MUST REGISTER BY

6:00 pm Tuesday, September 6th

For these special prices

Director Ralph Portillo Workshop - This weekend

or

Top LA Casting Director Melissa Skoff- Sept. 17 &18

$20 Off

Acting in Commercials Workshop Sept. 17 &24

or

Kids Only Commercials Workshop Sept. 9 &16

All Class Details Below

THE ACTOR AND DIRECTOR: CREATING THE CHARACTER with Director Ralph E. Portillo

Weekend Workshop - Sept 10th and 11th -

Morning & Afternoon Sessions

Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine, Academy Award nominee Eileen Brennan, Dick Van Patten, Mario Lopez, John Savage, Richard Roundtree, John Schneider, Nick Cassavettes, Jeremy London, Bo Hopkins, Billy Burke, Maury Chaulkin, Corey Haim, Alan Dysert, and Jason Hervey are but a few of the many talented actors who have worked under Ralph's direction.

Ralph brings to the table extensive experience working with actors in all aspects of the profession from live theatre to television and film. His thorough knowledge and experience of the filmmaking process is a benefit to anyone who works with him. His love, enjoyment, and respect of the craft is contagious.

His films have won awards at the New York Film Festival, Worldfest Houston, The Flagstaff International Film Festival, The Charleston International Film Festival, and The Foursite Film Festival.

He has also been the recipient of the Cindy Award, Telly Awards, Aurora Award, Millenium Award, the Davey Awards and the Accolade Awards.

Ralph is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

There will be two groups of fifteen students. One group will be in morning sessions Sat & Sun. The other group will be in afternoon sessions on Sat. & Sun.

The morning sessions will be from 9am to 1pm both days, and the afternoon sessions will be from 2:30pm to 6:30pm both days.

Payments for the workshop will need to be received four days prior to the workshop.

TOTAL COST: $175 for the 2-day workshop.

Date: Sept 10th and 11th

Time: AM Group: 9:30 - 1:00 | PM Group: 2:30 - 6:30

To make a reservation please call Alan Dysert at: (615) 500-7661 or email: .

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ACTING IN COMMERCIALS

Two Saturdays: Sept. 17th and 24th from 3pm to 6pm

This 2-session workshop will be very comprehensive.

We'll look at commercials and commercial acting styles with lots of on-camera commercial work.

>>> GET YOURSELF NOTICED! <<<

In the 2nd class we will make a DVD of all members of the class and it will be sent to 7 agents and 7 casting directors.

Actors in the United States make more money from commercials than in all movies and television combined. This is an area where you really need to know what you are doing. Being a good actor isn't enough. Commercials are a different game.

The competition is skilled. Winging it won't get you there.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

ˇCommercial Forms

ˇActing Styles in Commercials

ˇCharacter Spokesperson

ˇInterviews and Auditions

ˇGetting Booked

ˇOne-Liners

ˇVoice-Over

ˇRelationship to the Camera

ˇProduct Handling

Two Saturdays: Sept. 17th and 24th

3pm to 6pm

Registration Fee: $125

To sign up for the class please call (615) 500-7661 or send an email to:

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VETERAN HOLLYWOOD CASTING DIRECTOR -

MELISSA SKOFF

"HOW TO BOOK THE JOB"

Saturday & Sunday September 17th & 18th

Melissa Skoff is a Veteran Casting Director with 100+ feature & TV credits to her name and is also an established Acting Coach who teaches one of the top ongoing Cold Reading and Audition Technique Classes in Hollywood.

Melissa's career began at Warner Bros. where she cast features and TV. She became an Executive at Warner Bros. Television casting such hit series as "The Dukes of Hazzard" along with many other TV pilots, series and movies.

She was also the Sr. Executive in Charge of Talent and Casting for Fox Broadcasting's "Fox Night at the Movies" division where she gave big opportunities early in their careers to some of today's biggest stars including Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, and Paul Reiser. She also discovered Catherine Bell and cast her in the hit series, JAG.

Melissa is currently casting 3 Film projects including a feature to be shot in So. Africa and an animated project, with more features and television projects in the works.

Additionally, she helped the early careers of such stars as George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Spade, to name a few.

She was also named one of Hollywood's Top 20 Television Casting Directors and has been featured in numerous books and publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and even in overseas magazines.

Melissa has been a successful Acting Coach for almost as long as she's been casting. She holds a degree from UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television and studied acting from top Hollywood coaches, allowing her to create a method on how to get the job that works! She will cast each student in a scene and will give you the answers to the quiz as to how to create the most effective auditions that can get you the job. Ultimately, no actor books a job who doesn't impress the producers, directors, studio & network execs whose projects depend on hiring the best cast available.

Having cast and directed thousands of actors, Melissa will show you how to set yourself apart from the others!

The Actor's School is very fortunate that she has agreed to do two days of casting workshops.

There will be two groups of sixteen students only. One group will be in morning sessions on Saturday and Sunday. The other group will be in afternoon sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

The morning sessions will be from 9am to 1pm both days and the afternoon sessions will be from 2:30 to 6:30 both days.

If you want this kind of exposure and training, don't wait too long to sign up. The spots will go very quickly.

Payment for the workshop will need to be received one week prior to the workshops.

TOTAL COST: $175 for the two-day workshop

To make a reservation call 615-500-7661 or email:

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FOR KIDS ONLY: ACTING IN COMMERCIALS with Alan Dysert

Two Fridays - Sept. 9th and 16th from 4:30 to 6:30

This 2-session workshop will be very comprehensive look at commercials and

commercial acting styles with lots of on-camera commercial work.

>> GET YOURSELF NOTICED <<

In the second class we will make a videotape of all members of the class and it will be sent tofive agents and five casting directors.

Actors in the United States make more money from commercials than in all movies and television combined.

This is an area where you really need to know what you are doing. Being a good actor isn't enough.

Commercials are a different game. The competition is skilled. Winging it won't get you there.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

Commercial Forms * Acting Styles in Commercials * Character Spokesperson * Interviews and Auditions *

Getting Booked * One-Liners * Voice-Over * Relationship to the Camera * Product Handling

THERE WILL BE NO MORE THAN TWELVE ACTORS IN THE CLASS

DATE: Two Fridays - Sept. 9th and 16th

Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

REGISTRATION FEE: $$125To make a reservation please call (615) 500-7661 or send an email to: