Workshops
Recent Workshops
| Where | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Prague / Czech Republic - FAMU Modules / Workshops | Acting for the Camera Workshop Jerry teaches directors and actors a quick and efficient way to communicate with each other. | March 1, 2019 - March 17, 2019 |
| Cologne / Germany - Film Acting School | Acting for the Camera Workshops Students work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | March 25, 2019 - April 18, 2019 |
Upcoming Workshops (not yet confirmed)
| Where | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo & Albania - Acting for Camera Workshops | Private Acting for the Camera Workshops Students work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | Spring 2020 |
| Vienna / Austria - Acting for Camera Workshops | Private Camera Acting Workshops Everyone works on camera in every class, developing cold reading skills and on-camera technique. They learn to lift the scripts to their emotions, merging with the text, making the work engaging, honest and reactive. | Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 |
Announced Workshops
| Where | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Prague / Czech Republic - FAMU | Jerry teaches directors and actors a quick and efficient way to communicate with each other. | October 25, 2019 - November 3, 2019 |
| Cologne / Germany - Film Acting School | Acting for the Camera Workshops Students work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | November 4, 2019 - November 28, 2019 |
Past Workshops
| Where | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| New York City - Weist Baron School of Film and Television | On-going classes and workshops teaching acting for the camera using scenes, film scripts, TV commercial copy, industrial copy. The actors experience their creativeness and proper focus of their energy in relationship to the camera. Cold reading technique is reinforced. Weist Baron School of Film and Television closed after almost 50 years of teaching actors in 2015. | 1978 - 2015 |
| New Jersey - CSB Connecticut School of Broadcasting | Classes in Speech covering articulation, speech melody and accent reduction. On camera classes focusing of teleprompter, news casting, field reporting, and extemporaneous speech. Work with future newscasters, sportscasters and weathermen. | 1994 - Present |
| Cologne / Germany - Film Acting School | Acting for Camera workshops given twice a year (each 4 weeks long). Student's work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. "No acting allowed" | 1996 - Present |
| New York City - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts | Teaching Acting students while focusing on improvisation and cold reading techniques, using exercises to enhance the actors’ vulnerability and focus just before the camera rolls. | 1998 - 2001 |
| New York City - St John’s University, Department of Fine Arts | Students work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | 2000 - 2002 |
| New York City - New York University, School of Education / Musical Theatre | Students work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | 2000-2005 |
| Dorset / Vermont - Dorset Theatre Festival Conservatory Program | Four week long Acting for the Camera seminars conducted every year at the Dorset Theatre Festival, Dorset, Vermont. | 2000 - 2006 |
| Vienna / Austria - Filmschule Wien | Camera Acting Workshops - three weeks, twice a year Student's work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | 2002 - 2004 |
| Munich / Germany - Hochschule fur Fernsehen & Film | Acting for the Camera workshops specifically geared to the needs of directors and documentary filmmakers. | 2004 |
| Vienna / Austria - Private Camera Acting Workshops | Camera Acting Workshops - two to three weeks, twice a year Everyone works on camera in every class, developing cold reading skills and on-camera technique. They learn to lift the scripts to their emotions, merging with the text, making the work engaging, honest and reactive. | 2005 - Present |
| Baden bei Wien / Austria - Filmschule Baden | Student's work in front of the camera is reinforced through exercises that relax and focus their energy just before the scene is filmed. | 2008 - 2010 |
| Pristina / Kosovo - Skena Up Film and Theatre Festival | Participated in a two week festival with films submitted from around the world. Conducted an “Acting for the Camera” workshop giving many Albanian speaking actors a first time experience in acting for the camera. Also served as a jury member judging the Theatre Festival entries. | 2007 |
| Prague / Czech Republic - FAMU | This workshop offers actors and directors a safe and inspiring environment to risk, develop and grow. Jerry teaches directors and actors a quick and efficient way to communicate with each other. Through simple and effective sensory exercises, right before the camera rolls, he allows the actors to find their authenticity, freedom and creative courage. He provides directors with new tools to communicate with the actors, helping the actors achieve successful scenes, which are organic and truthful. Being on the other side of the camera is useful for every director. As a result of his workshop, directors begin to see actors and the acting process in a different light. | 2009 - Present |
| New York City - University of California, Irvine | Acting for the Camera Workshop conducted at the Weist Barron Studios in New York City for Junior/ Senior year acting students focusing on improvisation and cold reading techniques, using exercises to enhance the actors’ vulnerability and focus just before the camera rolls. TV commercial copy and comic scenes were covered as well. | 2009 - 2011 |