Adventures in Acting: Beginning Kids and Teens (All Year) Grades K-12th
Subscriptions for this class are available for private payments only. You will not need to re-register each month and you may cancel your subscription at anytime. For purchase order payments, please select the "One-Time Purchase" option during check-out and remember to register before the next month’s class begins.
The instructor will meet with each new student to provide an initial assessment to determine which class the student will attend. The instructor will reach out to setup a meeting time after registration.
Summary: Adventures in Acting is lead by professional producer and casting director Chris Gilmore with assistance from director, Leo Gilmore. It is much more than just a class where students learn how to act professionally on camera for movies, television and commercials. This incredible series of classes is aimed to build the student’s self esteem and self image. It teaches discipline and focus as well as teaching students to use their creativity and imagination. It empowers the students to be able to speak in front of a group with great confidence and improves memorization, improvisation and even helps develop a sense of humor.
The classes are 4 hours per month, taught in two monthly 2-hour classes. The cost of the class is $135 per 4 hours of instruction. Upon registering, the instructor will set an appointment with you to evaluate if your child belongs in the beginner or intermediate class based on your child's or teen's age, previous acting classes, and personality traits. The schedule (day of the week and time of day) will be provided at that time based on the level your child is placed in. Class dates may vary due to holidays.
From start to finish all students will learn the art of comedy, drama, two-party scene study, cold-reading, monologue technique, comedy improvisation as applied to on-camera film and television performances as well as commercial techniques, and creating characters. Every month is a different acting theme. This course is the Real Thing, and if acting professionally is the goal, students will receive all the skills necessary to pursue a professional acting career while having fun learning them.
Each month a new class theme and skills are explored including comedy, improv, scripted scene study, dramatic scene study, method acting techniques, audition and cold-reading, scene breakdown technique/expanding your imagination, creating cool characters for movies and television, and commercial technique.
This class may be considered for Visual and Performing Arts credit for high school students. Please submit to your charter school for final approval.
Beginning Acting Class
This class is highly suggested for kids 9 years old through 18.
Assorted acting skills including comedy improv, method acting, on camera scene study, and much more.
A class which encourages the student to ask questions and learn the techniques of acting from the beginning steps on.
A strong focus on building the student’s confidence in themselves and in letting go the fear of performing in front of others
In this class, the teacher also evaluates the student’s learning style, confidence level, emotional needs, and develops a teaching plan for each individual student
Great class for a trained actor who has developed bad acting habits and needs to relearn the skills from a new perspective. (such as a theatre-trained actor who needs to learn how to tone-down “theatre acting” and approach acting from a more organic and internal level.
Consent: Upon enrolling in these acting classes, the parent is giving a consent to instructor Chris Gilmore to place chosen scenes filmed during class on the YouTube link. This also allows parents the opportunity to view segments of the class for their convenience and easy viewing.
Prerequisites
None
Supplies
It is helpful to either have a secondary device to view the scripts the teacher provides (such as an iPad or phone) or a printer to print out your scripts.
Class Details
Instructor: Chris G.
Subject: VAPA
Grades: 6th-12th
Meeting Time: TBD with Instructor
Meeting Day: TBD with Instructor
Sessions & Meeting Dates:
- August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
- September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
- October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024
- November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
- December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Class Length: 2 weeks
Class Duration: 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cost: $135 per month
Minimum Number of Students: 1
Maximum Number of Students: 12
Meeting Link:
Your pod instructor will provide all meeting links and course content via email after registration. Please ensure that you have stable internet connection during each class session.
Virtual Pods Policies
- Standard Enrollment: Most classes are standard enrollment courses which require student to be enrolled prior to the start of each course.
- Open Enrollment: If a course states "Open Enrollment" in its description you may still register into the course by contacting pods@homeschoolcoaches.com for assistance.
- Course links will be provided via email to registered students at least 24 hours prior to the first class session.
- If you need to cancel a class registration, please contact us at info@homeschoolcoaches.com with the following information: class title, day and time; student's name; your name, email and phone number. To receive a full refund, please contact us regarding the cancellation at least 24 hours prior to the first class session.
- If your student will be absent from a class session, please communicate this to your instructor. Unfortunately, we do not offer make-ups or prorated refunds.
- If your student misses 3 consecutive lessons without communication with your instructor, your student may be dropped from the class and you will forfeit the class fee.
- If no students have joined the meeting 10 minutes after the start time, the lesson may be cancelled at the instructor's discretion. This is considered a missed lesson and is not eligible for a refund.
- If an instructor cancels a class session, payments may be prorated to compensate for the missed session if a make-up day cannot be scheduled.
- If any instructor cancels a class series, you will receive a prorated refund based on the percentage of lessons you have paid for that were cancelled.
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