Colorado Free University

30 Go to www.freeu.com to view complete course descriptions and instructor bios. Performing Arts | Voice-Over Acting for Stage AND Film Stage and film acting are close cousins, but they employ different techniques and degrees of emotional expression. The most successful actors in Colorado work in all media: theatre, movies, commercials, and voice-over. Join, for 4 weeks, an ongoing workshop that explores various acting methods and develops your audition skills. Explorations include voice/speech warm-ups, monologues, and scene study, all adjusted for your professional goals in stage and/or film. All exercises are recorded on your personal DVD. Training covers the “biz”: resumes, headshots, and how to get a talent agent. This ongoing workshop brings in participants of all levels of performance experience. Coach Bill Smith taught acting for Cornell University’s MFA theater program. The Acting Studio has trained Colorado actors for 30 years. The materials fee covers a wide variety of handouts, exercise and warm-up outlines, and scripts tailored to student skill sets and specific needs, which are emailed as PDF attachments. $181 Non-Member $169 Member $15 materials fee paid at registration ONLINE : Via Skype 3171CO: Four Tue., 7–9:30PM Begins 5/4 3171CP: Four Tue., 7–9:30PM Begins 7/6 Acting Winning the Audition Stage and film auditions are competitive. Those actors who win are fully prepared and confident. In this workshop, you’ll master and memorize two contrasting audition monologues which best showcase your talents. Each session focuses on cold-reading techniques for assigned scenes. How do you analyze the script to uncover your character and make strong, personalized choices? What techniques help you interact with other actors in a scene so as to “share the limelight? Join this 4-week workshop to grow your audition skills. All exercises are recorded on your personal DVD. Coach Bill Smith of The Acting Studio has trained Colorado actors for 35 years. The materials fee includes a DVD, scripts, and handouts. The interactive class will be offered by Skype. A headset or earphones for your computer are preferable, but not essential. Make sure you have installed Skype on your computer. The instructor will send more specific instructions for participating in the class once you register. $181 Non-Member $169 Member $15 materials fee paid at registration ONLINE : Via Skype 1157U: Four Tue., 7–9:30PM Begins 4/6 1157V: Four Tue., 7–9:30PM Begins 6/1 Voice-Over Do You Have What It Takes? Learn about the lucrative yet competitive business of voice-over and what qualities and skills you need to succeed. Discover how to break into voice-over and market your voice talent. Topics include commercials for TV/radio, narration, audiobooks, animation voicing, union versus non-union, and talent agents. You’ll work in front of a mike and cold read two commercial spots, followed by critical and positive feedback. Bill Smith (SAG and AFTRA) has five decades of stage and film credits as actor, director, and producer. He taught conservatory acting at Cornell University and created Denver’s The Acting Studio in 1982 to train stage, film, and voice-over actors. Students will receive, by email, personal recordings of their studio session. Access to a computer and email is necessary. $51 Non-Member $39 Member ONLINE : Via Skype 3172FP: One Wed., 6:30–9:30PM 4/21 3172FQ: One Wed., 6:30–9:30PM 5/26 3172FR: One Wed., 6:30–9:30PM 6/30 Voice-Over Intensive Make Money in Voice-Over This intensive 4-week workshop prepares you to break into the voice-over industry. Begin with techniques in voice/speech dynamics and warm- ups. Find out how to create your demo website of voice samples to get your foot in the door of this potentially lucrative industry. What equipment do you need to build your home voice-over studio? You’ll rehearse and record a range of “copy” such as TV/radio commercials, infomercials, narration, animation, and audiobooks. Receive MP3s of your studio sessions. Learn mike technique, interpretation, and characterization. Be ready to work hard, do homework, and get feedback on your strengths and weaknesses. Coach Bill Smith , director of The Acting Studio, works in stage, film, and broadcast (for 50 years). A SAG/AFTRA actor, Bill earned an MFA in directing from the Ohio University. He is a certified master teacher by Arthur Lessac, the innovator of a voice and speech system for stage, film, and broadcast actors. Must have access to a computer between class sessions. The materials fee covers a wide variety of handouts, exercise and warm-up outlines, and scripts tailored to student skill sets and specific needs, which are emailed as PDF attachments. $181 Non-Member $169 Member $15 materials fee paid at registration ONLINE : Via Skype 3173CR: Four Wed., 6:30–9:30PM Begins 3/24 3173CS: Four Wed., 6:30–9:30PM Begins 6/2 Make Money in Audiobooks A Voice-Over Workshop Voice-over is not just TV and radio commercials. Audiobooks are the biggest voice- overgrowth industry in the last decade. Audiobook voice-over work can be a solid source of income and is enormously gratifying. Learn how to voice fiction and nonfiction books. Find out about equipment and software you need for your home studio, and how to set it up cost effectively. Explore different styles of voicing nonfiction (history, biography, science, e-books, self-help, etc.). Learn how to bring a novel to life, which requires a narrator and suggestions of character voices. Find out how to market your talent. Bill Smith of The Acting Studio, coaches all niches of VO. In the last few years, dozens of his VO students have voiced audiobooks, for pay, for the national company ACX.com. Whether your goal is to build a career in voice-over or to volunteer for organizations like Learning Alley (which produces recordings for the blind and dyslexic), this workshop will get you going. Must have access to a computer between sessions for homework. The materials fee covers a wide variety of handouts, exercise and warm-up outlines, and scripts tailored to student skill sets and specific needs, which are emailed as PDF attachments. $181 Non-Member $169 Member $15 materials fee paid at registration ONLINE : Via Skype 3175AB: Four Wed., 6:30–9:30PM Begins 4/28 3175AC: Four Wed., 6:30–9:30PM Begins 7/7