Orlando, Florida, United States
6-Week Character Development INTENSIVE
Delve Into the World of YOU & Your Character
LAST DAY for $30 off Tuition!!
The CHARACTER & YOU ~
6-week Character Development INTENSIVE
We'll explore you, your character, and more through:
- Script Exploration (distinguishing relationships)
- Writing exercises (self and character discovery)
- Core Energetics-inspired activities (body & energy work)
- Theatre-based approaches, including animal work, archetypes, personality types
You will gain character-building tools for all characters & performances (camera & stage).
· Develop strong character "personalities" and choices
· Create nuances and "moments"
Explore the depths of you and your character's inner life to better translate their subtleties specifically & clearly on-camera.
*This is a process-oriented class, so it strongly recommended to be available for all 6 weeks of the Intensive.
HOWEVER, if you do have conflicts, those weeks can be made up on Zoom.
Contact JJ with conflicts and for more details.
July 14th - August 18th
Sundays @ 1pm
Tuition: $280
Deposit: $100
Balance: Due by 1st day of class
*Pay in full by Fri 6/28 for $30 off tuition
*Payment plans available - Contact JJ for options
*Agent-recommended*
Monthly Group Coach!
Group Coach ~ CRAFT & BIZ
Think of it as an Accountability Group for your Career Vision!
Scenes, Cold Reads, Biz Talk -- whatever the Group needs from month-to-month.
Monday evenings
@ 7pm-8:30/9pm EST
@ 4pm-5:30/6pm PST
The last Mon of the month thru Nov 2024
+ 1 optional hour meet mid-month (day & time TBD)
$20/month OR Save & Pay ahead for all 6 - $100/6 mths
Dates:
- Jun 24
- Jul 29
- Aug 26
- Sept 30
- Oct 28
- Nov 18th OR 25th
4-Week Virtual ACTING CLASS!
EXERCISE Your MUSCLES ~ Stay TUNED UP!!
Zoom Acting Classes
eXplore & Work on Monologues & Scenes
Learn the Story & Live the Lines versus "Memorizing"
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- Script & Character eXploration
- Explore JJ's New Technique - get Deeper into the material from the beginning
- WANT Statements -- Why SPECIFICITY is Important
- Raise your Confidence
- Making STRONG choices that Reflect your ESSENCE
Saturdays
MAY 4th - 25th
12pm-2:30pm EST / 9am-11:30am PST
Tuition: $125/ 4-weeks
Deposit*: $50
Balance: due 1st week of class
Pay in full by FRI APR 26th - get $25 off tuition
*Deposit is non-refundable & non-transferable
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What are you DOING to Challenge yourself & Grow?
EMOTIONAL fREEDOM INTO Action wORKOUT ~ TBD
It's a GYM for your FEELINGS!
**eMotional FREEdom Into ACTion wOrkout**
This unique workshop is designed to explore the Truth of the Truth -- get behind the walls, mask, and armor that are a false form of security when experiencing Vulnerability and Intimacy. The very things needed for Authentic Film & Television Acting.
**Open to all, actors & non-actors - No previous experience required**
eXplore ~ eXpose ~ eXplore ~ eMbrace - the emotional life & Authenticity of YOU!
Part 1:
Designed to:
- ground body and mind
- release emotional blocks
- explore beyond your 'Mask Truth'
Discover the TRUTH of your TRUTH -- open up & align to the deeper truths of you through:
- evocative word & phrase exercises
- personal creative visualizations
- body, breath, and energy work
Part 2:
Bring your Acting to the Next Level --
*Explore actions through Meisner-based and Core Energetic-inspired exercises.
*Practice using VERBS and Gain clarity in what you are actively doing in your work. -- physically, vocally, and emotionally.
*Develop deeper emotional connection and more specificity in your choices.
**Sharpen your Craft Tools – BODY, VOICE & FEELINGS!**
Based on the work of NYC Master Teacher, the late Jim Bonney and Core Energetics™
Additional techniques: Robert Cohen & William Ball
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Date: Sun Mar 24th
Time: 1pm-4:30pm
Location: The Dance Collective (in Winter Garden)
Tuition: $45 -- $35 for current/active students
*(Payment secures seat and acts as non-refundable, non-transferable deposit).
2024 ACTING TRAINING! Next One TBA
Grab your seat for JJ's Intensive
Be ready for your 2024 Auditions & Bookings!
*TRAIN to BOOK BIG* like many of JJ's students have and are continuing to do!
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Join JJ for 6-Weeks of:
☆ SCENE & CHARACTER Study ~ eMotional Sequencing INTENSIVE ☆
Crafting Personalization for your Storytelling:
Do you want to stand out in your Auditions?
▪︎ Get Specific & Personal in your Crafting - SPECIFICITY makes a difference
▪︎ Align your Before and After Moments to best serve the Story & Authenticity of Character
▪︎ Explore Visualization & Imagination Tools that bring your Character & their Story to Life -- so you are LIVING, BEING, BEHAVING vs "Acting"
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"Before & After” – How & Why you enter & exit a scene affects pacing & life of the scene.
“In the Moment” - Why is your character here? What needs to be said and accomplished -- and how are you approaching it?
“Energy Change” - Align your moment before as a contrast to the top of the scene -- and then use the TRUTH of your "current moment".
“Realizing the Brevity” - What impact does your character have in the scene? How does your character’s Pivotal Moment affect what happens next….?
“Emotional Imprinting” - Strong key to personalizing the text and enriching your Character's Inner Life & History.
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SUNDAYS
TBA
1PM-5PM
Tuition:
Deposit*:
Balance: due 1st day of class*
Location: TBA
*Deposit is non-refundable & non-transferable
*Payment plan available
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Zelle ~ Cash APP ~ Venmo ~ Squarecard
CONTACT JJ: jen@jenjarackascoaching.com or 321.300.5794
to "interview" for seat --- this Intensive is for the serious actor
IMPULSE: The on-camera, Screen Test Experience™ ~ TBA
Single Cam & Multi-Cam 1-Day INTENSIVE
PRACTICE makes BETTER~
Stay Tuned for the Next Opportunity to Hone your On-Camera/On-Set Tools in 1 Day!
Discover or rediscover your gifts as a film acting artist and what makes you shine on camera!
This Intensive is a full day workout focusing on the single-camera process audition & screen test experience AND the multi-camera chemistry read. Actors work in a mock on-set setting and receive footage for clips.
Level Up your on-camera work.
*Honor technical camera & sound obligations while delivering the truths of the story.
*Practice the art of working off your partner and making discoveries moment-to-moment on camera versus planning, anticipating, and 'manufacturing' moments.
*Learn to take in-the-moment direction and apply it truthfully and effortlessly.
Explore important film acting skills:
· How to “take” your camera with you
· Different shot frames -- Close-Ups, Mid-Shots, Wide Shots.
· Reaction & Over-the-Shoulder shots
· How to organically live the scene while 'playing' to 2 cameras
· Material edited for clip and reel use
Become skilled at letting the moment do YOU!
8-hour Intensive:
12pm-2pm – single-camera screen test audition process
2pm-2:45pm – “working” lunch
2:45pm-8pm – multi-camera chemistry read process/mock on-set shoot
*(times are approximate - we are filming as if on set)
Date: TBA
Time: 12pm - 8pm
Workshop Fee:
Deposit:
Location:
*Deposit secures seat and is non-refundable & non-transferable.
*COVID parameters
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Meet your Instructors -
Travis Hadley
Award-Winning Director, writer, producer, Travis Hadley, from Miami, Florida, began his career as an actor and graduated to writing and directing films where he found a calling and inspiration to tell stories that are grounded in the reality of the myriad of underrepresented voices. In 2015, he founded the full-service production company, Like Minds Productions, in Orlando, Florida. His latest film, Fragile Like Concrete, rated 9.5 on IMDb, received great reviews from The Independent Critic, Indie Shorts Mag, and others; and had gone on to be selected for several film festivals, nationally and internationally.
JenJarackas (JJ)
Acting coach, mentor, director, producer, writer, creative & self-development coach.
JJ has been coaching students for the past 10 years in Central Florida, training students for the Florida, Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles markets. Students and coaching clients can be seen on Netflix television series & films (Outer Banks, Insatiable, The Laundromat, Hillbilly Elegy), National Commercials (Denny’s, Credit Sesame), Independent & Short Films, and Feature Films (Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story).
Over 20-year experience in film, stage, and television in Central Florida, Los Angeles, Miami, and NYC, including Matt Weiner's AMC Award-Winning-series Mad Men (3 seasons - recurring) and Tim Burton's #1 Box-Office film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Aunt Susie.
Instructor: CRAFT Into ACTION Technique & Scene Study Acting Class, The Character & You - Character Development Intensive, eMotional FREEdom & Monologue wOrkout, BODY & VOICE for On-Camera Acting, Dynamic Theatre Scene Study, OCPS (Boone High School) - Meisner Intensive & FILM Scene Study, Creative & Self-Development Coach / Assistant to Master NYC Teacher & Mentor, the late Jim Bonney of Jim Bonney Studio / Art’s Sake Film Acting Studio: CORE FILM & Scene Study, Advanced Intensive teaching assistant to the late Yvonne Suhor, Annual Play de Luna Director & Actress
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Click here to get on list or to learn more about IMPULSE: The Screen Test Experience ™
IMPULSE: On-Camera INTENSIVE ~
6-Week ON-CAMERA Intensive
Join us for the 6-week On-Camera eXperience
This is a thorough breakdown of on-camera filming elements from the 1-Day Screen Test eXperience and additional on-set tools.
Each week you will be doing on-camera work, including:
- All shot angles & framing
- "Taking the camera with you"
- Hitting your marks on scene entrance & exit
- 'Shooting' Days
- Voice "control"
- Body Language
- Finding 'pivotal moments' in script for the camera
This class will be co-taught by coach/actress/director JenJarackas & filmmaker/director/writer Travis Hadley
(see IMPULSE: The Screen Test eXperience for bio)
Returning Soon By Popular Demand!
Location:
Intensive Tuition:
$
Deposit**: $
*Payment plan offered for balance.
Must be paid in full by WK 4.
Contact JJ for the 3 payment plans available.
**Deposit secures seat and is non-refundable & non-transferrable.
Following Covid-Safe protocol
CRAFT into ACTION ~ AgENT Recommended
"The Working Actor's Class" POSTPONED!
CRAFT Into ACTION ~ Be Prepared & “Know How” by Doing
POSTPONED - Stay tuned for updates and future dates
*Seating is LIMITED for both classes, so Secure your Spot today!*
Contact JJ: jen@jenjarackascoaching.com OR 321.300.5794
4-week master class series w/ jj
*For the Serious Actor* 2 Weeks Left - Join Us!
This Master Class Series is a Deep Dive into the various key aspects of what an Actor needs for a “whole”-istic experience in their Work.
If you are ready to Level Up & Ramp It Up, you won’t want to miss this Master Class opportunity!
Week 1: All Things Meisner - Inner Life; Aligning with Authenticity and Vulnerability - the Truth of the Truth behind your ‘Mask Truth’!
Word Repetition -
- Active Listening
- Focus on the “Other”
- Taking it Personally
- Working in and off the Moment
Activities and door exercises coupled with Core Energetic-based exercises.
https://www.coreenergetics.org/
Week 2: eMotional Tools -
We’ll be exploring a range and spectrum of Base Emotions through Breathwork, Visualization Tools, Body & Voice, and an Introduction to RASA Boxes.
"We have inadvertently been taught to “stuff” or hide our feelings since our childhood.
Oftentimes, due to cultural and societal beliefs. Judgements are made based on other people’s false beliefs that they are negative or “bad”, so we hide them and sometimes develop shame around them. Guilt for having them. Fear of what they may do – both the naysayers AND the feelings themselves.
Feelings are just Feelings. One’s thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about them can make them seem negative. How one expresses them is what can cause them to appear “bad”."
"To know about your Feelings, to be aware of them, on an Intellectual Level is one thing. But Feelings are not of the Intellect. They are not just Knowledge to possess. They are not Facts.
They are Indicators, Guideposts.
They are [at times] Illogical, Irrational, and Unreasonable.
They are meant to be Felt. Experienced. Sorted through. Exercised, like a muscle.
Learn to ‘Let Go’ & Accept what is…without judgment… and Find Peace with your Feelings" ~ JJ
Week 3: Body & Voice for Film & Television Actors - Body & Voice exercises & techniques, including Strasberg & Laban, as well as ‘Movement for Actors’. You’ll discover why all of this is Important for On-Camera work, and learn tools & exercises to create your own physical and vocal warm-ups for Self-Rehearsals.
Week 4: Auditioning on Camera for Agents & CDs - This week finds you learning some new pointers and a refresh on ‘old’ tips & tools. You will be auditioning ‘On-Tape’ and ‘In-Person’ in various mock audition scenarios.
**This Series is for actors who are Serious about their Training and ready to Level Up their acting for longevity in their careers, especially if Industry Major Markets (L.A., NYC, Atlanta) are a part of your VISION**
SUNDAYS
Tuition:
Deposit: $ (non-refundable & non-transferable) - balance due by 1st day of Class
Location: The Dance Collective (in Winter Garden)
Contact JJ for Sign-Up & Payment Options:
321.300.5794 (text or call)
OR
Level Up Here!
If you are ready to RAMP IT UP, send JJ an email to secure your seat -- Click Below
Body & Voice for On-Camera Actors ~ RETURNING SOON!
Keep Your CRAFT TOOLS Tuned & Sharpened!
"How are you painting the portrait of the script?" ~ Jim Bonney (Master Teacher - NYC)
BODY & VOICE for On-Camera Acting Workshop!
3 1/2 hour workshop exploring and applying your PHYSICAL and VOCAL tools:
BODY & VOICE awareness, use, and placement are vital for camera work, as well as stage. Discover new ways of utilizing your tools with exercises inspired by: Linklater, Alexander Technique, Laban Movement, Love, Core Energetics, Strasberg, Alburger, et al.
Physical & vocal exercises and practices designed to align body & voice to ensure fluidity in physical and vocal expression, allowing for natural subtlety, nuance, and emotional alignment in character and script work.
Great for actors, speakers, stand-up comics, lawyers -- anyone who wants to get more SPECIFIC in their delivery!
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Workshop Fee:
Location:
*(Payment secures seat and serves as non-refundable deposit)
**Following Covid-safe parameters**
THE CHARACTER & YOU IntensivE ~ TBA
6-Week Character Development INTENSIVE
*You, your character, and more*
We'll be exploring:
*Character Exploration (distinguishing relationships through breakdown of text), with a specific focus on:
- Points of View -- yours and your character's Personal Perspectives
- Verbs (Actions) -- how your character Physically, Vocally, & Emotionally 'acts' & 'reacts'
- Relationships -- improvisational vignettes to deepen & personalize 'meanings'
- Inner Life -- what is 'hidden' from others, what makes them tick
*Writing exercises (self and character discovery)
*Core Energetics-inspired activities (body & energy work)
*Theatre-based exercises, including RASA, Laban, animal work, archetypes, personality types
You will leave with character-building tools for all characters & performances (camera & stage).
· Develop strong character "personalities" and choices
· Create nuances and "moments"
Explore the depths of you and your character's inner life to better translate their subtleties specifically & clearly on-camera.
*This is a process-oriented class, so it strongly recommended to be available for all 6 weeks of the Intensive.
Contact with any conflicts.
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The CHARACTER & YOU
6-Week Intensive
TBA
Intensive Fee:
$* / 6-Weeks
Deposit: $125 secures seat and is non-refundable. Once placed, the seat is yours!
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Recommended by Central Florida Talent, Inc., Louise's People, & Martini Production
cRAFT & bIZ eSSENTIALS 3-Wk Intensive ~ The aCTOR'S tOOLKIT
CRAFT & BUSINESS Essentials INTENSIVE
This 3-Week Intensive is designed for anyone who is new to JJ's teaching - BEGINNERS & Seasoned Actors
An in-depth look at & experience of all entertainment industry elements -- CRAFT & BUSINESS:
Areas & topics we will be exploring ~
WK 1: Essential Basics for the Professional Actor:
- Tools of an Actor -- what your CRAFT TOOLS are, how to use them effectively, and practical application of them through JJCoaching-style exercises and activities.
- Intro to eMotional FREEdom wOrkout exercises and their importance to the actor.
- Intro to Meisner* - the Word Repetition Exercise. How active listening, observing your partner, and living in the moment enhance your experience when 'acting'.
*(JJ is a Meisner Graduate; official Meisner-trained instructor)
WK 2: Script & Character Exploration:
- Script & Character work through use of MONOLOGUES- Effective approach in dissecting material and using PHYSICAL, VOCAL, & EMOTIONAL approach to 'finding' and highlighting character moments, whether for the stage or camera.
- VERBS - Intro to the physical, vocal, and emotional approach to ACTIONS. Learn to 'Feel' your way in discovering what you're fighting for in the scene.
WK 3: Everything Acting Biz: Insight, tips, & suggestions that highlight your BRAND in the industry and to industry professionals.
- Hot topic actor topics - Video reels versus clips, slate shots, resumes, headshots, agents vs managers, casting director relationships, and actor sites.
- Marketing - effective tools for social media presence, acting sites, biz relationships.
- ACTOR SELF-CARE - What this means and HOW to do it. PHYSICAL, VOCAL, EMOTIONAL, & 'IMAGE': daily routines, nutrition, hair, skincare, your clothing style, and more.
- Commercial & Self-Tape Auditions -- the 'Whats & Hows'
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THANK YOU to the AMAZING GROUP & AMAZING WORK!
See you in 2022!
Following Covid parameters
The APA Group ~ ACTION PlanS & Accountability
Stay on Track as you Pursue your Vision
Coming VERY Soon!
Goal Planning & Action Plans are vital when pursuing and manifesting your Visions.
Stay tuned for more info on how to be a part of this Exclusive Accountability Group.
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