebellious, punk-loving teenager in Iran. In the background are the growing tensions of the political climate...
$8
Movies at SAAM: Who does she think she is?
Smithsonian American Art Museum @ 750 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
This documentary by Academy Award--winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll features five fierce women who refuse to choose between motherhood and art. The film invites us to consider the role of women in art, from cultural muses in the ancient world to under-representation of female artists in museums. Sybil E. Gohari, professor of art history at American University, leads a post-film discussion. Directed by Pamela Tanner Boll (73 mins; 2008).
Free
Movies at SAAM: Bamboozled
Smithsonian American Art Museum @ 750 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), SAAM presents Spike Lee’s biting comedy Bamboozled. This feature film takes a satirical look at the history of African American stereotypes in American culture, following a frustrated African American TV writer who pitches a blackface minstrel show in protest. To his surprise, the show becomes a hit.
Free
Intro to Acting for the Camera
Theatre Lab @ 733 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
An intensive course devoted to acting for film and television. The class will include audition techniques, the role of commercial spokesperson, specifics of industrial film work, and techniques for approaching film and television scripts. All class work will be filmed as it might be on a real set and then critiqued.
$340
6 sessions
Comedy
Theatre Lab @ 733 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
This class will explore principles of comedy through intensive work on scenes and monologues, with some attention to comic theory and great comedic performances preserved on film. For students with scene study experience.
$340
6 sessions
Advanced Acting for the Camera
Theatre Lab @ 733 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
This class is different each time it’s offered, because it is designed each time for the specific students in the class. The class begins with a review of basic on-camera technique, followed by attention to advanced audition techniques. The rest of the course will focus on areas of special interest to the students. Past topics have included: Advanced Audition Techniques, Auditioning for Stonehenge, Memorization Techniques, Acting...
$360
7 sessions
Acting in Commercials and Industrials
Theatre Lab @ 733 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
If you've ever seen a corporate training video (think of the pre-flight instructions you see on passenger planes) then you've seen an industrial film. You may not know the actors' names, but they're making a living with their talent. In this class students will learn to apply the same tools one brings to a three-act play to a 30-second commercial or a three-minute instructional video. Students will go through the process of cold-reading scripts...
$340
6 sessions
BollyX - The Bollywood Workout
Brilliant Body Movement @ 3232 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Come rock out with BollyX - The Bollywood Workout and experience dynamic choreography set to the hottest music from around the world. This 50-minute cardio dance workout cycles between higher and lower-intensity dance sequences to get you moving and stay motivated at the same time. At the very core of a BollyX workout is the inspiration it draws from the music and dance of Bollywood, the film industry of India. We embody the infectious energy, expression,...
$17
Two-Day Intensive Acting
Acting-TomTodoroff Studio & Conservatory @ 5311 Friendship Blvd, Washington, DC 20815
Two full days of personalized coaching for actors – for film, TV and theater – with Director / Producer / Acting Coach – Tom Todoroff You will learn how to: strengthen and find your true voice seek your own good opinion be a text detective change the molecules in the room have talent for your talent think like a producer be the acting “CEO” of your own corporation dare us not to cast you know when you’re ready to get an agent...
$359
2 sessions
