On-Camera Workshops with Matt Miller

Walk into an on-camera audition with confidence!  This one-day workshop will feature:
-three mock commercial auditions
-one mock film audition
-a character typing exercise
-review of your auditions in class
-business materials/strategies Q&A session
-practical advice for actors new to the commercial/film audition world & helpful tips for the more experienced

$150, 6 hours

On-Camera Workshop May 30 • June 28 & 30

Prerequisites: No experience necessary

On-Camera Workshop 2 TBA
This workshop is not offered every term. If you would like to be informed when it becomes available, please click here.

Prerequisites: On-Camera Workshop Part 1 or permission of the instructor

$175, 6 hours

Continue practicing on-camera audition skills in this one day workshop! This workshop will feature:
-2 mock commercial auditions
-1 mock pilot audition
-1 mock film/TV audition
-Q&A session with a veteran Chicago actor or industry professional

The TV Audition Workout July 7 • July 14

Prerequisites: On-Camera Workshop Part 1 or permission of the instructor

$85, 4.5 hours

Chicago will have six TV shows shooting in town beginning this summer. Be ready! This workshop will feature three auditions for co-star, "under five", and one-liner type roles--which is what these shows will be casting for locally. Perfect for experienced actors who want to stay sharp, this workshop will be run as a professional audition session. Actors will receive their audition sides a few days before the workshop to simulate real world practices and will get to review their work in class with the instructor.

About the Instructor

Matt Miller is a Chicago based director and teacher. As an associate casting director with Tenner Paskal & Rudnicke Casting, Matt’s film credits include the Chicago casting for THE WEATHERMAN, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE ICE HARVEST, STRANGER THAN FICTION, LET’S GO TO PRISON!, THE BREAKUP, THE PROMOTION, THE EXPRESS, and PUBLIC ENEMIES. He has been privileged to work with directors like Marc Forster, Michael Mann, Harold Ramis, Gore Verbinski, Bob Odenkirk, Peyton Reed, and Michael Keaton. Commercially, Matt has worked on campaigns for hundreds of companies and can frequently be overheard saying things like “I need you to smile when you take a bite of that fishstick as if it is both a delicious treat and an exceptional discount.”

As a stage director, Matt’s recent credits include the Jeff recommended revival of THE WEIR for Seanachai Theatre Company, the staged reading of 4000 MILES for Steppenwolf’s First Look Repertory, Serendipity’s Chicago and L.A. productions of GIRL,20 (Best Director and Best Ensemble nominations LA Weekly 2008 Theatre Awards) and the world premiere of GRACELAND for Profiles Theatre (Top 10 Plays of the Year 2009, Chicago Tribune & Sun Times).

As a storyteller, Matt performs frequently around Chicago with groups like 2nd Story, Write Club!, The Moth, and Essay Fiesta. Matt is also a proud twelve-year company member of Barrel of Monkeys, a group that provides creative writing workshops for Chicago Public Elementary Schools that lack arts funding.