On-Camera Genre Acting
6-week ONLINE class:
Wednesdays, January 17 - February 28
Jan 17,24,31, Feb 14,28
Recommended Grades 5th - 10th
Taught by Denise Simon & Mark J. Parker
5:30 - 7:30pm
$499
Are you confident in your familiarity with genre styles and patterns?
We know that drama and comedy have been the main dividers in entertainment for centuries, but modern entertainment merges genres all the time now. You need to know how to perform successfully in the parameters of the genre or sub-genre as soon as you get the script.
Join acting & media coach, award-winning filmmaker, and casting director Mark J. Parker for a 6-week Virtual On-Camera Genre Acting Class where each student will strengthen their range by practicing multiple scenes in multiple genres. Our students enjoy horror and sci-fi scenes, so Mark might assign those and other genres. Be ready to work and memorize. An industry guest will join us for the final class to watch and critique.
Mark J. Parker
Mark J. Parker is an acting & media coach, casting director, award-winning filmmaker & producer, digital content creator, podcaster, and SAG-AFTRA actor. After living and working in New York for 14 years, he moved to southern Maine in 2020. Mark has worked on TV series and films throughout the years, from broadcast series 30 Rock and Ugly Betty to cable series Celebrity Ghost Stories and talk shows Live! With Regis & Kelly and Wendy Williams. He's cast 8 seasons of the popular ABC hidden camera series What Would You Do? (including the new season airing Feb/March 2024) and has cast other TV, digital content and campaigns, and independent films. Many of his short films are available to watch online and you can find his entertainment podcast Release Date Rewind wherever you listen to podcasts or watch on YouTube. He graduated from Fordham University and received a certificate in Producing from NYU’s School of Professional Studies. Some of Mark's students have gone on to sign with a talent agent or manager, audition for film and TV, and book roles on Saturday Night Live, Sesame Street, ABC, Apple TV+, Nickelodeon, and more. linktr.ee/mjp_pov
Denise Simon
Denise Simon is a veteran of the industry as an actress, teacher, director, casting director, and personal talent manager. She has been teaching young actors in the craft of acting for over 30 years and provides private consulting to guide young actors and their parents through the challenges inherent to show business. She works with high school students on their college auditions and guides them through the performing arts college admission process. As a certified life coach, Denise works with clients of all ages to help them find balance and satisfaction in their lives. Her life coaching skills give her insight into clients’ needs. For parents of young performers, this means guiding them to be more effective in their role as an advocate for their children. Denise’s training helps her understand that, in the process of pursuing an acting career, children can develop their character and abilities in ways that impact them positively throughout their lives. With Denise’s assistance, children learn meaningful life lessons that they take with them in whatever careers they choose later on.
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