Audits are going well. John's cold reading class at TVI is 1) exactly what I was looking for and 2) John is very good -- tough, but a sharp eye, very supportive, and a lot coaching: unusual attention from a casting director. Listening and watching John, it seems I'm on the same page as he is in terms of what he feels should be happening up there (i.e., I "got" what he was saying) and he uses the same vocabulary as I do (again, this helped me to "get it"). This is definitely a class I'll be taking, but probably not now . . .(more later, once I've finalized what I'm going to do)
Tomorrow, 5.19.5, there's another on camera (Film) class at Weist-Barron on 35 West 45th Street (Times Square again). I talked/interviewed with the instructor on the phone today. Sounds like a very good class, but you don't know until you get there and see someone work.
These audits are invaluable for evaluation.
So, things are going well, I'm finally feeling better about taking classes, and a summer through fall "plan" is starting to come together -- the right class, and the right teacher are key. A lot more work than I thought, finding the right potential classes (based on my weakness and what I feel is right for me) and the right teacher, but . . . it's been a surprisingly enjoyable process. Once I commit to a finalized plan and jump in -- then I'll get scared.
But, it's time now, to start formal training . . .
