Frequently Asked Questions

Will The Actors’ Boot Camp help me get a job?

Yes and no. Just telling someone you went to The Actors’ Boot Camp won’t get you a job. But if you apply the skills you will learn to auditions and then use these skills as a foundation to build upon, the answer is a resounding YES.

 

What's the percentage of your students who book work?

Out of the 3,500 students who have attended The Acting Corps and 1,200 of them have booked professional paying work after attending The Acting Corps (see their names on our IMDB page) So that’s about 45%. If you include student films and films that never made it on IMDB, the percentage is much higher.

 

Will you connect me with agents?

Once in a while we refer people to agents, if we think you are ready - but we don’t promise you that. We do promise you that after Boot Camp II, you will have ALL of the business skills, including a professional picture and resume that sell you in an honest, specific way, as well as proven techniques for you to go out and find your own representation.

 

Tell me about your program, what does your program do?

The foundation course, the original Actors’ Boot Camp gives you a solid, reliable acting technique and then teaches you to apply it to scene work and cold readings.

Boot Camp II gives you deeper technique, cold reading work, scene work, true on-camera technique, as well as our personalized Business of the Business Process where you learn how to market yourself effectively. By the end of Boot Camp II, EVERYONE has to go out and look for acting work. That’s how 1,200 of our students got on imdb – we expected it of them and they did the work.

The Advanced Program; two evenings a week - cold reading, scene work, technique, Agent, Manager, and Casting Director Workshops, and a final Showcase. This is a six month program and everyone in it is an auditioning actor.

 

Do you give scholarships?

From time to time, we offer deep discounts to students who are serious about this and show true commitment. There are also scholarships for students who have been at The Acting Corps for some time and through their devotion and commitment have earned our respect.

 

Can I do Boot Camp II instead of Boot Camp I?

Yes, but only if you have had extensive moment to moment work, like having studied the Meisner Technique with teachers who know what they’re doing. Most of the time, even actors with lots of on-set experience or actors who come from four year B.A. programs begin with Boot Camp I (The Actors’ Boot Camp).

 

Do you offer any programs besides the Actors’ Boot Camp?

We don’t recommend this for many reasons, but you can do only the Technique part of Boot Camp I, and then, in the following Boot Camp you can do the Scene Study/Cold Reading classes.

 

What happens after I finish your program?

After you finish The Actors’ Boot Camp, you will have the ability to listen and answer in the moment and organically respond to your partner, or whoever you’re acting with, as well as the ability to apply all that to a cold reading or scene. The Actors’ Boot Camp doesn’t just give you great acting skills, but it is a life changing experience.

After Boot Camp II, you will have technique that allows you to put objectives in your body, a good understanding of on-camera technique, the ability to analyze a script and play a scene, as well as a BUSINESS PACKAGE that works for you and gets you auditions and work.

After The Advanced Program you should be well on your way to booking work and making money as an actor.