In this learning experience, learners will be challenged to make a casting audition tape. The course includes a student-facing mini-series of videos led by Edsa Ramirez as well as curricular activities and a classroom presentation available for download. The curriculum will serve as a powerful way to bring industry professionals and world-class storytelling standards into your classroom.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:Â
- Prepare for a casting audition by warming up physically and vocally to improve focus and confidence.Â
- Analyze a script to understand the character’s motivations, traits, and backstory.
- Create and embody a character using physicality, voice, and emotional expression.
- Perform a casting audition with confidence, professionalism, and creativity.
- Evaluate and utilize feedback to improve acting skills and develop stronger characters.
Lesson Titles
Get In On The Act
Discover what it takes to pursue a career in acting through the story of Edsa Ramirez. Reflect on passion, perseverance, and continuous learning in the arts, and participate in a fun activity to explore character and expression.
Audition Basics
Learn the foundational skills for a successful audition, including preparation, confidence, and authenticity. Explore warm-up exercises and begin working with scripts to develop your performance.
Creating a Character
Dive into character development by analyzing scripts, imagining backstories, and experimenting with physicality and voice. Develop your chosen character with depth and originality.
Casting Audition Challenge
Participate in a mock casting audition! Work in groups to prepare, perform, and record a scene while applying the acting and auditioning techniques learned in previous lessons.
Receiving and Utilizing Feedback
Reflect on your audition performance by seeking and responding to constructive feedback. Use this feedback to refine your skills and set goals for future growth as an actor.
Curriculum
Standards Addressed
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Introduction
Course Overview
About Your Instructor
Video Lessons
Lesson 1 - Get In On The Act
Lesson 2 - Audition Basics
Lesson 3 - Creating a Character
Lesson 4 - Casting Audition Challenge
Lesson 5 - Receiving and Utilizing Feedback
About Your InstructorÂ
From an early age, Brandon Miller knew he wanted to be a meteorologist. Now a Supervising Producer, Meteorologist, and Climate Crisis Beat Leader at CNN, Brandon began his decades-long career as a CNN intern while he was earning his undergraduate and Master’s degrees at Ga Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Science. Brandon is passionate about communicating the urgent risks associated with continued warming of the planet and strives to ground his reporting in the latest science and technology. Brandon works to promote understanding of weather and climate science by conscientiously using storytelling elements to reach a wide range of audiences. This campaign continues as he shares his experience and expertise with a new generation of scientists in his course Earth Science and Climate Communications at GA Tech. Brandon teaches his students to build upon traditional science communication techniques using the latest digital journalism to prepare them to become better communicators of any and every field of science.
