Acting In Television Commercials: Audition To Win
About Terry’s Class
Ages: 8-18 (18+ To play younger welcome!)
Date: Sept 27th Time: 1:00-4:00pm Price: 129.00
Class Format:
This class is online to reflect up-to-the-minute industry audition requirements.
A script will be sent to you ahead of call time with casting direction on it. You will send the audition in before class starts for Terry to critique.
Each participant will perform the script that was assigned to them live. Terry will work the script with each actor & give notes/redirects giving valuable acting lessons to bring their read to the next level.
Commercial improv will also be covered.
When the participant is not performing, watching each other in the group is important to learn what makes a good audition worth a call back and a booking.
Terr’s past work features hundreds of commercials. Including: Target, Nike, Old Navy & more!
Her complete resume features over 200 projects total!
Terry Berland is a CSA Casting Director that casts on-camera, voice-over, animated commercials and more. She is the author of the book “Breaking Into Commercials”, and an industry blog writer for Casting Networks.
Exclusive Instructor with THA, (for kids and young adults) Terry Berland
You Will Learn:
How to break down the copy for successful auditions (who are you, what are you advertising, who are you talking to etc..)
For self taped auditions, how to properly read casting direction, label auditions and proper framing and lighting
Perfect your on camera performance by practicing Terry's techniques
The proper ways to perform the copy for commercials
How to utilize space, beats and moments
Improv exercises to strengthen images in one's imagination using sensory details
How to achieve a more relaxed, fun performance full of texture
How to use your unique personality in the small space and short amount of time given
Through direct and constructive notes from Terry Berland, each student will be given notes for necessary improvement. You will learn what commercial casting directors are really looking for.
“Commercials are actually a short scene that consists of hitting your mark, giving a look, or letting out your personality with only six lines. To act well in commercials an actor has to be able to let out their personality in a short scene in thirty seconds. Terry’s Commercial Acting technique is based on fundamental acting in a short scene study format. ”