KIDS ON CAMERA TV/FILM ACTING SCHOOL
AGES 5-18 – 43rd Year
IN PERSON & ONLINE ON ZOOM
IN PERSON – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
IN SAN FRANCISCO
FILM ACTING, IMPROVISATION & TV SCENES
TWO COACHES, JOEY PAUL JENSEN
CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER
& JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER
AGES 5-8, 10:00A-11:30AM PST, TV SCENES, $175
AGES 9-18, 12:30-4:30PM PST, FILM ACTING, IMPROV & COMEDY, $280
Early $20 Discount Code “GDEB4UPG” expires Oct. 3
IN PERSON – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
VOICEOVER @ PRO RECORDING STUDIO in SAN FRANCISCO
CHARACTERS for ANIMATED FILMS & VIDEO GAMES
COACH, DEBORAH ELIEZER, ASSOC. DIRECTOR for 18 Years
Voiceover, director, actor, acting & improv coach.
AGE 7-9: 10:30A-12:30PST, $185
AGE 10-18: 1:00PM-4:00PM PST, $220
Near North Beach – Easy Parking
On-going monthly Saturday or Sunday topics and dates. Workshops posted 10 days before each month.
Taking a workshop with Kids On Camera will…
Develop Creativity, Enhance Acting and Communication Skills and Instill Confidence.
Our students discover their uniqueness; the traits that make them extraordinary, in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere. Parents get feedback in evaluations we email following workshops. Children need to interact with other children and use their imagination to maintain a positive attitude in these challenging times.
We have trained children who have been cast in TV Commercials, Voiceovers and Film.
See Success Stories
NEW IN PERSON WORKSHOPS IN SAN FRANCISCO
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CASTING DIRECTOR
AGE 5-8 TV SCENES (See details…)
AGE 9-18 FILM ACTING, IMPROV, COMEDY SKILLS (See details…)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
VOICEOVER for ANIMATED FILMS & GAMES @ RECORDING STUDIO. Near North Beach
COACH, DEBORAH ELIEZER, ASSOC. DIRECTOR, 18 YEARS
AGE 7-9: 10:30A-12:30PST
AGE 10-18: 1:00PM-4:00PST
(See details…)
Certificate of Honor Award
from the City of San Francisco Supervisors
for our Service to Youth in 2016.
CONGRATULATIONS KAYCI KERNER
Watch the 30 minute video on YouTube
Kids on Camera student, Kayci Kerner, age 14, was cast in Jordan Matters You Tube Channel episode on Aug. 10, 2024. My Daughters FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL, “Hidden Cameras”. She had so much fun filming this episode.
ABOUT KAYCI: SHE started our classes in San Francisco in at age 9. She continued in person and on zoom in 2020-2024. Her skills grew in a variety of topics: Voiceover, Vocalist Performance, TV Acting for Films and Commercials. SHE was also cast in a Scan Marker on-line ad and ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING TV COMMERCIAL
DID YOU KNOW THAT WE TRAINED:
BRIDGIT MENDLER
She was Teddy in Disney’s GOOD LUCK CHARLIE Series
JUSTIN WHALIN
Emmy Winner at Age 19, CBS TV Movie, OTHER MOTHERS
Lead Teen Actor, Andy Barclay, CHILD’S PLAY 3, 1991 FILM
JOHN MORRIS
He was the voice of Andy in TOY STORY
ADAM MCARTHUR
Best Voice Actor, 2022 Award Nominee, Anime Animated Series.
Role as Yuji Itadori;
on Crunchyroll ANIME Series “Jujutsu Kaisen”.
HOW TO CREATE LESS ANXIETY AND HEALTHY BRAINS FOR ALL AGES
In Kids on Camera workshops students are encouraged to interact with classmates, share their voice, use their imaginations and have fun. Social Psychologist John Haidt’s, new book The Anxious Generation, looks at the role smart phones and social media have played in “rewiring” our brains. John points out how technology has contributed to the rise of teenage depression and anxiety.
WANT A PRIVATE CLASS with JUDY BERLIN?
Email Judy @ info@kids-on-camera.com
IN PERSON AGES 5-8
with a CASTING DIRECTOR in SAN FRANCISCO
TOPIC: TV SCENES & DIALOGUES & INTERVIEW SKILLS
– LEARN TO PERFORM a short TV commercial and 1-liner script
– ANSWER QUESTIONS directors ask at auditions
COACH, JOEY PAUL JENSEN,
AWARD WINNING CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER cast 80 feature films and 20 Animated Series with Disney, Paramount, & SONY Studios
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
IN PERSON in SAN FRANCISCO
AGES 5-8, 10AM-11:30AM PST
$175, ENROLL LIMIT 6
A PARENT JOINS CLASS last 15 min. as students perform live
OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO read at grade level & want to improve acting and audition skills.
Beginners are welcome
WISE TO ENROLL BY OCT. 1-8 as HOMEWORK scripts are emailed 7 days before class.
HOMEWORK DETAILS BELOW
LOCATION San Francisco in Presidio Heights.
Jewish Community Center. 3200 California. Free Sunday meters & Indoor parking.
2-4 blocks to restaurants, Peets Coffee, Cal Mart Market, Target, Trader Joes.
JOEY HAS CAST
Films: Bratz, Camp Cool Kids, TV Series That’s So Raven, Disney’s Adventures of Sam Sandwich, Oswald the Octopus.
JOEY DISCOVERED
Nicole Moorea Sherman at a Kids on Camera workshop and helped her get cast as co-star in Disney Series. Coop & Cami Ask the World in 2018 and lead film role in 2019, Into the Darkness. (SCROLL DOWN FOR JOEY’s BIO)
OUR CURRICULUM WILL FOCUS ON
– developing performance skills and confidence
– using imaginations, trusting instincts, sharing your personality
– interacting with a partner in a scene, who will be your coach
– performing a script and sustaining energy and expression
– taking direction, improving vocal expression, making-adjustments
– evaluations are emailed within 14 days after class
ABOUT OUR LARGE COMFORTABLE SAFE CLASSROOM
Our classroom has an outdoor deck.
We observe State Health Guidelines to keep students safe and healthy.
EASY HOMEWORK
We email ONE SHORT TV SCRIPT & 1-LINE SCRIPTS 7 days early to practice and memorize before class,
SAMPLE TV SCRIPT for ages 5-8
MACARONI AND CHEESE. MEMORIZE ALL LINES
Teacher: What do you want to eat?
Child: I want macaroni and cheese every day.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Kraft Cheese is the best.
ONE LINE SCRIPT SAMPLES:
Learn to use different emotions for one line script.
Who me?
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
ABOUT JOEY PAUL JENSEN
AWARD WINNING INDEPENDENT CASTING DIRECTOR and FILM PRODUCTER FOR OVER 30 YEARS. AWARD WINNER as Best Independent Casting Director for Children’s TV Series. She has cast hundreds of hours on family networks: Disney Ch. Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Hallmark, Fox, CBS, ABC, PBS.. She works with PBS KIDS casting new features. She started careers of Shia LeBeouf, Janel Parrish, Hillary Duff. In 2023 she cast a film and true baseball story: ON FIRE.
JOEY CONDUCTED A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR YOUNG BOYS to STAR in ON FIRE to be released fall 2024. PREVIOUS CASTING: TV Series THAT’S SO RAVEN. Joey graduated Calif. Institute of Arts. She has appeared on Nightline, Dr. Phil, and Access Hollywood as an expert for young talent. (The presence of this casting director is for educational purposes with no promise of representation or employment.)
IN PERSON AGE 9-18 in SAN FRANCISCO
with A CASTING DIRECTOR
FILM ACTING, IMPROVISATION, & COMEDY SKILLS
COACH JOEY PAUL JENSEN
AWARD WINNING CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER has cast 80 feature films with Paramount, SONY Studios & Disney,
– Work with pro film scripts.
– Improv skills are important as directors often ask actors to use their imaginations without a script
– Improvisation helps one to feel calm, capable, and directable.
JOEY CAST FILMS
Legally Blondes. Soul Surfer, Mighty Oak, Blue Crush 2, TV Shows: Shadrach, Beyond the Break, Mako Mermaids (Scroll down for BIO).
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
AGES 9-18, 12:30-4:30PM PST
ENROLL LIMIT 12, $280
$20 Early Bird Discount code expires Oct. 3, only for ages 9 to 18
Copy discount code “GDEB4UPG” and paste in cart into ‘Coupon code’ field, then click ‘Apply coupon‘ to receive discount.
A PARENT JOINS LAST 30 MIN. as students perform live.
– WISE TO ENROLL BY OCT 1-8
– OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO read at grade level & want to expand acting skills.
– All skill levels benefit.
OUR LOCATION San Francisco in Presidio Heights.
Jewish Community Center. 3200 California. Free Sunday meters & Indoor parking.
2-4 blocks to restaurants, Peets Coffee, Cal Mart Market, Target, Trader Joes.
HOMEWORK
1 or 2 page film scene is emailed to practice 7 days before class. No need to memorize. Practice both parts in scene aloud 8 times before class.
OUR CURRICULUM WILL FOCUS ON
– developing bold acting skills with comedic techniques
– cold reading skills with texture and nuances
– improvisation develops imagination
– understanding character arcs
– sustaining energy, rhythm and expression
– becoming familiar with different story lines
– taking direction, improve timing and making-adjustments
– interacting in a scene with classmates and your coach
– Evaluations emailed within 14 days after class
WHAT IS IMPROVISATION & IT’S VALUE
– an important skill to develop trust in instincts
– improv is created without preparation.
– Improves creativity, making strong choices and confidence.
– as improv skills grow, so does the ability to embrace taking risks in new situations; worry less about what others think.
– a valuable skill whether you dream of being in the spotlight or feel more comfortable speaking in front of groups
ABOUT OUR LARGE COMFORTABLE SAFE CLASSROOM
Our large classroom has an outdoor deck. We observe State Health Guidelines to keep students safe. (SEE POLICY PAGE)
SUCCESS STORY @ KIDS ON CAMERA:
JOEY DISCOVERED Nicole Moorea Sherman at age 12 at a Kids on Camera workshop and helped her get cast as co-star in Disney Series. Coop & Cami Ask the World in 2018 and lead film role in 2019, Into the Darkness. ABOUT JOEY PAUL JENSEN: AWARD WINNING INDEPENDENT CASTING DIRECTOR and FILM PRODUCTER FOR OVER 30 YEARS. ARTIOS AWARD WINNER as Best Independent Casting Director for Children’s TV Series. She has cast hundreds of hours of episodic TV for family networks: Disney Ch. Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Hallmark, Fox, CBS, ABC, and PBS.. She currently works with PBS KIDS. She started careers of Shia LeBeouf, Janel Parrish, Hillary Duff. SHE cast a film and true baseball story: ON FIRE to be released fall 2024. JOEY CONDUCTED A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR YOUNG BOYS, to STAR in ON FIRE. PREVIOUS CASTINGS: LEGALLY BLONDES, SOUL SURFER, MOONRISE and TV Series THAT’S SO RAVEN. Joey graduated Calif. Institute of Arts. She has appeared on Nightline, Dr. Phil, and Access Hollywood as an expert for young talent. (The presence of this casting director is for educational purposes with no promise of representation or employment.)
IN PERSON VOICEOVER
@ PRO RECORDING STUDIO IN SAN FRANCISCO
CREATE CHARACTERS for ANIMATED FILMS & VIDEO GAMES
SUNDAY, NOV. 17, AGES 7-9 & 10-18
AT VOICE ONE STUDIO near NORTH BEACH & PARK ACROSS THE STREET
Voiceover actors are in demand for animation projects and video games.
FOCUS OF OUR CLASS INCLUDES
-Learning about the fun world of voiceover and perform on a microphone
-Creating characters: shy cat, sweet fairy, wise magician, fierce tiger, bossy parrot and more
-Using imaginations, improving listening and expression
-Confident readers often get cast
-Learning timing, phrasing, sustaining energy with a variety of scripts
-A parent joins class last 20 min. as students perform activities.
-Evaluations are emailed within 5-12 days after workshop
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
AGE 7-9, 10:30A-12:30PST, ENROLL LIMIT 6, Fee $185.00
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
AGE 10-18, 1:00PM-4:00PM PST, ENROLL LIMIT 10, Fee $220.00
WISE TO ENROLL BEFORE NOV. 5
ALL SKILL LEVELS BENEFIT
OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO read at grade level and want to learn new skills
ABOUT COACH, DEBORAH ELIEZER, ASSOC. DIRECTOR, on staff 18 yrs.
Professional voiceover, director, actor, improv specialist, acting and voiceover coach for over 25 years. She voiced 25 Leapfrog Toys Commercials; Nickelodeon TV Commercial, Dora the Explorer; Godfather and Monopoly Video Games and more.(BIO below)
EASY HOMEWORK EMAILED 5 DAYS BEFORE CLASS:
We email two one-liner scripts and three-character images 5 days early so students create 2 different character voices for one-line scripts to perform at class. More scripts passed in class. Bring a bottle of water. Eat a meal before class.
CONFIRMATIONS EMAILED 5 DAYS BEFORE WITH HOMEWORK REMINDER AND SITE LOCATION DETAILS
HEALTH GUIDELINES
No Vaccine required. Masks optional
Large classrooms with ventilation.
ABOUT LOCATION & EASY PARKING
VOICEONE RECORDING STUDIO in SAN FRANCISCO
414 JACKSON ST. 2ND FLOOR in JACKSON SQUARE near NORTH BEACH
TWO PARKING LOTS ACROSS the STREET and street meters.
Park at 635 Sansome St. & in 1-block at 768 Sansome St.
2 BLOCKS TO STARBUCKS where parents may wait.
Restaurants and shopping within 4 blocks
TO ENTER BUILDING Use CALL BOX at street entrance.
ABOUT COACH, DEBÓRAH ELIEZER, Assoc. Director 18 years.
She makes learning fun. Professional director, actor, voiceover, dancer and improv and voiceover coach for over 25 years. She develops our programs. Artistic Director of Aviva Arts Theater Co. She performed in premier play by Torange Yeghiazarian, “The Tutor,” in S.F. She developed premiere of “Burning Wild,” an audio/live performance in S.F. Deborah is passionate about using acting for personal expression. SHE HAS VOICED 25 Leapfrog Toys TV Commercials and Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer and video games for the Sims, Monopoly and Godfather. She has voiced hundreds of 1-800 TV Products. She has performed in S.F. NYC, UK, Cairo and Olivia cruise ships. She holds a B.A. Cum Laude from S.F. State U; is a certified sound, voice, healing arts practitioner from Calif Institute of Integral Studies and certified yoga coach. (Full BIO on staff page)
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NEW PARENT & STUDENT
MEMORABLE FEEDBACK & QUOTES
“My daughter, Emerson, age 10, has learned so much and has fun in your zoom classes. You are always looking out for her and helping her get auditions. The way you reach out on her behalf means so much! I am so grateful that you are in our lives!”
Thank you, Mrs. Keenen, South Bay, Atherton, CA
“I liked getting feedback from my classmates about my performances. I took notes to remember what they said to help me in future. I liked watching everyone perform. Zoom makes that easy.”
Audry, Age 13
“I had fun using my imagination for improvisation and telling stories.”
Andres, Age 10
“I liked how the students and coach gave feedback to help each student improve. Then I really liked watching their skills improve when they took their 2nd turn.”
Sophia P. Age 17
THANKS FOR A GREAT CLASS. SUN., JUNE 25. Your workshops give your students skills they need to learn and they have fun. I am so glad you are still giving workshops. My son, Aidan 14, attended Sun., June 25, TV Acting, Interview Skills & Improv on Zoom 10A-12P. That class filled. He liked the scripts you emailed early to practice. The enroll limit of 12 gave my son the attention he needed. We look forward to attending future workshops on Zoom and In Person.
Mrs. H. Rosenberg, San Francisco, CA
LEARN WHY OUR IN-PERSON & ZOOM WORKSHOPS ARE FUN, SUCCESSFUL and EDUCATIONAL
– Students interact; have fun using their imaginations and learn performance skills.
– Our students discover their uniqueness in a non-competitive atmosphere.
–Shy youngsters gain confidence and learn to trust their instincts; outgoing kids find an outlet for their creative energy.
– Award-winning teachers, casting directors and film producers coach.
– Scripts are emailed 3-6 days early to practice or memorize before class
– Enroll limit is 8-12 to give more attention.
– We start with vocal and physical warm-ups and class pace moves.
– Learn a variety of topics; cold script reading; timing; how to take direction.
– Evaluations are emailed 5-10 days after workshops.– Zoom link instructions on how to prepare are emailed 3-5 days before class.
– We can help students meet a talent agent and get interviews for auditions
MORE FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS
“Hi Judy. My two boys, age 11 and 15, loved your in-person and zoom classes this spring and summer. They couldn’t stop talking about it after class. They gave each other feedback. Count them in to enroll again. I really enjoyed joining the last 30 min. of class as the students demonstrated what they learned in a live performance. The evaluations you emailed following each class gave me insight and were valuable. They had fun and learned a lot in your zoom classes in July and August.”
Mrs. Howell, Oakland CA
“Your programs are valuable and fun. You made a difference in my daughter’s life. Your zoom and in-person classes have been worthwhile and successful. She started at age 9 and is now 13. Her acting, script reading skills and confidence have improved. We worked with experienced and honest coaches, casting directors and talent managers.”
Mrs Lisa K. Stockton, CA
“Congrats on 42 years! What an amazing accomplishment and legacy you have built over the years. I value your lifelong commitment to the arts and to helping children build their skills in creativity and confidence. Your staff is talented. Joey Paul Jensen brings great scripts and gives students valuable feedback. Deborah Eliezer (Assoc. Director) has a comforting teaching style which my daughter enjoys. We are grateful to have found you.” (My daughter attended at age 5. Now since 2020 at age 11, she is learning a lot with you on Zoom)
Jessica Steward, Oakland, CA
“My daughter is learning a ton in your zoom classes. Your evaluations are valuable and thoughtful.”
Sam Brewer, Castro Valley CA
We look for the gifts students brings to us.
Shy youngsters gain confidence and learn to trust their instincts. Confident children find an outlet for their creative energy! After our zoom workshops parents receive an evaluation via email to learn about their child’s skills and accomplishments. In-person workshops will resume when the health crisis decreases. Zoom classes will also continue as children are able to learn skills.
DISNEY STAR & FORMER KIDS ON CAMERA STUDENT,
BRIDGIT MENDLER
LAUNCHES OUTER SPACE COMMUNICATIONS STARTUP,
NORTHWOOD SPACE in LOS ANGELES IN 2023.
DISNEY STAR from GOOD LUCK CHARLIE TV SERIES & FORMER KIDS ON CAMERA STUDENT, BRIDGIT MENDLER, LAUNCHED AN OUTER SPACE STARTUP, NORTHWOOD SPACE, in LOS ANGELES IN 2023. Bridgit started acting with us at age 9. Her lead role as Teddy on Good Luck Charlie was 2010 to 2014.
See Newer Success Stories for complete details…
WHY JUDY BERLIN STARTED KIDS ON CAMERA!
“When I was in high school, acting class was a very special part of my day. I performed in plays, assisted our play director behind the scenes at rehearsals, and became president of Drama Club. Acting classes in my teen years gave me a creative outlet and it was fun. Those experiences gave me the desire to become an acting teacher.”
Read full story on a separate page!
Caleb Sorocco, Age 10
CONGRATULATIONS CALEB SOCORRO:
Actor for IMAGINE LEARNING SOFTWARE
BJ’s Restaurant Pizookie Facebook Commercial
Watch commercial
Print Model for Quince & Co.
LeapFrog Toys, Leap Pods Max Dancing Role
MuleSoft Digital Website Campaign
Guest Role, TV Series Pilot, SEND HELP, AMC Network
(Click to Learn more about Caleb)
Aidan Rhys, Age 14
Old Navy TV Commercial
Acting Role: San Francisco Opera, Elixir of Love
Paramount Film, Dungeons & Dragons, starring Hugh Grant
Role in Independent Film starring Jessica Chastain; Director Michelle Franco
NEW CASTING STORY! CONGRATULATIONS MALIYA RENNA, Age 10.
Local directors contacted Judy Berlin, founder of Kids on Camera, to submit a few students for a voiceover audition in January 2024. Our student, Maliya, 10, was cast as a Voiceover for a new educational toy, Octopus Garden, that will be available in fall. Maliya has participating in several different workshop topics to improve her audition and acting skills. Her mother was a student at Kids on Camera many years ago. We are so proud of Maliya. (Click for more castings)
Congratulations Musa & Munir Omar (ages 19)
Cast in music video, Eulogy for the musical artist Grandson.
CONGRATULATIONS ALUMNI! ADAM MCARTHUR!
AWARD NOMINEE: BEST VOICE ACTOR, ANIME ANIMATED SERIES 2022
Adam is best known as voice of Marco Diaz in the hit Disney TV Show, Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Anime Series star, Adam, is the lead character Yuji Itadori on the hit Crunchyroll Anime Series “Jujutsu Kaisen”. Anime series is popular with teens. KRON TV Channel 4 Interviewed Adam, a Pinole native, in 2022 and he shared how he started to study acting at Kids on Camera TV/Film Acting School. He was nominated in 2022 as Best Voiceover Actor for Anime. Hear him in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Previous national TV Commercials were Nintendo and McDonald’s. He started Kids on Camera at age 13 and we helped him get his start in the industry and meet talent agents.
Workshop Topics Year-Round Include:
• TV Commercial Acting Skills
• Voiceover For Animated Films
• Hosting Performance Skills
• Improvisation & Storytelling
• Comedic Acting Skills For Films
• Dramatic Acting Skills For Films
• Comedic & Dramatic Monologues
• Audition Skills For TV/Film & Voiceover
• Parent’s Make Self-Tape Auditions
• Vocalist Performance & Audition Skills
• Voiceover For Animated Films & Video Gaming
• Acting Tones For Disney TV Characters
• Physical Comedy
Tips for the Future from Judy Berlin,
Director/Founder since 1981
Investing in your child’s education will last a lifetime.
We enhance acting, improve script reading and communication skills, build confidence and make learning fun. Enrollment is limited to give students more attention. Evaluations with feedback are emailed following classes.
Directors now ask actors to show their personalities and share their interests in interviews so they learn what makes them tick. We teach a wide variety of topics and we also teach parents and ages 16-20 how to create self-tape auditions. Having the correct format and size for self-tapes is important or casting and film directors will not look at the audition tapes. Having familiarity with cold script reading and how to introduce yourself helps actors get cast.
OUR NEW TEACHING METHODS & PURPOSE
Judy Berlin, Director/Founder is a visionary
Judy created a quality training to develop creativity and confidence with experienced and talented coaches. Shy youngsters gain confidence and outgoing children find an outlet for their creative energy. We teach acting and audition skills for TV/Film, improvisation and voiceover.
Students explore different topics with experienced casting and film directors and talent managers. Auditioning from a home studio on zoom is easy! Getting cast depends upon the ability to listen, take direction, and understand the audition process.
Students learn how to set up a home studio. Parents learn how to make Self-Tape Auditions and Eco Casts. Students go into breakout rooms to practice a script with a partner and learn to use camera angles.
ABOUT AUDITIONS, NEW FORMATS, & LEADERSHIP SKILLS:
If you perform with confidence at auditions, talent agents, film directors and casting directors will start to take notice. Convey in your interview that you believe in yourself; your abilities and deserve to get cast. In time your auditions will impress the directors which will lead to getting cast in supporting, co-star or lead role. These skills can also lead to becoming leaders at school such as class presidents. Actors who get cast are the ones who are constantly working on their skills. Aim to become an engaging actor and get cast in the parts you deserve. Acting topics include comedic and dramatic acting, cold script reading, improvisation, voiceover, storytelling, monologues, scene study, TV commercials, and hosting.
Auditions now take place on Zoom or on a Self-Taped Audition. Directors now want to experience your personality and learn what makes you tick. I teach parents and older teens age 16-20, how to make Self-Taped Auditions with correct formats, size, and labels or agents and directors will not look at them.
Judy has trained the following Students
Judy started the careers of…
Michael Catalano the original voice of CHARLIE BROWN in the first series
Bridgit Mendler: She was Teddy in Disney’s GOOD LUCK CHARLIE Series
John Morris: He was the voice of Andy in TOY STORY
Ethan DiSalvio was a voiceover and actor for LEAPFROG TOYS and on NICKELODEON
Justin Whalin took his first acting class with us at age 9. At age 11 he was on stage in the title role of The Little Prince at San Francisco’s Victoria Theatre. We helped him connect with a local talent agent and in L.A. At age 19, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for a CBS MOVIE, OTHER MOTHERS. He was Jimmy Olsen on National TV Series, LOIS & CLARK THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN 1994-97
Ezra Stanley started Kids on Camera at age 11. We connected him with a local talent agent. He was cast as the lead in the film, JUNIOR, which Won Outstanding Indie Film at Detroit Black Film Festival 2020. He was an Award Winning Director for Levi’s Commercial @ Burbank Internat’l Film Festival; He has the Lead Role, Michelob TV Commercial produced in the Bay Area in 2020.
We have trained speech contest winners; voiceovers, TV actors and models. Our students have become News Reports in NYC and Los Angeles; Emmy winners; voiceovers and actors in Disney Films and in National TV series and commercials.
Read more on…
- Newer Success Stories
43 YEARS OF SUCCESS STORIES STUDENTS TAKE A BOW! I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all of our studentson their achievements in television,… Read more: Newer Success Stories
MEMORABLE MESSAGE TO GIVE US ALL HOPE IF A HEALTH CRISIS RETURNS!
Belgium Psychotherapist Ester Perel shared valuable insights in a National TV interview on Amanpour & Co in 2020 and Jan. 2024. She has a Pod Cast.
Journalist, Christine Amanpour asked Ms. Perel:
“Do we have permission to feel happy in the midst of a crisis?”
Ms Perel said:
“Being confined 2020-2021 was a challenging time. Our minds traveled and our Imaginations soared. We need to allow ourselves to feel hopeful that there is a ray of light shining through the crack. NOW it is wise to limit the time your child works at a computer. Get out and be social – join classes – use our imaginations thru improv – tell stories – sing. Using our imaginations will keep us alive and resilient.”
NEW TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR RELATIONSHIP & THE MENTAL HEALTH of YOUR CHILD
Our programs encourage children to use their imaginations which helps maintain and improve their mental health. During the holidays encourage experiences together as a family rather than focusing on gifts.
REVIEW NEW TIPS & QUESTIONS TO ASK CHILDREN MORE OFTEN NOW TO:
Increase your child’s self-awareness; maintain mental health; keep communication open and boost moods
DUE TO THE EXPERIENCES FAMILIES HAD SINCE EARLY 2020 DURING OUR HEALTH CRISIS, ASK CHILDREN THESE QUESTIONS MORE OFTEN NOW:
– How do you feel rather than asking them how their grade was on a math test.
– How are you sleeping?
– Do you want to re-design your home workspace with art or a plant?
– How is your communication with your siblings, friends nearby and at school?
– What do you like watching on TV or YouTube?
– Do you feel safe at school?
– How are your eating habits?
– Do you understand why you wear a mask?
-What do you want to do on weekends with family or friends?
MORE TIPS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE HOME SCHOOLED or ATTEND SCHOOL.
Before school starts go outside and feel the sunshine and feel the grass with your bare feet. If your child works remotely from home arrange workspaces near a window to look out at nature. Add color or calendar with photos of animals or nature and a small plant in their workspace. Post their original art. Take a break for music or a walk. Water is calming and uplifts moods so add swimming, soaking in a bathtub, and more showers. For anxiety crunching on carrots or chewing gum may help. Oversee what children watch on the internet and avoid watching TV News. To take fear or dislike of wearing masks discuss how masks protect us from germs so we stay healthy and have fewer colds. Create an art activity decorating masks with stickers. Make a mask for their stuffed animals and dolls and create a skit
Questions? Contact Judy at info@kids-on-camera.com
Read more on…
- Why Judy Berlin started Kids On Camera!
CELEBRATING 43rd ANNIVERSARY! Congrats on 42 years! What an amazing accomplishment and legacy you have built over the years. I raise a glass to you… Read more: Why Judy Berlin started Kids On Camera! - Judy SaysKIDS ON CAMERA TV/FILM ACTING & VOICEOVER WORKSHOPS for AGES 5-18 IN PERSON & ONLINE ON ZOOM – YEAR-ROUND NEW IN PERSON FALL WORKSHOPS… Read more: Judy Says
- About Us
“I believe the children are our future …teach them well and let them lead the way.Show them all the beauty they possess inside.Give them a… Read more: About Us
ABOUT OUR GUEST COACHES
JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CASTING DIRECTOR & FILM PRODUCER
Award winning casting director, film producer and acting coach for over 20 years. Joey has cast hundreds of hours of episodic TV for family networks Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Ch, CBS, ABC, and PBS. Joey has cast 75 films and 18 live & animated TV series. Films includeLegally Blonde, Camp Cool Kids, Soul Surfer. Animated and live TV series include Disney Adventures of Sam Sandwich. Joey met Nicole Moorea Sherman in our workshop at age 12. Joey helped Nicole meet film directors who cast her in the film Little People (2016) and in 2018 she was cast as the lead in the film, Into the Darkness. (The presence of this casting director is for educational purposes and in no way constitutes the promise of representation or employment.)
LINDA DEFILIPPO, TALENT MANAGER
Linda is a talent manager for over 20 years with a strong work ethic. She has worked with us for over 7 yrs. Most managers take talented actors with less experience and helps develop them and connects them with auditions for TV/film and voiceover. Her young clients have been cast on Modern Family, This Is Us and Atticus Shaffer was a series regular, ABC’s The Middle for 9 seasons. Linda has cast Kids on Camera students in the ABC series Fresh Off the Boat and the lead role in 2020 film Junior, which won Outstanding Indie Film at Detroit Black Film Festival. (The presence of this manager is for educational purposes and in no way constitutes the promise of representation or employment.)
DEBORAH ELIEZER
DEBÓRAH coaches all ages. Experienced acting, improv, and voiceover coach; stage and voiceover actor, dancer, and arts activist for over 25 years. She developed our improv, acting and voiceover programs. She is the Artistic Director of Aviva Arts, a local and international touring theater co. She is passionate about using acting skills for personal expression. As a pro voiceover she voiced 25 Leapfrog Toys TV Commercials and the Nickelodeon TV commercial, Dora The Explorer and video games for the Sims, Monopoly and Godfather. She has performed in San Francisco, NYC, UK, Cairo and Olivia cruise ships. She holds a B.A. Cum Laude from S.F. State U, and is a certified sound, voice, movement healing arts practitioner. (Full BIO on staff page)
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