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IN-PERSON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 in SAN FRANCISCO
IMPROVISATION & TV ACTING SKILLS
FOR AGES 10-18
PARENT JOINS LAST 30 MIN. as students perform an activity they learned.
TWO COACHES:
DEBORAH ELIEZER, ASSOC. DIRECTOR, 18 YRS &
JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER, SINCE 1981
AGES 10-18
1:00PM-4:00P PST
$170.00
ENROLL LIMIT 12
WISE TO ENROLL BY OCT. 29 – NOV. 1
FOR STUDENTS WHO read at grade level
ALL SKILL LEVELS BENEFIT. NEW STUDENTS ARE WELCOME
ABOUT OUR LOCATION San Francisco in Presidio Heights.
– Jewish Community Center. 3200 California
– Free street meters on Sunday & indoor parking fees from $3 hr
– 2-4 blocks to Target, Peets Coffee, Starbucks, Cal Mart Market, Trader Joes, Best Buy and restaurants.
THE PURPOSE & VALUE OF THIS WORKSHOP
– TV/FILM DIRECTORS seek actors with IMPROVISATION SKILLS
– IMPROVISATION improves listening, trust in instincts and creativity
– ACTORS ARE OFTEN ASKED TO use their imaginations without a script at auditions.
OUR CURRICULUM WILL FOCUS ON
– Interacting in TV scripts and improvisation
– Developing imagination and trusting instincts
– Performing and sustaining energy and expression
– Learning to add texture and nuances to script readings
– Taking direction, improving timing and making-adjustments
– Evaluations emailed within 7-14 days after class
WHAT IS IMPROVISATION
– Improvisation or “Improv” is when a performance is created on-the-spot, without preparation.
– Improves listening, creativity, imaginations, making strong choices and confidence.
– As improv skills grow so does trust in taking risks in new situations.
HOMEWORK:
A TV script is emailed 6 days before to practice aloud 6 times before NOV 8.
REVIEW INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ASKED AT AUDITIONS:
1. What is your name, age and height
2. Describe a memorable school experience with a teacher or friend or subject
3. Describe a favorite vacation in the past.
ABOUT DEBORAH ELIEZER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, for 18 years.
For over 25 years she has coached acting for TV/Film and stage, improvisation, voiceover and dance. She develops her students trust in their imaginations. She has voiced over 25 Leapfrog Toys TV Commercials; Nickelodeon TV commercial, Dora the Explorer and video game: Godfather. Performances on stage include Marin Shakespeare Co and Antenna Theatre. An arts advocate and Founder/Artistic Director of Aviva Arts. (Scroll down for more and staff page).
JUDY WORKED WITH ROBIN WILLIAMS IN AN IMPROVISATION CLASS
Judy attended auditions and took improv classes to improve listening and trust in her instincts and imagination. Robin Williams attended before he was on TV in Mork & Mindy. It was wonderful to watch Robin perform and she learned so much. (Scroll down for more. Full bio on staff page)
STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES @ KIDS ON CAMERA:
– John Morris; voice of Andy in TOY STORY 1, 2 and 3.
– Bridgit Mendler; Teddy in Disney Series GOOD LUCK CHARLIE
– Adam McArthur; Marco Diaz in Disney TV Show STARS VS THE FORCES OF EVIL and Yuji Itadori in NIME ANIMATED SERIES
MORE ABOUT DEBORAH ELIEZER
A Kids on Camera Assoc. Director, on staff 18 years, has developed our acting programs. Deborah is an improvisation specialist. She is a director, actor, voiceover, dancer and voiceover coach for over 25 years. She performed in premier play by Torange Yeghiazarian, “The Tutor,” in S.F. Debórah has been the brand-identified voice of LiveOps since 2003 and has voiced for hundreds of 1-800 As Seen on TV Products. She created world premiere of Burning Wild, an outdoor audio/live performance and documentary about the Calif. wildfires. Debórah starred in the short film Wresting Place, written and directed by Coral Cohen. 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 performed in S.F. New York, UK, Cairo and on 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, staff page)
ABOUT JUDY BERLIN, DIRECTOR/FOUNDER.
Judy created No. California’s first TV/Film Acting and Voiceover School for ages 5-18 in 1981. Judy was a voiceover on SESAME STREET for 12 years. She taught drama in schools in Michigan, Chicago and Marin County before opening Kids on Camera. She trained young actors cast in Disney Films and an Emmy Award winner. Adam MacArthur was nominated for best voiceover award for ANIME ANIMATED SERIES in 2022. Bridgit Mendler attended classes from age 8-14. She was Teddy in DISNEY’S GOOD LUCK CHARLIE. (Full bio on staff page)
WE WELCOME your questions,
Email Judy Berlin at info@kids-on-camera.com
