| The courses available at John Robert Powers New Orleans are designed to supplement your regular education, to help you develop the skills that are useful no matter what kind of career you choose. |
- Child Voice and Diction
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The Voice and Diction Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans is designed to teach students how to speak more clearly and express emotion and energy, as well as improve enunciation and vocal presentation. The workshop will instruct students on vocal analysis, articulation and pronunciation, releasing tension through relaxation techniques, and learn the basics of volume, pitch, and rate. At the completion of the workshop, the student will have developed skills to increase memorization skills and focus, be able to express emotion and energy when reading orally, and be able to speak more clearly.
OBJECTIVE: Learn to speak clearly and express the applicable emotion and energy for the material on hand. Increase memorization skills and focus.
WEEK 1: ORIENTATION ★ Goal Setting
RHYTHM ★ Rhythmic Speaking ~ Learn to Slate ~ Vowels A (AH) and O (OH) ~ Consonants B/D
and T/D
WEEK 2: SYLLABLES ★ Review ~ Slate ~ Practice Breaking Words into Syllables ~ Vowels E (egg) and I
(it) ~ Consonants M,N,NG
REVIEW ★ Review ~ Slate ~ Practice Syllables ~ Learn New Commercial ~ Vowels E (eat) and I
(bite) ~ Consonants R and W
WEEK 3: EMOTION ★ Slate ~ Go Over Commercial ~ Learn Emotion Words & Facial Expressions ~
Vowels A (at) and OU (sound) ~ Consonants K and G
REVIEW ★ Review ~ Slate and go Over Homework ~ Learn New Commercial ~ Vowels O (row)
and U (flute) ~ Consonant S
WEEK 4: MEMORY ★ Memory Skills ~ Tell Class Your Favorite Story ~ Slate
AUDITIONING ★ Auditioning do’s and don’ts ~ Mock Audition
WEEK 5: PRACTICE ★ Slate ~ Practice Class Presentation ~ Review Syllables
FINALE ★Slate ~ Recite Class Presentations
PARENTS WELCOME!!!!
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- Child TV 1 Workshop
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The Children’s TV1 Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans will further all children in the area of presentation, creativity, and public speaking, not just the ones wanting to pursue this as a serious hobby or career. This workshop will teach students the fundamentals of auditioning, basic commercial techniques, how to build confidence in front of the camera, interviewing skills, diction and elocution, and how to build a character. At the completion of the workshop, the student will have developed skills for acting in television commercials, have improved confidence in front of the camera, and know the basics of auditioning.
CHILDREN’S TV 1 (AGES 4-7)
OBJECTIVE: Learn the basic techniques in acting and commercial work. Improve memorization and confidence in front of people and the camera. Develop skills for auditioning with agents and casting directors.
WEEK 1: ORIENTATION ★ Auditioning~ Fundamental~ Interviewing Basic~ Slating
CONFIDENCE ★ Building confidence in front of the camera~ Creative
play~ Commercial script review
WEEK 2: DICTION ★ Elocution~ Enunciation~ Diction~ Commercial review
SELLING ★ Selling the product~ Reaction to the product~ Creative play
WEEK 3: EVALUATION ★ Evaluate progress~ Has the student perfected slating?~ Do
They exhibit personality and energy in front of the camera?
CALL BACKS ★ Getting the call back~ Teacher plays casting director~
Review commercial
WEEK 4: CREATIVITY ★ Student creates new commercial~ Student plays casting
director~ Review own commercial
TV & FILMS ★ Preparing for TV and films~ Scene work~ Memorize scene~
Creative play
WEEK 5: CHARACTER ★ Building a character~ Evaluate scenes~ Creative play~
Commercial performances
FINALE ★ Presentations~ Instructor feed back~ Am I ready to go?
PARENTS WELCOME!!!!
- Child TV 2 Workshop
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The TV2 Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans is an advanced workshop that helps students learn the techniques necessary for acting in television sitcoms and soap operas. The workshop will instruct students on how to improve their on-camera acting and believability, help to develop skills for advanced auditioning, and show how to prepare a character. At the completion of the workshop, the student will have developed skills for acting in soap operas and sitcoms, understand how to act in front of multiple cameras, and be able to make their own audition tapes for agents and casting directors.
OBJECTIVE: To learn the fundamentals of acting and becoming more natural and believable. To build one’s creativity and imagination.
WEEK 1: ORIENTATION ★ Goal Setting~ Overcoming Shyness ~ Basic Acting Exercises
PARENT ROLES ★ What is the Parents Role? ~ Understand Importance and Requirements of the
Parent/Child Relationship.
WEEK 2: FUNDAMENTALS ★ Fundamentals of Acting ~ Who, What, When, Where, and Why ~ Basic Technique
CREATIVITY ★ Creativity Exercise ~ Imagination Exercise
WEEK 3: BELIEVABILITY ★ Intermediate Exercises ~ First Script~ Take Imaginary Real-Life Situation and Make
it Believable
CRITIQUE ★ Present Script 1 ~ Critique
WEEK 4: MOVEMENT ★ Movement Exercises ~ Expression through Movement
CHARACTER ★ Building Character ~ Script Work
WEEK 5: DELIVERY ★ Advanced Exercises ~ Mock Audition ~ Prepare Scene to Perform at End of Class ~ Deliver
Good Scene in a Short Amount of Time
FINALE ★ Importance of Training ~ Keeping Performing!
PARENTS WELCOME!!!!
- Child Improvisation Workshop
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The Improvisation Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans is designed to provide beginning actors with the chance to explore the fundamentals of acting. Improvisation allows actors to stretch their imaginations, create characters, find new forms of expression, and become more confident in performance. Topics covered include developing a character, ensemble acting, vocal technique, pantomime, and physicalization. At the completion of the workshop, the student will be able to perform confidently in front of an audience, be able to express himself or herself creatively, and be more comfortable in social settings.
OBJECTIVE: Learn the fundamentals of acting and becoming more natural and believable. Build one’s creativity and imagination.
WEEK 1: ORIENTATION ★ Goal Setting~ Overcoming Shyness ~ Basic Acting Excercises
PARENTS ROLE ★ What is the Parents Role? ~ Understand Importance and
Requirements of the Parent/Child Relationship
WEEK 2: FUNDAMENTALS ★ Fundamentals of Acting ~ Who, What, When, Where, and Why ~
Basic Technique
CREATIVITY ★ Creativity Exercise ~ Imagination Exercise
WEEK 3: BELIEVABILITY ★ Intermediate Exercises ~ First Script~ Take Imaginary Real-Life
Situation and Make it Believable
CRITIQUE ★ Present Script 1 ~ Critique
WEEK 4: MOVEMENT ★ Movement Exercises ~ Expression through Movement
CHARACTER ★ Building Character ~ Script Work
WEEK 5: DELIVERY ★ Advanced Exercises ~ Mock Audition ~ Prepare Scene to Perform at End of
Class ~ Deliver Good Scene in a Short Amount of Time
FINALE ★ Importance of Training ~ Keeping Performing!
PARENTS WELCOME!!!!
- Child Monologue Workshop
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The Monologue Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans helps the more advanced acting student develop the skills needed for performing both dramatic and comedic monologues. The workshop will instruct students on how to develop techniques to help prepare and relax when performing, how to break down monologues, how to truly get into character using exercises in believability and emotion, and how to select a monologue. At the completion of the workshop, the student will be able to select and perfect a monologue, perform their monologue with self-assurance, and give a believable performance.
OBJECTIVE: Learn the fundamentals of acting monologues. Each student will be required to find and perfect one comedic monologue and one dramatic monologue. Monologue books can be found at most book stores. Students should select monologues personally based on personality and interest.
WEEK 1: ORIENTATION ★ Goal Setting~ Overcoming Shyness ~ Definition of a Monologue
COMEDIC ★ Begin Comedic Monologue Study
WEEK 2: PRACTICE ★ Continue to Work on Comedic Monologue ~ Exercise on Believability
PRACTICE ★ Continue to Work on Comedic Monologue ~ Exercise on Emotion
WEEK 3: PRESENTATION ★ Perform Comedic Monologues for Students and Parents ~ Begin
Selection for Dramatic Monologue
DRAMATIC ★ Begin Dramatic Monologue Study
WEEK 4: PRACTICE ★ Continue Work on Dramatic Monologue ~ Exercise on Believability
PRACTICE ★ Continue Work on Dramatic Monologue ~ Exercise on Emotion
WEEK 5: PRESENTATION ★ Perform Dramatic Monologues for Students and Parents
FINALE ★ Mock Audition ~ Both Comedic and Dramatic Back to Back
PARENTS WELCOME!!!!
- Child Fashion and Commercial Print
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The Children’s Fashion and Commercial Print Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans will further children in the areas of confidence, visual poise, and fashion/commercial print modeling. This workshop will teach students photo posing, auditioning do’s and don’ts, professional model’s appearance, how to walk the runway, and the differences between fashion and commercial print. At the completion of the workshop, the student will have an increased confidence with photo posing, facial expressions, and auditioning skills. They will be able to walk the runway and know how to pose naturally and confidently.
CHILDREN’S FASHION & COMMERCIAL PRINT (AGES 4-7)
OBJECTIVE: To learn the fundamentals of photography. Posing more naturally and confidently. Learn how to work on sets and with photographers.
WEEK 1: ORIENTATION ★ Goal Setting ~ Overcoming Shyness ~ Tell us about yourself
APPEARANCE ★ Model Stance ~ Looking Good ~ Good Grooming ~ Fashion and Wardrobe
WEEK 2: BASICS ★ Commercial vs. Fashion ~ Basic Runway Techniques ~ Props on Runway
CATALOG ★ Catalog Photo Shoots ~ Commercial Photo Shoots ~ Basic Posing ~ Use of Props
WEEK 3: POSING ★ Body Awareness ~ Body Control & Movement ~ Photo Posing
THE SET ★ Show Layout of Sets and Photo Shoots ~ Equipment ~ Rules for Being on a Photo Shoot
WEEK 4: EMOTION ★ Moods ~ Warm Ups ~ Movement Exercises ~ Expression Through Movement
AUDITIONING ★ Auditioning do’s and don’ts ~ Mock Audition
WEEK 5: SHOOT ★ Guest Photographer or teacher will Take Pictures of Students
FINALE ★Critique of Photographs ~ Overall Review
PARENTS WELCOME!!!!
- Child Life
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The Children’s Life Workshop at John Robert Powers New Orleans teaches personal development skills that help youngsters achieve higher self-esteem, overcome shyness, and gain more over-all confidence. This workshop will prepare them for the future as well as give them the leading edge for today. It is not only meant for aspiring models and actors. This course can and should be taken by anyone wanting to excel and succeed. Topics covered in this workshop include public speaking, manners, etiquette, grooming, creating a great first impression, voice and diction, fashion coordination and wardrobe, visual poise, and goal setting. At the completion of the workshop, the student will have developed their social awareness and social skills, improved their public speaking, and have a better understanding of proper behavior and etiquette in social settings.
