CASTING CENTRAL AND LEWIS BAUMANDER ACTING STUDIO PRESENT
 
“Learning to Shine on Camera”
 
NEXT CLASS BEGINS: FEBRUARY 18, 2012 

 

Have you considered a career as an actor but don't want to spend a fortune finding out if it's for you? 

Are friends and family telling you that you have talent... but you aren't sure if you have what it takes? 

Do you want a comfortable professional environment in which to work and have fun? 

There are 3 simple things you need to do to find out.
 
1) Learn from the best.

2) Be where the jobs are.

3) Learn the profession as well as the craft.

 

Lewis Baumander, one of Canada’s top acting coaches and Casting Central, Toronto’s largest and busiest casting facility, are opening the doors to the film and t.v. industry in Canada where the professionals make their decisions. 

  

This is not a generic acting class. It will introduce you to breaking down a script and how to audition for a part. The focus is on the skills and techniques that directors and casting directors look for in professional actors.  This is a 5 week program of 4 acting classes and 1 career counseling session that will give you an honest answer without trying to sell you a bill of goods.

 

   The course breaks down as follows:

 

Class 1 will feature an introduction and overview of what it takes to make it, from acting technique to getting an agent.

Class 2 will focus on learning how to access and shape your emotional life to bring truth to the monologues and scenes you may be called upon to audition

Class 3 students will work on assigned memorized material handed out 2nd class

Class 4 will focus on learning how to breakdown scripts and specific techniques

Class 5 will be an application of what was learned in class 4 and answer the question “Where do I go from here?”

 

Call 416 921 1489 or use the ENROLL NOW button below to register. 

 

No experience required.  Curiosity and courage are a necessity!
 
Classes are at 10am Saturdays.  (Additional classes will be held at 2pm Saturdays and 6:30pm Mondays subject to demand.) 

 

Cost: $299 + HST
 
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“Shine 2: Scene Study and Audition Preparation"
 
 NEXT CLASS BEGINS: FEBRUARY 18, 2012 
 

Take your “Shine” skills to the next level with our “Shine on Camera 2” class. This is another five session course taking place over five weeks.
 
The first two classes will build on the “box game” and “AB scene” drills from Shine 1, at first separately and then in combination. 

Class 3 will concentrate on monologues.  

During Class 4 scenes will be handed out and cold read. 

For Class 5 students will bring back the same sides memorized for deeper scene work.
 
“Shine 2” will work with the building blocks of character, bringing these to the monologue and scene study.   Emphasis will be placed on breathing, relaxing, free association, and bringing personal thought and experience into play with a script. Of course, there will be extra emphasis on the play!
 
Cost: $299 +HST
 

 

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COST: $299 +HST
 
 
 
LEWIS BAUMANDER BIO

Lewis Baumander consulted on the casting of 4 series, coaching actors on more than 150 episodes of TV (Goosebumps, Due South, Divorce Court, Flashpoint, DeGrassi Next Generation), and 15 features, casting 4 feature films, directing a feature film (Future Fear) episodic TV (Deepwater Black), auditioning over 7000 actors for stage, film and TV, viewing endless hours of audition tape and having sat in the rooms where the decisions were made. Full details at www.lewisbaumander.com
 
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT LEWIS
 

"I have taken Lewis' classes and worked with him one on one. He encourages and shows his students how to shed the 'acting techniques', formulas and bad habits they may have acquired and gives his students the freedom to just be. A fresh start, free of judgement and open for opportunity. I have learned and become so much more comfortable and confident in my work, because Lewis has encouraged me to search for the truth in each character. To think, breathe, and create the reality of a human being that is not yourself, through yourself. Lewis is an incredible coach and extraordinary person, my experience working with him has been wonderful. Thank You Lewis!"

     - Nina Dobrev (Chloe, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Vampire Diaries)

 

"A psychology-oriented approach to acting. Lewis has extraordinary insight into the shift in modern acting techniques, and teaches practical methods of performing that are looked for by directors and casting directors of today. Furthermore, his teachings will have you analyzing your daily interactions in an entirely different way."
     - Shane Kippel (Degrassi: The Next Generation, Life With Derek, DogPound)