THE ON-CAMERA ACTORS LAB WITH TOM WARNER

TUESDAYS

May 5th – 26th

6pm

@The Lounge on Melrose

Early Bird Special $190 before 4/28/26 || $220 after

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This class is for actors of all levels. AMAW Foundations class is not a prerequisite to join.

A Four-Week Intensive for Creating Essential, Modern Acting Footage while deepening your On-Camera knowledge and presence

Today’s working actor needs strong, focused, up-to-date clips that clearly show casting who they are and what they book. The On-Camera Actor’s Lab is a fun, relevant, and practical four-week training experience designed to help actors create clean, professional footage for casting sites and management—while developing the technical skill to deliver compelling work on camera.

This class balances practical training, industry strategy, and tons of on-camera work. Each week focuses on creating new materials, fast script analysis, clear emotional connection, and the techniques needed to work with confidence in front of the camera.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How to break down a script quickly, creating grounded, authentic work
• On-camera technique: eyelines, framing, continuity, and working with direction
• Commercial, dramatic, and comedic approaches
• How to market yourself with simple, focused clips
• How to adjust for different genres and tones
• How to show your personality, presence, and bookable energy
• Showcasing languages, accents, and special skills
• Best practices for creating short, watchable footage that actually gets seen

FOUR-WEEK BREAKDOWN

WEEK 1 — Commercial Presence, Cold Reads, Languages & Accents

A professional introduction to your personal on-camera experience.

Students create clips that highlight:

• Commercial-style reads
• Cold reading and rapid script pickup
• Accents and additional languages
• Authentic personality and bookable strengths
• Core script breakdown techniques
• Fast Memorization Work

Deliverable: Capture clean, confident, casting-friendly clips that showcase presence, communication, and versatility.

WEEK 2 — Dramatic One-Minute Clip

Students select a dramatic scene from the class library and work it on camera with coaching focused on:

• Emotional truth and grounding
• Internal life and connection
• Specific, clean storytelling
• Coaching & adjustments to deepen your experience

Deliverable: Create a strong dramatic clip suitable for Actors Access and Casting Networks.

WEEK 3 — Comedy One-Minute Clip

Students choose a comedic scene (single-cam or multi-cam style).

Training includes:

• Comedic rhythm and timing
• Behavior-based comedy
• Finding the humor without pushing
• Sharpening reactions and beats

Deliverable: Produce a tight, engaging comedic clip that showcases personality and timing.

WEEK 4 — On-Set Experience / Short-Film Moment

A practical, real-world filming environment simulating a small set:

• Blocking, marks, continuity
• Taking direction quickly
• Working within a story moment
• Capturing cinematic footage

Deliverable: Film a polished, narrative moment that shows on-set readiness and screen presence.

WHAT NEW MATERIALS YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH

• A commercial/personality clip
• A dramatic one-minute clip
• A comedic one-minute clip
• A short-film or on-set style moment
• A clear understanding of how to continue building marketable footage