NY Acting School for Film and Television offers year round classes in Acting for movies, commercials, TV Shows. The school is conveniently located on the West Side of Manhattan, in New York City. All levels and ages are welcome, beginners, intermediate, advanced and professional actors study with us. Learn basic technique, monologs, scene study, improvs, audition technique, career advice. All classes are on Camera.

Acting classes are small and you will be on camera in every session. Work on your acting craft in a professional but intimate setting. Sessions run year round. Showcase your work for agents and casting directors! Students are invited to participate in screening of their monologues and scenes on the big screen. Showcases take place in New York three times a year. Agents, Managers and Casting Directors are invited.

A range of acting classes:
* Acting Class for Film
* Star in a Movie
* Acting in Commercials - Reading and interpreting boards, character portrayal, how to dress, blocking and hitting marks, use of props, handling the product, mime and pantomime, the business of commercials, pleasing casting directors
* Learn the techniques for auditioning, monologues, scene study, cold readings, improvisations
* We also offer film and TV acting classes for kids

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2. New York Jewelry Design Institute

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Conveniently situated in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, New York Jewelry Design Institute (NYJDI) is dedicated to helping beginners and professionals develop the skills they need to compete and thrive in today’s jewelry industry.

We provide a range of quality jewelry design courses at our school in the heart of New York City. We also provide online / distance learning courses.

In our on-site and online classes, you learn new design concepts and how to put your ideas onto paper by using color, perspective and shaping.

Thanks to Director Jenine Lepera Izzi’s focus on networking and building business relationships, the school is also an excellent resource for students to make connections with many influential professionals throughout the jewelry world.

On-Site Jewelry Design Courses:
- CAD Rapid Rendering
- Illustrator for Jewelry Design
- Watercolor for Jewelry
- Manufacturing & Global Sourcing for Jewelry
- Jewelry Merchandising
- Marketing & Branding for Jewelry Designers

Online / Distance Learning Jewelry Programs:
- Jewelry Styles through the Decades
- Shades of Difference: Understanding the Role of Color in Jewelry Design
- The Business of Jewelry Design
- Finding Inspiration in Design

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3. Online Candle Making Classes for Texas & U.S. students

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• Learn how to make unique candles from the comfort of your own home or work studio in Texas with The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school owned by a UK candle designer based in Jamaica.

• Home Study / Online Candle Making Classes in Texas, nationwide or around the world include the choice of Live Seminars via Skype with Gary Simmons - one of the top candle designers in the world from the UK, or lessons via HD Video & PDF information files.

• These distance learning candle making courses for complete Beginners to Advanced artists will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby!

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques as our onsite programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• Perhaps you would prefer to learn in person through an incredible educational program and vacation in beautiful Jamaica in the Caribbean!

• Business start-up and Hobby courses offered year-round, both onsite or online. Welcome to this very special profession!

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA

Online Candle Making Courses:

Live Seminars via Skype
• 6 Day Complete Business Set Up Course
• 4 Day Condensed Business Set Up
• 2 Day Introductory Course

HD Video Courses
• Business Set Up Course
• Platinum Course
• Interactive Course
• Hobby Course

Year-Round Candle Making Courses in Jamaica:
One-to-one & small group classes for beginners to advanced designers.

• Candle Making Business Set Up (6 days)
• Condensed Business Setup course (4 days)
• Advanced Candle Making course (2 days)
• Candle Making Weekend Retreat Workshop (2 days, minimum 2 persons)
• Encaustic Art / Wax Painting Workshop (2-3 days)

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4. Portland Actors Conservatory

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Situated in Downtown Portland OR, Portland Actors Conservatory is an acting school that provides a 2-year accredited Acting Certificate program as well as short, 4-week acting courses in summer.

At the Portland Actors Conservatory, we surround you with mentors who will inspire you to rely on your impulses; challenge you to open your mind, heart and inner spirit; and explore with you what it means to be human.

Portland Actors Conservatory received full accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) in March 2008.

A NAST-accredited school assures that students are in a program that meets rigorous academic, financial and administrative standards.

2-Year Acting Certificate Program - Core Modules:

- Acting Technique
- Shakespeare
- Theory Into Practice
- Styles
- Meisner Technique
- Viewpoints
- Text Analysis
- Movement
- Voice
- Performance Lab...

4-week Adult Summer Acting Classes:

- Rehearsal to Performance
- Back to Basics I
- Back to Basics II
- Actors Instrument

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5. Academy of Makeup & Fashion, Los Angeles

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Academy of Makeup & Fashion, based in Encino (central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains), Los Angeles, CA, offers a total education in the Art and Science of professional Makeup Artistry & Image Management, and provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive courses available for students, cosmetologists, aestheticians and those looking for a new exciting creative career.

Barbara Layne, founder, president and instructor of The Academy, is a leading authority in the development of cosmetics and skin care, makeup artistry, image consulting, nutrition and exercise. As CEO and president of Lady Layne - Professional Cosmetics, her mastery of makeup application has earned her international acclaim as one of Hollywood's most accomplished makeup artists. Ms. Layne has worked with many celebrities and her client list includes professionals, governments and Fortune 500 companies.

- Certified Image Consultant
- Professional Makeup Artistry Certificate
- Media Makeup Artistry Certificate
- Master Makeup Artistry Certificate
- Cosmetic Techniques Seminar
- Glorious Eyes
- Caucasian Skin Undertone Analysis
- Mature Beauties & Glamorous Grannys
- Ethnic and Cultural Makeup
- Exotic Asian Makeup
- Camera Ready Bridal Makeup
- Head Shot & Media Makeup
- Special Effects
& more ..

Specific contact pages

Special FX Makeup

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6. Valentin Yotkov Studio, New York City

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The Valentin Yotkov Studio in Brooklyn, New York City is one of the only schools in the USA that specializes in chasing/repousse instruction. Our studio offers weekly classes, intensive workshops, as well as private tutoring. Valentin also teaches at other schools in the US and abroad. We are open year round, and all levels are welcome.

All classes and workshops taught exclusively by Master Silversmith Valentin Yotkov, who also teaches workshops at other schools in the United States and Europe. After almost becoming a lost art, Chasing and Repoussé are currently experiencing a modern Renaissance. Metalsmiths worldwide are discovering the potential of these techniques for creating unusual, intricate designs on jewelry, hollowware or other forms of metalwork.

Weekly Chasing and Repousse Classes & Workshops:

- Chasing and Repousse
- Miniature Vessel Raising
- Chasing on a Three Dimensional Vessel
- Rendering and Stylizing Designs for Jewelry
- Constructed Hollowware

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7. Andrew Wood Acting Studio

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Yale MFA director Andrew Wood offers reasonably-priced acting classes in Hollywood / Los Angeles based on his training at the Yale School of Drama with Evan Yionoulis and Earl Gister. The course is aimed at the serious student of acting, advanced or beginner, who wants to reflect on his or her craft and scrutinize his or her notions of what acting is about.

His class will help students of all levels to do this. The technique he teaches is Stanislavsky-based, but the most important insights he offers are refinements or radical clarifications of Stanislavsky arrived at by his teachers at Yale.

These insights have not yet been written about to speak of, and are not widely known. And they probably never will be that widely known, because you can't really learn them from a book. You need someone to make it live before your eyes.

A few topics covered in the class may be somewhat familiar to the experienced student, but everyone will encounter several very provocative challenges to their notions of the craft of acting over the course of the ten weeks, guaranteed.

Reasonably-priced 10 week, 3 hours weekly Acting Classes in Los Angeles/Hollywood. Classes are open to Beginners as well as Advanced acting students. Private Coaching also available.

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8. The Philadelphia Academy of Make-Up & Special Effects

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Situated in Bala Cynwyd, just 15 minutes north of downtown Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Academy for Make-Up and Special Effects is the first school in the Philadelphia Region to teach its students how to apply make-up and create special effects. All classes are taught by highly skilled, trained and certified make-up artists. Supplies and materials are supplied for use in all classes.

We provide a range of quality make up artist classes and workshops. Our courses are suitable for beginners as well as the most seasoned make up artists. Topics include Fundamentals of Make Up-Theory, Make Up for Film & TV, Special Effects Make Up, and Bridal Boot Camp programs. One-on-one make-up instruction is available upon request for image enhancement, camouflage, or glamour.

Professional Make Up Classes & Workshops:

- The Fundamentals of Make Up - Theory 101

- The Fundamentals of Make Up - Theory 102

- Make-Up For Television and Film

- Special Effects Make-Up Class

- Bridal Boot Camp

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9. Jewelry Creations Workshop, North Miami

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• Located just 5 minutes from Miami Beach in North Miami FL, Jewelry Creations Workshop is the place to begin your artistic journey into the exciting world of jewelry making.

• We offer a wide range of beginner to advanced level 18-hour jewelry making classes with quality instruction from experienced and qualified teachers. Courses include General Jewelry Fabrication, Chasing & Repousse, Wire Working, and Stone Setting among others.

• Day, evening & weekend study options are available. We offer jewelry making classes for all types of people from people looking to learn the basics to professionals that want to start their own business.

• Our fully equipped jewelry workshop is home to visiting jewelry instructors, makers, artists and people learning the skills it takes to make beautiful things. Our small classes specializing in hand fabrication assure the special attention you need to learn the most possible.

• Serving Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, our jewelry making studio is located in North Miami, just 10 miles north of Downtown Miami and just minutes from the famous Miami Beach.

Beginner to Advanced Level Jewelry Making Classes:

- 18 hours of hands on instruction
- Day, evening & weekend study options

Courses include:
• Beginning to Intermediate Fabrication
• Intermediate to Advanced Fabrication
• Wire Working and Beading
• Fold Forming
• Stone Setting
• Chains
• Wax Carving
• Chasing & Repousse (3-day workshop)
• Precious Metal Clay (6-hour class)

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10. The Jewelry Arts Institute in New York

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The Jewelry Arts Institute (JAI) in New York has been committed to researching, preserving and teaching the jewelry making techniques of the Classical Period for over 30 years, passing on these nearly lost traditions to students from all corners of the world. Located at 22 East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, we teach all classical jewelry techniques in every class. These techniques are granulation in silver and 22k gold, Byzantine enameling, classical chain making, classical settings, lapidary and other related techniques.

Since all projects are taught by one-on-one demonstration, students of all levels can be enrolled in all classes. This is true for both the semester classes and the intensive workshops. We have a teacher for every five or six students so the student receives a lot of attention. If a student were to complete all of the many projects we have developed, he/she would end up with a complete background of classical jewelry techniques.

Classic Jewelry Design classes:

- Each semester consists of 8-12 classes
- 3-hour weekly classes
- Intensive, 1-week workshops in July and August
- Low student-teacher ratio

Techniques include:
- Byzantine enameling
- Classical chain making
- Classical settings
- Lapidary...