ON CAMERA III

Hello everyone!

It’s that time of year again! I’ve only had the chance to teach OC III once or twice a year, and I always wish I had more time for it—this class is such a blast. In most of my other classes, I find myself holding actors back from diving too deeply into character work, encouraging them instead to bring more of themselves to the performance. But here? This is your opportunity to fully transform—to push yourself as far as you want in becoming another person or being.

When I talk about stretching your comfort zone, this is the class that truly challenges you. These kinds of transformative exercises are usually reserved for theater-based training, but here, we gear everything toward the camera. The challenge? To alter your physical, vocal, and emotional reality without losing believability. To achieve that, you must be fully present in the process—uniting craft with truth, practicing new behaviors until they become second nature.

This class is an ongoing exploration of how to make that happen. So come ready to play, take risks, fall flat, and push through the awkwardness—because on the other side is that elusive space where your head, heart, and body fully personify the character.

Let’s dive in!

Ted

 

PS And if you are not quite ready to dive in this coming week, join a week late. I will make sure you don’t skip a beat!

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On Camera Acting III (Character Acting)  

7 weeks  @ 21ten Theatre 2110 SE 10th Ave

Dates: March 25th - May 6th, 2025

Time: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30pm

The total cost is $325

 

This class is for either advanced actors or actors who have been through OC I and OC II.

It was designed to be a continuation of those two classes.

Moving beyond yourself in the given circumstances - the bread and butter of an on camera actor - 

the focus here is on stretching the actor’s sphere of comfort to include previously foreign behavior.

Whether it is with an different voice, personality, or movement,

character work is “owning” those differences. Bringing life to them.

It is stepping into the skin of someone who walks and talks unlike yourself.

Techniques in accomplishing this are discussed and practiced.

With my assistance, each actor decides how much they want to stretch and with what kind of material.

All work is filmed and (time permitting) viewed and discussed.

 

A 100 dollar deposit registers you.

The balance ($225) is due by the second class.

Venmo and Paypal work. Venmo via: 323-819-9622.

 

Ted Rooney

rooneyacting@gmail.com