In addition to our usual scene study, students in tonight’s class were treated to an on-camera audition technique clinic. Students were each given different sides to prepare, from projects such as the CBS procedural Blue Bloods and the upcoming films Catatonk Blues (Treat Williams), The Judge (Robert Downey, Jr.), and The Other Woman (Cameron Diaz). After students did a first audition take, they received feedback and coaching on both scene analysis and how to best use the static camera frame to create an engaging performance in a believable, three-dimensional reality. Students were then able to see the improvement between their first audition takes and their final audition takes.
