On Camera Basics is for theater actors, stunt performers, background actors, and people brand new to acting who want to explore stepping up to speaking roles in TV and Film.

In a safe and supportive environment, you will learn audition technique, critical on set terminology, industry navigation and how to best approach the business of acting.

Students will work on camera every week, utilizing film and tv scripts from projects that have filmed in the southeast market. Participants will learn how to make choices with their scripts, where to look (eyelines), where to stand (marks) and how to take and process re-directs.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.

This class is best suited to students who have little to no technique training or are new to acting. However, you can definitely jump in if you:

• have taken other techniques and want to add Chubbuck to your toolbelt
• have previously taken Chubbuck at DI or elsewhere and want to get a refresher before jumping into the ongoing class (tbd). Please email [email protected] to discuss previous training.

NOTE – All students are expected to acquire and read Ivana Chubbuck’s, The Power of the Actor, prior to attending the 1st class.

This technique maintains a focus on producing and nurturing working actors in a rigorous professional environment. It is our mission to empower our students with the tools to become successful and to make dynamic, empowered choices in their work.

In this class, students will break down the text according to the 12 Steps in “The Power of the Actor” and apply the emotional exercises in the book as it pertains to specific scene work. The goal is to get every student to learn how to be proactive and win an objective in the scene while creating a dynamic performance. While there is no filming element to this class, the technique is designed especially through the use of inner monologue and inner objects to be captured, truthfully for the camera.

Jerri Tubbs studied with Ivana Chubbuck for 7 years at her studio in Los Angeles and we’re proud to have her at Drama Inc!

**Read more about The Chubbuck Technique here: ivanachubbuck.com
***Please contact Drama Inc. [email protected] to audit a class before enrolling/placement into a class level.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.

* There is no camera element to this class – students will need to send a headshot and resume to [email protected] and [email protected] prior to attending.

Objective of this class…is for every actor to leave with a fully-equipped tool belt, in regards to breaking down a script, and the ability to apply that new found knowledge to their performance.

Class Outline:

Week 1 & 2 we spend outlining why script analysis is so necessary the process we will be utilizing during this course.

Week 3 & 4 we apply the process to the full assigned scripts as well as the sides.

Week 5 & 6 we are up on our feet rehearsing and then doing our final performance for our classmates, applying all that we’ve learned.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.

How many times have you said, “I knew the lines perfectly in the car/shower”? How many times have you said, “I get so nervous in the waiting/audition room”? How many times have you just sort of said your lines with meaning & not made informed, confident & detailed choices?
All that will change in our new class, THE BREAKDOWN. Cat & Dustin will help you build a working foundation that you will use for the rest of your career!

In THE BREAKDOWN you will learn:
a clear concise, process to quickly break down your text/scene/script
a variety of memorization techniques to help develop your own process
physical & mental relaxation techniques & confidence builders to change that nervous energy into excitement

THE BREAKDOWN is the perfect next step after OC1.
TBD is not offered on a regular basis, so there are no make-ups for missed classes.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.

Take your technique to the next level! Make more specific choices and facilitate acting from a place of truth by utilizing Uta Hagen’s Object Exercises and applying them to your practice and process.

EACH WEEK YOU WILL:

• Learn a new Object Exercise
• Prepare an Object Exercise to share
• Get feedback on your Exercise
• Apply the Object Exercise, principles, and feedback to a scene on camera

Kathleen has been acting professionally for over 30 years. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kent State University with a BA in Theater and did an undergrad Honors Thesis in Shakespearean Performance. She spent 12 years in New York City working as an actress on the stage and has spent the last 12 years in the Atlanta market, primarily as a film and television actress. Current tv/film credits include: Bluff City Law, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, Cobra Kai, Good Girls, Sleepy Hollow, Irresistible, and Charming the Hearts of Men. Kathleen is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.

***All Adult classes 18 and over unless otherwise specified.