About the Class

Film II: Process is core class designed to help you sharpen your on-camera acting skills and further develop your film acting technique. Through practical application, you will focus on the nuances of creating and building relationships for the camera and learning to motivate your scenes through positive expectations. The class is centered around the continuous practice of performing scenes on camera.

Prerequisite

Film I

Tuition

$300

Duration

4 sessions, 3 hours

Capacity

Maximum of 10 students

Find Your Session

2 sessions available

10/21-11/11

Tuesday

(6:30PM - 9:30PM)

Taught by Cait Cortelyou

11/17-12/08

Monday

(6:30PM - 9:30PM)

Taught by Sharon Foote

Meet the Teachers

Cait Cortelyou is an actor and producer based in Atlanta since 2020. She holds a BA in Theater from Columbia University in partnership with the Juilliard School, and graduated from The O’Neill’s conservatory program The National Theatre Institute, with training from Colman Domingo and the Royal Shakespeare Company. On camera, Cait produced and starred in the award-winning feature film Ask for Jane, which enjoyed a limited theatrical release in 2019. She has been seen on TV in Bull on CBS, and in a recurring role on Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick on HBO. Cait has spoken on panels for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the Hamptons International Film Festival, the New York Television Festival, and has taught masterclasses for the China Women’s Film Festival in Beijing, and the School of the New York Times at Lincoln Center. Since January 2023 Cait has been leading a weekly artist workshop called The Collective at Alliance Theatre. www.CaitCortelyou.com

Sharon is a member of SAG/AFTRA/AEA and has extensive acting experience in New York, Los Angeles and the Southeast. Her experience includes professional theater, television and film as well as TV commercials, soap operas and voice-over. Some of her credits include Susan Aronson on One Life to Live and Sally on Texas. She has performed in movies for ABC, MTM Productions and Warner Brothers to name a few. In addition to being the lead teacher for the film and television classes with the Alliance Theatre, Sharon coaches many celebrities for acting and hosting. Her clients have included Rickey Smiley, several members of the cast for The Real Housewives of Atlanta and football players Dorsey Levins and Ed Hartwell. She was also an associate casting director for several films including the Academy Award winning movie Driving Miss Daisy as well as an award winning professor of Speech Communications and Drama. She is the founder and principal instructor for Foote Communications. Sharon has directed 12 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre shows through Clayton State University's Continuing Education Program for the Atlanta community. She also proudly served 4 years as a volunteer for the USO.