Shari Shaw Boot Camp Intensives

for Comedy and Drama

Videos & Digital Content

Join in on one of Shari Shaw Studios’ most popular workshops now on video.

Filmed live, these Master Class-style segmented videos are an abbreviated version of Shari’s 5-hour Boot Camp Intensives for Comedy & Drama – focused in on all the tips, tools and techniques, insights, anecdotes and analysis from the standard Boot Camps.

Participate along at home, with the class, in the lectures, acting exercises, games and scene work, with the help of on-screen graphics and sides. Whether you’re a new actor looking to develop your skills, a working actor interesting in taking your talent to the next level or a series regular who wants to keep fresh and stay on top of the game, these Boot Camp Intensive videos are instructional and fun and will help you master the craft.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

In the Shari Shaw Acting Studios’ Boot Camp Intensive for Comedy: (7 Videos)

Technical Comedy:
- What is Comedy?
- Set-Up & Joke
- The Rule of 3’s
- Flips & Reversals
- Comedy Builds
- Timing & Delivery
- Understanding Script Punctuation
- Marking up your Script
- Incorporating Personal Quirks in the work.
- Character Emotional Drive
Relaxation techniques & demonstration for comedy
Warm-up exercises & games for comedy
Multi-Camera Comedy & Scene work and analysis
Single-Camera Comedy & Scene work and analysis
Film Comedy & Scene work and analysis
Theater Comedy & Scene work and analysis

In the Shari Shaw Acting Studios’ Boot Camp Intensive for Drama: (6 Videos)

Shari’s renowned 7 Step Prep to scene work and breaking down your script, including:
- Character biography
- Intention & Drive
- Relationship to others
- Personalization - Imagination - Substitution
- The Opening Moment
Relaxation techniques & demonstration for Drama
Warm-up & character deepening exercises for Drama
Drama scene work & analysis
Effective Memory technique & demonstrations