by Yvette-Janine Pardo | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Make a choice, any choice! (But not the safe, bland one that everyone else will make.) Casting directors see hundreds of auditions in one day. If you go in and make the safe (but run-of-the-mill) choices throughout a scene, they will have seen that 40 times before you...
by Yvette-Janine Pardo | Feb 27, 2019 | From a Student
This Week at AYA Be comfortable with the uncomfortable! This is a concept that we often emphasize and practice in class. Making truthful choices can frequently stem from the relationships we have with other characters. However, in auditions or on set, you may not have...
by Yvette-Janine Pardo | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This Week at AYA Casting directors can smell pretense from a mile away! One idea we’ve been focusing on in class is how to practice making choices while also making them real each time. Our students have been learning how to avoid giving the appearance of false...
by Yvette-Janine Pardo | Feb 8, 2019 | From a Student
Sometimes a question isn’t really a question! One of the focal points this week in class was on communication in the industry. Our students learned that sometimes requests from a director/casting director (CD) during an audition aren’t up for discussion. But these...
by Yvette-Janine Pardo | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
We always try to have at least one scholarship available for youth in difficult financial situations. Since our focus is on acting in both languages, English and Spanish, to be eligible for the scholarship which pays approximately 85% of the regular tuition, the...
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