FILM ACTOR WORKSHOPS

Acting Classes and On-Set Movie Production in Tucson

We have workshops for all ages and backgrounds — whether you’re a serious actor pursuing a career, or someone who always wondered about the film industry and how you might learn about the acting profession, or a working or retired professional who loves being creative.

AVAILABLE WORKSHOPS

MOVIE PRODUCTION
with Avai d’Amico (IMDb)
Mondays from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
On sale! $150 for 4 weeks (Normally $250)

Don’t just learn about making movies — MAKE MOVIES! In our new workshop, we’ll make a full-length feature film together as a group.

Even if you just want to be an actor, you’ll learn everything that happens on a working movie set, and what happens before and after shooting too! Learn pre-production steps like planning shots and locations. Gain hands-on experience operating cameras, lights, and sound equipment. Learn editing and distribution. In this workshop, you will actually produce a film which will be shown in theatres, and you’ll build your IMDb credits.

Avai d’Amico has released three full-length feature films produced entirely in Arizona. Positive is an improvised pregnancy heist comedy described as “Juno meets Ocean’s Eleven.” A Tiny House Christmas is a holiday movie about the #tinyhouse movement. Avai has worked with actors from FX’s The Bridge, Showtime’s The Chi, CBS’ The Young and the Restless and voice actors from Nintendo’s Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat 11.

DRAMATIC IMPROVISATION
with Louise Kendra Lohmann
Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
On sale! $100 for 4 weeks (Normally $150)

Louise Kendra Lohmann is a Danish performer and artist also known as Kendra Lou in the music scene. She has released two albums and two singles as a solo artist and in collaborations with other bands.

Louise is a graduate of the William Esper Studio in NYC (Alumni: Sam Rockwell, Jeff Goldblum, Amy Schumer and many more). She has worked with Scandinavian American Theater Company in NYC, Aarhus Theater in Denmark, performed at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as rocked the Danish Song contest and other TV-music programs. In Tucson she has worked with Strada Company and Monsoon Art Collective as well as produced The Kool Cabaret.

ARTIST TO ALCHEMIST
with Emma Paunil (IMDb) and Josh Mattison
Saturdays from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
On sale! $270 for 9 weeks (Normally $405)

Artist to Alchemist serves as an excellent means of integrating true influential media for inspiring social change, depending on the interests and passions of the scholar.

This is a beginners filmmaking course for tweens & teens (accepting ages 11-17).

This course focuses on all filmmaking aspects across the 9 weeks: script writing, acting, filming, editing, and the release strategy. Students will create an influential short film (of any kind, preferably less than 5 minutes) to inspire some sort of change in our world or society. The 9th week will be a showcase for the students to get to share their projects.

* no drop-ins accepted, signing up for the whole course is the only option.

* will accept pay-as-you-go option weekly, but at $45 per class instead of $30 bundle

MONETARY MELDOWN
with Josh Mattison and Emma Paunil
Saturdays from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
On sale! $240 for 8 weeks (Normally $360)

Monetary Meltdown is a unique and critical class (directed at ages 12-17) for weaving financial literacy into fun acting exercises and other games.

Financial literacy for our youth interested in theatre acting and film acting is imperative; many parent concerns revolve around the well-being of their child.

Parents are often discouraged from allowing or supporting a child’s interest in acting due to uncertainty and the fear of the “starving artist.” This course helps to alleviate those parental anxieties, leaving their acting students with a fun and concrete understanding of financial intelligence.

* no drop-ins accepted, signing up for the whole course is the only option.

* will accept pay-as-you-go option weekly, but at $45 per class instead of $30 bundle


OUR STUDENT FILMS



IMPERFECT PROPOSAL

When his mistress threatens to expose him to his wife, a man turns to someone who can fix his problem…for a price.



CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH

A man pledges to change his life after facing indecision at a fast food drive-thru.



THE DREAM

Starring Anne Dalton and Corbyn Gurrola. Directed by David M. Ricci.



I KNOW THAT MUG

A young woman’s walk home from work is interrupted by the chance to change a life.


WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING

“This is one of the best film classes I’ve ever taken, and I leave rejuvenated and inspired every time! I have already learned so much in the short amount of time I’ve come!”

— Andrea Hickey

“I have never participated in an acting class that I have found more informative, challenging and fun! I look forward to attending each week.”

— Elizabeth von Isser

“Absolutely love these people. They truly care about your growth as an actor and your success in the profession. These classes have helped me not only as an actress, but as a person. I recommend them to anyone, to the serious and the curious!”

— Erin Corrine