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Create Your Own Cartoons and Characters! and Hooray for Hollywood Combo 8/1-8/5/16

Morning Program: Create Your Own Cartoons and Characters!

Learn to create visual images that communicate ideas with humor and wit. This FUN course will teach you how to design, draw and develop ideas resulting in producing your own set of cartoon characters. Learn tips and tricks from a professional cartoonist with over 40 years experience, and turn everyday events into funny, whimsical comics and cartoons. 

Afternoon Program: Hooray for Hollywood! Performing on the Silver Screen

Learn about the contrasts between acting for theater and acting for film, as you study scenes and music from the silver screen. Be part of a fun, hands-on experience, as you develop your acting skills and your own unique performance style. This workshop also includes practical advice for careers in the field, as well as lessons and activities related to speaking and artistic expression. Present a performance to showcase your talent... on the red carpet!

Learning objectives for "Hooray for Hollywood! Performing on the Silver Screen"

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Understand the key differences between acting for stage and acting for film
• Demonstrate acquired knowledge of the elements that comprise filming a scene ("behind the scenes" viewpoint)
• Exhibit knowledge of repertoire and jargon related to the cinema, historical background of material
• Demonstrate greater understanding of professional skills needed in any career in this general field
• Exhibit poise and professionalism through interpersonal relationships
• Demonstrate effective public speaking and oral interpretation skills
• Understand the importance of working with others, teamwork on and off the stage
• Demonstrate usage of creative expression through performing
• Interpret scripts using effective emotional and creative expression, as well as basic improvisational skills

Instructors Ashley and Kristen Pettet are professional performers from Broadway, movies and television, and they are alumni of William Paterson University!

Lunch will be from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and will be supervised by college student assistants. 

Instructor :
Dates : 08/01/16 to 08/05/16
Days : Mon,Tues,Weds,Thu,Fri
From : 9:00am - 4:00pm
Fee : $ 459.00
Course Number : ES518B

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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