Univ of New Mexico - Acting for the Camera

Dates: Jul 6 - 11, 2008
Grades: 9-12 (Entering in Fall 2008)
Tuition: $850 (Includes room and meals)

From commercial work to a future on the big screen, this camp offers essential how-to information with hands-on experience in front of the camera.

Details

Tailor your craft specifically for the on-camera experience in television and film. Develop new skills in a week long intensive that covers everything from auditions - cold readings and callbacks - to on-screen performance. Learn how to present your best self when you enter a room full of strangers. Learn basic techniques to focus mind and body on the acting task. You'll read and perform scenes from produced scripts with your peers as well as professionals, discover how to make the role your own, explore the differences between situation comedy and drama, and have the opportunity to meet and talk with working actors, directors, casting directors, and cinematographers. In a safe, positive space, we focus on each individual's unique talent and specific needs. Small, personalized sessions will be captured on video and analyzed by faculty and peers. For those interested in commercial work as well as a future on the big screen, this camp offers essential how-to information and experiences. You'll leave feeling charged and confident about your ability to make and execute strong, specific acting choices, to get the job, and to reap the rewards of playing it as only you can.

* Additional Information


Students check-in between 1 and 3pm on the first day of camp.
Travel should arrive into Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) or Train Station on the first day of camp prior to 2pm.
Travel should depart from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) or Train Station on the last day of camp after 7pm.
Transportation is available to and from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) or Train Station for $30 each way.

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The packets will be mailed mid May for those who requested them.
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Location Information

Univ New Mexico logo Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico now occupies 600 acres in the heart of Albuquerque. From the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande, to the Sandia Mountains to the east, Albuquerque is a blend of culture and cuisine, styles and stories, people, pursuits, and panoramas. The School of Fine Arts has a rich history, dating back to 1936, of offering quality educational programs with a tradition of nurturing creativity, fostering scholarly activity, and developing innovative programs.
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