LET'S MAKE A MOVIE CLASS LINKS

Upcoming classes
The class you're in (Let's make a movie) is a "hands on," immersive experience in independent filmmaking. Depending on your goals, you may also be interested in the classes below:

Good classes for actors:

Beginning acting
In this enjoyable class, you'll learn how to create characters, memorize dialogue, and use your voice, body and emotions as acting tools and perform short scenes onstage in front of other students.  Plus: warm-ups, theater games, improvisational acting, information about the Seattle theater scene, how to audition.  A good class for actors, and for people wanting to learn how to direct actors.

Beginning acting 2 (a one-day workshop)
A follow-up class for people who have taken Beginning Acting, and would like to keep learning and improving. Focus is on creating and exploring characters, increasing our emotional range as performers, and developing our physicality. Plus: some practive auditioning.

Good classes for filmmakers:

In addition to the course you're enrolled in, I recommend taking these courses:

Filmmaking 101: All the basics

Documentary filmmaking

It's time to write your screenplay

More information about classes:
Acting classes
Film classes
Writing classes
List of all upcoming classes

About me
If you're curious about my background, and how I ended up teaching in so many subject areas, check out the Nils Osmar home page


About my films
I spend most of my time these days working as a filmmaker, writing, editing and directing movies. My films have played in major international festivals. You can watch clips from my past and upcoming movies, as well as some complete shorts, at these links:

Wonder Productions home (Wonder Productions is my company; this web page has information about my current and upcoming projects)
My films on IMDB (Internet Movie Database) (IMDB is an online database for people in the film industry. Inclusion on IMDB means that a film has premiered at a major festival)
My films on Vimeo (includes some completed films, and fragments of some projects currently in production)
My films on Youtube

Books
Recommended reading for actors and filmmakers:

Acting for the Camera by Tony Barr (a good resource for actors wanting to hone their camera-acting skills)
The Beginning Filmmakers' Guide to Directing by Renee Harmon (solid information for beginning directors)
From Reel to Deal by Dov Simons

Auditions in Seattle
Whether you're an actor looking for auditions, or a filmmaker looking for actors, these links can help. Students sometimes ask where they can find auditions for my films; I always list them on Performers callboard and TPSonline.org.

Performers Callboard (a Yahoo group; when you join, you can specify daily or weekly emails or digests) (If you only subscribe to one group, I recommend this one) (You'll find auditions on performers callboard for stage, screen, video, commercials, paid and unpaid jobs, etc.)
TPS (Theater Puget Sound) (a valuable resource, particularly for stage actors) (You have to become a member to view the listings) (So it does cost money)
Seattle Actor.com

Craigslist Gigs: low or non-paid acting jobs
Craigslist Jobs: TV, film and Acting jobs on Craigslist
The Stranger audition classifieds
Seattle Weekly Audition classifieds

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