Advanced On-Camera Commercial Audition class 5

Class #5 (Batt Johnson)

Introductions to "doubles," working with a partner:

Stand shoulder to shoulder so both me and my partner are in the camera view frame.
Cheat in towards my partner so I can easily look at them and the cue card with minimal effort.
As my partner is talking, look at the cue card/camera part of the time, especially for my reactions.

Issue of object placement.

Most if not all ad copy has critical objects to create that are part of the environment and that the ad characters refer to them some way. Place ANY critical object at the cue card so I can refer to it while I'm reading the copy.

Other notes:

watch commercials esp. when people are eating something or interacting with some object. Try for for real myself so I can realistically mimic the behavior during an audition.
NOTHTING is negative, not my partner, what they do, what they say, and esp. NOT the product.
Keep studying! Weist-Barron has great classes and instructors for us New Yorkers; Stuart Stone Casting has a great web site and newsletter; they also have a Commercial Acting Insider blog and a gabcast of tips, hints, clues, and outright great advice.