If reading scripts to a camera and then being told how to do it the way she likes but not being taught how to do the job before your "tested" is your thing this class is for you. The main reason I took this class was because it advertised itself as providing scene study. This was not that whatsoever. This class shoud be called "find your mark on the floor and do what I say." Buyer beware!!!!!!
The backstory---In Jan of 2018 my job moved me to a dept that requires me to travel. First stop---Jacksonville, Florida. Having nites free I decided to start taking acting classes again (I prev went to studios in savannah and near Marietta and had great experiences) and maybe I could meet some new people while I was at it.
I thought it was a little pricey (almost $$350.00 at the time) but I figured that she must be good if shes worked with so many famous actors and actresses and this rate was probably fair. My expereince was not pleasant. I ended up leaving early and had no intentions of ever bringing Jill Donnellan or Hollywood Acting Studios Jax up to anyone but a couple things prompted me and the biggest was meeting someone at my new studio in Atlanta who told me how they had the same experiences feeling mislead and ripped off.
Most of my classes with Jill Donnellan consisted of being given a script and told to leave the room with other students (some who you could tell had been there before and some newer like me) and go read it together. I could tell some people loved getting a script and then told to go read it through with their partner, but I felt lost as to what we were supposed to be doing and why.
No instruction was given beforehand as to what to do with the script aside from reading it through. When we reentered the room we were told to "act it out" and if we didn't do it to Jill's liking she would tell us how to change it so we could do it her way. Jill praised people who werent good and I could tell they were her diehards.
The whole time I thought I couldve just watched a youtube video or read a book. I know now that none of it was normal instruction meant to prepare people for anything. Basically, we were taught auditioning protocols like finding your mark on the floor and where to look into the camera (theres a million videos like that online by the way) and then told to go read our scripts, I can see how some people might be blown away by the classroom having a green screen because it feels like your on a set , but I wasnt there for that.
I was there to learn how to actually act and do scene study work. If reading scripts to a camera and then being told how to do it the way she likes but not being told how to do a good job before your "tested" is your thing this class is for you. This class shoud be called "find your mark on the floor and do what I say." Buyer beware!!!!!! Don't waste your money!!!!!!!
Hollywood Acting Studio Jax Reviews
If reading scripts to a camera and then being told how to do it the way she likes but not being taught how to do the job before your "tested" is your thing this class is for you. The main reason I took this class was because it advertised itself as providing scene study. This was not that whatsoever. This class shoud be called "find your mark on the floor and do what I say." Buyer beware!!!!!!
The backstory---In Jan of 2018 my job moved me to a dept that requires me to travel. First stop---Jacksonville, Florida. Having nites free I decided to start taking acting classes again (I prev went to studios in savannah and near Marietta and had great experiences) and maybe I could meet some new people while I was at it.
I thought it was a little pricey (almost $$350.00 at the time) but I figured that she must be good if shes worked with so many famous actors and actresses and this rate was probably fair. My expereince was not pleasant. I ended up leaving early and had no intentions of ever bringing Jill Donnellan or Hollywood Acting Studios Jax up to anyone but a couple things prompted me and the biggest was meeting someone at my new studio in Atlanta who told me how they had the same experiences feeling mislead and ripped off.
Most of my classes with Jill Donnellan consisted of being given a script and told to leave the room with other students (some who you could tell had been there before and some newer like me) and go read it together. I could tell some people loved getting a script and then told to go read it through with their partner, but I felt lost as to what we were supposed to be doing and why.
No instruction was given beforehand as to what to do with the script aside from reading it through. When we reentered the room we were told to "act it out" and if we didn't do it to Jill's liking she would tell us how to change it so we could do it her way. Jill praised people who werent good and I could tell they were her diehards.
The whole time I thought I couldve just watched a youtube video or read a book. I know now that none of it was normal instruction meant to prepare people for anything. Basically, we were taught auditioning protocols like finding your mark on the floor and where to look into the camera (theres a million videos like that online by the way) and then told to go read our scripts, I can see how some people might be blown away by the classroom having a green screen because it feels like your on a set , but I wasnt there for that.
I was there to learn how to actually act and do scene study work. If reading scripts to a camera and then being told how to do it the way she likes but not being told how to do a good job before your "tested" is your thing this class is for you. This class shoud be called "find your mark on the floor and do what I say." Buyer beware!!!!!! Don't waste your money!!!!!!!