Career Development

Are you just getting started in voice over?  Don't know where to start?  Well, commercials are the way to get going!  This class will ease you into doing commercial reads, provide the basic building blocks and industry info needed to thrive in this lucrative and abundant area of voiceover.  Come spend a couple of hours revving up your VO career in this safe and encouraging space!

When: Tuesday, May 19, 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT / 3:30 p.m. PT

Come ready with a piece of copy or choose from materials that will be provided to you before the class.  Either way, come prepared to read!

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What is it the actor can do to get the job when the opportunity arises and what needs to be done to create the opportunities?  Join presenter Adam Hill as he discusses and provides educational and hands-on experiences as a coach, author and working performer.

About Adam Hill

Adam Hill began his theatrical (acting) career with the renowned APA Repertory Theatre in New York. Adam has acted and/or directed in New York, Los Angeles and throughout the country. Adam relocated to Los Angeles where he was Artistic Director of the Actors Alley Company. In 1980 he opened the Adam Hill Actors Studio and Theatre. While in L.A. he directed for television and stage. Adam has taught some of the bright stars of the theatre and film world including Heather Locklear, Laura Dern, Brad Garrett, and Doug Savant. Adam now operates the Craft Acting Studio in Las Vegas. Adam is the author of “Beyond the Moon,” an acting manual, and “You Got the Job,” a guide to getting work in the Industry and is the subject of the documentary entitled, “Stages.”

Cost: SAG-AFTRA Nevada Conservatory membership: $40/year (May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020) or $20/workshop for paid-up members through April 30, 2020. All others: $80/year (May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020) or $20/workshop

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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All performers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

 

Please note that this event has been postponed out of an abundance of caution. Read the message to members here. 

Watch your email or app updates for announcements about the rescheduling of this and other member events.

Thank you for your understanding and patience. 

Due to the pandemic, this event will be rescheduled.

Actors are now expected to be actor, director, lighting director and camera expert. This workshop will help you prepare and present the best of you. We will offer suggestions on how to simplify the process and create more confidence with the equipment and your performance. During the workshop, you will learn how to use the equipment in the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Room to shoot, edit and upload your audition

 

Due to the pandemic, this event will be rescheduled.

Be prepared the next time you have to work on a dialect for an audiobook or audition. In this online workshop, actor and dialect coach Keith Flippen identifies some valuable resources to turn to when doing dialect work including public databases, many of the written and audio resources available for purchase, along with a discussion of various approaches to learning a dialect based on experience level and training.

 

The good news is you have an audition. But what if it’s only one line? Glean some tips for making the most of your audition when you don’t have much to say. Join actor and coach Katie Killacky, and leave with some insights for your next audition. This workshop will focus on the genre of political drama, just as production begins on The President Is Missing.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through April 30, 2020) for admittance.

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

Are you missing out on voiceover work because you can't audition or record sessions from home? Are you clueless about how and where to start the process of creating your own home studio? Award-winning voice actor and radio creative director, Craig Klein, will guide the beginning and budget-conscious voice actor in setting up a studio at home. The workshop will help guide you in choosing equipment and setting up a voice over booth without breaking the bank.

**Please note that this workshop is a webinar**

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through April 30, 2020) for admittance.

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

Podcasting isn’t slowing down any time soon, and creative performers are uniquely positioned to launch their podcasting vision. Learn the fundamentals of podcasting, from your first record through your season finale. Seasoned podcast producer and host Bruno Falcon will take you through the necessary steps to get your show online. This workshop covers how to outline your concept, start production, set up your podcast stream, and establish distribution.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through April 30, 2020) for admittance.

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

Last January, Bill Esper passed away, highlighting the prominent role of Meisner Technique in the training of actors. Meisner taught until the '90s, and trained great directors like Sidney Lumet, and prominent actors like Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. His approach centered on truthful dynamic acting, and powerful character work. Over the past 30 years, Robert Epstein has expanded and refined the technique to include extended character work, detailed classical work, specific film and tv acting techniques, and audition techniques. The most important and most popular of the audition techniques in cold reading technique, which has great potential to show your abilities, and at the same time is difficult to master. It is the way in which most actors get a job.

In this workshop, we will break down short cold reading scenes according to Meisner principles, which focus on the human situation the character is in, and then embody that analysis with compelling acting choices and dynamic behavior. This quick and effective way of preparing cold readings has found popular versions in CD Michael Shurtleff's popular book Audition, as well as former Meisner student David Mamet's structural version of acting; but Meisner's approach remains the original and most incisive way of tackling cold readings.

Epstein, known as DC's resident Meisner expert, has taught his long-term program for actors, The Complete Actor's Training, for over 30 years. Epstein has performed roles on Cable and Network TV, has directed DC film and theatre projects, including Adams Morgan: The Movie here in DC. He directed his original play The Big A for the 2014 Fringe Festival, and has taught many workshops for the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory and the Actor's Center. Recent student accomplishments include SAG-AFTRA member and VO artist Bob Hurley's role of the DJ in the Tatum O'Neal film, Runaway Romance, directed by Brian Herzlinger.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through April 30, 2020) for admittance.

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.