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Character Development

Anyone can memorize lines, right? What separates you from another actor is specificity of character. So let's dig in and cover all the different ways "into" character and different techniques to the fully-realized PERSON you are inhabiting.
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Course Overview:

    1. Welcome from Alyshia

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How to Use This Course

    3. 🚨 How to Use The Tools for Auditions

    4. Coaching and Consulting with Alyshia

    1. Discover Your Way Into Character

    2. Role of Natalie :: Breakdown and Sides

    3. Role of Cary :: Breakdown and Sides

    4. Make Your Own Self-Tape First

    5. Showcase Tape for Natalie

    6. Showcase Tape for Cary

    1. Impressions

    2. ✏️ Demo: How to Use Impressions Tool for An Audition

    3. All the W's

    4. Opinion Bubbles

    5. Overcoming Judgements

    6. ✏️ Demo: How to Overcome Judgements for Auditions

    7. Finding Patterns

    8. Operating Systems

    9. Pain Bodies & Coping

    10. Trauma Bonding

    11. Parental Belief Systems

    12. Belief Systems

    13. Education

    14. Religion

    15. Socio-Economic Status

    16. Politics

    17. History

    18. Music

    19. Sense Memory

    20. Visualization

    21. Emotional Reason To Exist

    22. Loss

    23. Juxtaposition

    24. ✏️ Demo: How to Overcome Juxaposition for Auditions

    25. Assumptions

    26. Secret

    27. Fears and Concerns

    28. Daily Actions

    29. Jumping Off

    30. Speaking and Movement

    31. Dreamwork

    32. De-Briefing From Character Work

    1. Showcase Tape for Natalie with Notes // Using Tools

    2. Showcase Tape for Cary with Notes // Using Tools

    1. We Want To Hear From You!

    2. You Did It!

CONTENT IS CONFIDENCE

  • $747.00
  • 46 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

What You Will Get:

  • Strategy and different techniques for developing a specific, fully realized character.

  • 30+ tangible tools to deepen your character.

  • Build your confidence with execution of developing content through character development.

  • Private discussion group for students to post their tapes each week and create a community with other students.

  • Downloadable resource guide with all of the tools covered in the course for you to use during your future audition prep.

What Will Be Covered:

Character development is the process of building a unique, three-dimensional character with depth, personality, and clear motivations. This online course gives various tools and techniques acquired from That One Audition interviews where hundreds of working actors gave insight into their character process, plus Alyshia's 20-year career of studying various techniques and tools. Many acting studios give one technique or tool to develop character. Never before has it ALL been given in one class. Whether you have an hour to prepare or six weeks, each tool given here will sharpen your understanding of the character you are developing.

  • A complete "tool box" filled with specific, tangible tools and techniques to develop and deepen your character.

  • Creating a checklist of questions, ideas, and prompts to give insights to create the strongest character.

  • Watch the progress of two actors working on the same sides before they incorporate the tools and after from a previously recorded live class.

Your Instructor

Alyshia Ochse

Actor, Author & Podcaster

Alyshia Ochse is an award-winning actress, podcast host, and co-founder of The Bridge for Actors, best known for her role as Lucy, starring alongside Matthew McConaughey in HBO’s Golden Globe-nominated series True Detective (Season 1).

She recently starred as Maisy in Hulu’s highly nominated series The Other Black Girl, based on the New York Times bestselling novel, which premiered as the number one show on Hulu. Other television credits include #Freerayshawn, the Emmy-winning short-form series produced by Antoine Fuqua opposite Laurence Fishburne, as well as Station 19, FBI: International, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Rookie, and 9-1-1. Additional TV appearances include Ballers (HBO), Life Sentence (CW & Netflix), The Purge (USA), Satisfaction, How I Met Your Mother, Hart of Dixie, General Hospital, and Days of Our Lives.

Her film credits include Archangel, Bull Run, The Spotter, Outbreak, She’s in Portland, The Other Woman, Parker, Marauders, plus many more.

Alyshia is also the creator, producer, and host of the hit podcast That One Audition, where Hollywood’s top talent share their most life-changing audition experiences. Notable guests include Laurence Fishburne, Jason Momoa, Lucy Hale, Michelle Monaghan, and Mayim Bialik + 400 other actors.

Beyond her on-screen career, Alyshia is a highly respected acting coach, known for guiding actors toward breakthrough performances and career-defining roles. Her clients include Katheryn Winnick (Vikings), Candice Coke (Kevin Can F**k Himself), Nora Zehetner (Grosse Pointe Society), Matt Medrano (Yellowstone), Rob Kirkland (Mayor of Kingstown), and Jessica Lu (Awkward), among many others.