In addition to being one of LA’s top Acting Coaches, Colleen has intimate, first-hand knowledge of the pilot casting process from beginning to end as a casting assistant on pilots for The CW and Showtime. She coached Emmy Award winner Kerry Washington for her ground-breaking role as Olivia Pope on ABC’s “Scandal”.
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All students receive Series Regular audition sides they will self-tape between Week 1 & Week 2 classes.
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Select students will coach live with Colleen Week 1.
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Those students will be notified when they receive their material and be given preparation instructions.
Pilot Season Overview:
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What is the pilot audition experience & cycle?
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How is a pilot audition different from a current series or film audition?
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Choices: How to go beyond just “Doing the Scene”
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Importance of Composure: Expectations & pressures of Series Regulars
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Self-Tapes: the “new” Pre-Read Audition
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Producer Sessions & Callbacks
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Chemistry Reads & Work Sessions
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Studio & Network Tests
Select actors will get to coach with Colleen on their assigned Series Regular audition sides in class. Everyone will Self-Tape their scenes on their own between Week 1 & Week 2 classes.
As a class we will watch each student self-tapes with individual feedback from Colleen for each student.
Wrap Up
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Open Q & A with Colleen
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All live and recorded classes, workshops, and seminars taught through NESW Acting Studio are for instructional purposes only. All coaching sessions with private coaches are for instructional purpose as well. They are not auditions or employment opportunities. Purchasing any programs or products or taking part in any class, workshop, seminars and coaching is no guarantee of employment, earning money or achieving results. As with any career endeavour, there is no guarantee. Participation in any program, class, coaching, seminar, consultation or similar instruction with NESW Acting Studio instructors are not an opportunity to be cast, audition, get representation, be considered for employment or interview for a job or role.