The focus of class work is finding specific solutions to individual performance needs and deepening your understanding of acting for the camera as it relates to commercial formats. Many actors use this class to keep sharp during slow audition periods. The class meets for four weeks with an option to continue. Students who did not study commercials at SFT must register for a minimum of eight weeks. 1.0 Credit COM302 Spokesperson Intensive Designed to help actors in commercials, industrials and voice-overs, the Spokes Intensive prepares actors to deliver difficult scripts in a conversational manner.
Actors work on script analysis, authority, breathing, phrasing and tonal color.
Both audio and on-camera work are included. 1.0 Credit COM303 Commercial Master Class Working in commercials is more than delivery of copy. The Master Class emphasizes good audition values in addition to text analysis, relationship to the camera, working out of sequence on the set and the director's language. Led by a New York casting director, the Master Class guides the seasoned performer from audition to the callback to the set. No one can dispute the value of casting director and agent feedback.