The Program
S.C. TreeHouse is excited to be offering an acting course in Chattanooga TN for all ages and skill levels.
Sure, it's definitely more fun than some careers, however, acting is just like any other job; it takes practice and training. But, it doesn't stop there. To land an acting role also takes knowing the right people. You need to create those connections with the people who are actually producing films, which is why S.C. TreeHouse's has created their group acting classes. S.C. TreeHouse is an active production company that gives young and undiscovered talent a chance to shine. We provide our students the opportunity to work on real industry projects as they are trained to become better at their crafts. So, if you have a longing to act, but just can't seem to get into the industry, come check us out. After all, we are here to help talent of all ages and skill levels. Plus, your first group class is free, so why not come for a free class. |
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What is This?
Let's just get something straight here; THIS IS IN NO WAY a dull acting class or seminar thing. You know the ones I'm talking about, the (quote) "acting classes" that are held in rundown theaters and taught by some actor that gave up on their dreams of an acting career years ago; however, they still believe they can help you reach your dreams. And who knows, maybe they can help you achieve your dreams. But when you think about it, they are probably going to be teaching you the techniques that they used. And if they never were able to make it anywhere with those techniques...well, then the odds aren't really stacked in your favor with them as a trainer.
Now, something else these classes ARE NOT is they are NOT one of those crowded acting schools where there is absolutely no individual attention. The places you spend thousands of dollars but really don't evolve your skills as much as you hoped because you're never able to get good, real personal training.
Oh, yeah, and a side note...I personally have spent years in those frustrating environments, so if you have too, I feel your pain brother! It's not fun and very creatively draining.
Okay, so...if these classes aren't any of those things, then what are they?
THIS IS a complete acting class taught by an actor, director, and casting agent. Honestly, it's a personal mentorship with the people who actually hire actors for roles. Yeah! No joke. Think of it as a personal training session for your acting, but the cool part is that your coach is someone who is actively casting talent in legitimate roles.
Now, something else these classes ARE NOT is they are NOT one of those crowded acting schools where there is absolutely no individual attention. The places you spend thousands of dollars but really don't evolve your skills as much as you hoped because you're never able to get good, real personal training.
Oh, yeah, and a side note...I personally have spent years in those frustrating environments, so if you have too, I feel your pain brother! It's not fun and very creatively draining.
Okay, so...if these classes aren't any of those things, then what are they?
THIS IS a complete acting class taught by an actor, director, and casting agent. Honestly, it's a personal mentorship with the people who actually hire actors for roles. Yeah! No joke. Think of it as a personal training session for your acting, but the cool part is that your coach is someone who is actively casting talent in legitimate roles.
The Personality Technique
"Since the dawn of time, we have tried to describe and categorize ourselves in many ways. From the four temperaments of the Ancient civilizations – sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic – to the latest advances in psychology, people have been restless in their pursuit of a good, reliable way to fit something as complex and fluid as human personality into a well-defined model. We are still some time away from being able to do that, although the current models account for the majority of our personality traits and can often predict with a high degree of confidence how we are likely to behave in specific circumstances."
It's our emotions and reactions to scenes that separate us as people, so it stands to reason, it works the same way for characters. So, as actors, it's super important for us first to understand how people behave before we ever try to "act" some character. Acting is receiving the scenes around you and reacting to them in the moment, which is something we do daily...we just don't understand how. The most important part of acting is you, the actor. If you can understand how you and your mind reacts to things, you can play whatever role you want. See, every character you will ever play will be built around yourself. Around your experiences and understandings, that’s why the most important thing to know in acting is yourself. Who are you?
You see, every time we meet an obstacle in our path we always have choices to how we can get around it or either through it. This is something that happens every time we meet a new person, learn a new piece of information, or just take a breath of air. All you are doing in life (as a person) is reacting to everything around you and then reacting to everything around you reacting to how you reacted.
Now, some smart people did a study and found that for every second you are alive, there are 16 personality categories of reactions just one of you could make in response to just that one second you’re alive.
So, since it turns out that you all are the most important factors in making sure all of you can act like a boss, guess what's going to be the first thing we need to learn. We need to learn how to play ourselves.
You see, every time we meet an obstacle in our path we always have choices to how we can get around it or either through it. This is something that happens every time we meet a new person, learn a new piece of information, or just take a breath of air. All you are doing in life (as a person) is reacting to everything around you and then reacting to everything around you reacting to how you reacted.
Now, some smart people did a study and found that for every second you are alive, there are 16 personality categories of reactions just one of you could make in response to just that one second you’re alive.
So, since it turns out that you all are the most important factors in making sure all of you can act like a boss, guess what's going to be the first thing we need to learn. We need to learn how to play ourselves.
A common mistake is that your emotions are caused by your environment directly. However, that's not the case. Emotions are your body's reaction to how you perceive or view your environment. The best way to understand this is to think of "Yo' Mama" jokes. If I was to make a "Yo' Mama," some of you might be offended, some of you might be embraced, some of you might get mad, some of you might laugh, and some may just become uncomfortable. You see, that was one environment and one situation, but just off the top of my head, I thought of 5 possible emotions you could feel from it. Why, because it's ultimately up to how you interpret a situation as to how you react to it. Do you understand my "Yo' Mama" joke as me being disrespectful? Or do you interpret it as me just telling a harmless joke? What's really going on in a situation actually has next to nothing to do with what emotion you feel or reaction you give. It's going to be your brain's interpretation of what's going on that will determine how you react.
So that's what we're going to have to work on, being able to get the audience to feel the right feelings at the right times. This is where being able to understand why we feel what we feel when we feel it is important. If we can understand ourselves and how we work, we can understand an audience and how to make them feel. After all, what is an audience made up of? Us, exactly, so if we can understand us and how we work, by nature, we know how the audience works. Because an audience is just a bunch of us sitting down watching a performance. So what we are going to teach you guys in this class is a technique that allows you to let the environment of a scene create your emotions you need to give within that scene. So you're not going to be drawing from some past experience to bring that emotion into a scene. We are going to teach you how to do just like you do in real life; you're going to let the situations around you and how your character interprets those situations create the emotion you need for the scene. Now, I'm not going to lie to you; this is not going to be an easy course. After all, we will be studying the psychology of humans, and being a human yourself, I'm sure you understand that's no simple task. So, we are going to take it a little bit at a time. We're going to study 16 different character types, and since that's a lot of psychological ground to cover, we will do that over the course of 120 classes. What's cool is that by the end of the course, you're going to be able to act as each of these 16 different character types. It will almost be like learning 16 different languages.
Now, the real important question is how are we going to teach all this. After all, acting is a very active kind of occupation, so teaching isn't going to work very well with you all just sitting and listening to me talking. You all will need to be actively using what we learn. So, there will be homework you will need to do. Don't worry; it's homework you can do as you are living your daily lives. So it won't get in the way of your plans. Although, the most important thing we will do in this class, will be going and acting in some productions because the best way to learn something is to do it. So, you guys will actually be working in some video, stage, and audio productions as part of the classes. Getting you guys some experience acting in different mediums.
We are doing this because there is no "One Size Fits All" acting approach. Letting you guys work on these various projects is going to let you see how all the little parts of acting make a difference. How just hearing a voice (in an audio theater) gives us emotions we don't feel the same way as we do when we can see and hear them (like we do in a movie). So, we will be letting you work on those projects as we do the course so that you can have that experience... plus, who doesn't want some more stuff for their IMDb page.
Now, these productions we will work on will be original productions that S.C. TreeHouse and their associates are producing, so you will be treated as a real talent on these sets and will be expected to be able to do the roles. Don't worry; we will work with you to perform those roles.
Alright, so I'm done taking up your time. You can move on.
So that's what we're going to have to work on, being able to get the audience to feel the right feelings at the right times. This is where being able to understand why we feel what we feel when we feel it is important. If we can understand ourselves and how we work, we can understand an audience and how to make them feel. After all, what is an audience made up of? Us, exactly, so if we can understand us and how we work, by nature, we know how the audience works. Because an audience is just a bunch of us sitting down watching a performance. So what we are going to teach you guys in this class is a technique that allows you to let the environment of a scene create your emotions you need to give within that scene. So you're not going to be drawing from some past experience to bring that emotion into a scene. We are going to teach you how to do just like you do in real life; you're going to let the situations around you and how your character interprets those situations create the emotion you need for the scene. Now, I'm not going to lie to you; this is not going to be an easy course. After all, we will be studying the psychology of humans, and being a human yourself, I'm sure you understand that's no simple task. So, we are going to take it a little bit at a time. We're going to study 16 different character types, and since that's a lot of psychological ground to cover, we will do that over the course of 120 classes. What's cool is that by the end of the course, you're going to be able to act as each of these 16 different character types. It will almost be like learning 16 different languages.
Now, the real important question is how are we going to teach all this. After all, acting is a very active kind of occupation, so teaching isn't going to work very well with you all just sitting and listening to me talking. You all will need to be actively using what we learn. So, there will be homework you will need to do. Don't worry; it's homework you can do as you are living your daily lives. So it won't get in the way of your plans. Although, the most important thing we will do in this class, will be going and acting in some productions because the best way to learn something is to do it. So, you guys will actually be working in some video, stage, and audio productions as part of the classes. Getting you guys some experience acting in different mediums.
We are doing this because there is no "One Size Fits All" acting approach. Letting you guys work on these various projects is going to let you see how all the little parts of acting make a difference. How just hearing a voice (in an audio theater) gives us emotions we don't feel the same way as we do when we can see and hear them (like we do in a movie). So, we will be letting you work on those projects as we do the course so that you can have that experience... plus, who doesn't want some more stuff for their IMDb page.
Now, these productions we will work on will be original productions that S.C. TreeHouse and their associates are producing, so you will be treated as a real talent on these sets and will be expected to be able to do the roles. Don't worry; we will work with you to perform those roles.
Alright, so I'm done taking up your time. You can move on.
Currently Studying the Character Personality of:
THE ENTERTAINER
Classes on this character will be from: 03/20/17 to 05/01/17
Character 1 - Entertainer
“Entertainer”
Spontaneous, energetic and enthusiastic people – life is never boring around them.
Spontaneous, energetic and enthusiastic people – life is never boring around them.
Characters with the Entertainer Personality
Angela Montenegro
Bones |
Penny
The Big Bang Theory |
Ygritte
Game of Thrones |
Dandelion
The Witcher series |
Mr. News
Literal: What We Believe |
Lindsay Bluth Funke
Arrested Development |
Peregrin Took
The Lord of The Rings |
Jack Dawson
Titanic |
March |
1st Class | CHARACTER'S STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
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March |
2nd Class | CHARACTER'S ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
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April |
3rd Class | CHARACTER'S FRIENDSHIPS
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April |
4th Class | CHARACTER'S PARENTHOOD
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April |
5th Class | CHARACTER'S CAREER PATHS
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April |
6th Class | CHARACTER'S WORKPLACE HABITS
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May |
7th Class | CHARACTER'S CONCLUSION
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Character 2 - ENTREPRENEUR
“Entrepreneur”
Smart, energetic and very perceptive people, who truly enjoy living on the edge.
Smart, energetic and very perceptive people, who truly enjoy living on the edge.
Characters with the Entrepreneur Personality
Lincoln Burrows
Prison Break |
Jaime Lannister
Games of Thrones |
Hank Schrander
Breaking Bad |
Seth Grayson
House of Cards |
Gabrielle Solis
Desperate Housewives |
Fiona Glenanne
Burn Notice |
Philip Wenneck
Hangover |
D'Artagnan
The Three Musketeers |
Class Dates - TBA
Character 3 - ADVENTURER
“Adventurer”
Flexible and charming artists, always ready to explore and experience something new.
Flexible and charming artists, always ready to explore and experience something new.
Characters with the Adventurer Personality
Beatrix Kiddo
Kill Bill |
Kate Austen
Lost |
James Wade Ward
James & jamie |
Hugo Reyes (Hurley)
Lost |
Thea Queen
Arrow |
Remy Hadley (Thirteen)
House M.D. |
Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad |
Eowyn
The Lord of The Rings |
Character 4 - VIRTUOSO
“Virtuoso”
Bold and practical experimenters, masters of all kinds of tools.
Bold and practical experimenters, masters of all kinds of tools.
Characters with the Virtuoso Personality
Arya Stark
Game of Thrones |
Michael Westen
Burn Notice |
Jack Bauer
24 |
Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones series |
John McClane
Die Hard |
Angus MacGyver
MacGyver |
Lisbeth Salander
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo |
James Bond
Bond series |
Character 5 - CONSUL
“Consul”
Extraordinarily caring, social and popular people, always eager to help.
Extraordinarily caring, social and popular people, always eager to help.
Characters with the Consul Personality
Jenny G.
CoverStory |
Sansa Stark
Game of Thrones |
Dean Winchester
Supernatural |
Monica
Friends |
Carmela Soprano
The Sopranos |
Gersei Lannister
Game of Thrones |
Jack Shephard
Lost |
Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Homes |
Character 6 - EXECUTIVE
“Executive”
Excellent administrators, unsurpassed at managing things – or people.
Excellent administrators, unsurpassed at managing things – or people.
Characters with the Executive Personality
Boromir
The Lord of The Rings |
Dwight Schrute
The Office |
Claire Dunphy
Modern Family |
Ana Lucia Cortez
Lost |
Violet Crawley
Downton Abbey |
Robb Stark
Game of Thrones |
Lisa Cuddy
House M.D. |
Porthos
The Three Musketeers |
Character 7 - DEFENDER
“Defender”
Very dedicated and warm protectors, always ready to defend their loved ones.
Very dedicated and warm protectors, always ready to defend their loved ones.
Characters with the Defender Personality
Catelyn Stark
Game of Thrones |
Samwise Gamgee
The Lord of The Rings |
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes |
Triss Merigold
The Witcher series |
Will Turner
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Pam Beesly
The Office |
Vito Corleone
The Godfather |
Bree Van de Kamp
Desperate Housewives |
Character 8 - LOGISTICIAN
“Logistician”
Practical and fact-minded individuals, whose reliability cannot be doubted.
Practical and fact-minded individuals, whose reliability cannot be doubted.
Characters with the Logistician Personality
Eddard Stark
Game of Thrones |
Hermione Granger
Harry Potter series |
Geralt of Rivia
The Witcher series |
Dana Scully
X-Files |
Jason Bourne
Bourne series |
Thorin Oakenshield
The Hobbit |
Stannis Baratheon
Game of Thrones |
Inspector Lestrade
Sherlock Holmes |
Character 9 - CAMPAIGNER
“Campaigner”
Enthusiastic, creative and sociable free spirits, who can always find a reason to smile.
Enthusiastic, creative and sociable free spirits, who can always find a reason to smile.
Characters with the Campaigner Personality
Michael Scott
The Office |
Phil Dunphy
Modern Family |
Piper Chapman
Orange is The New Black |
Hoban Washburne
Firefly |
Peeta Mellark
The Hunger Games |
Jennifer Keller
Stargate Atlantis |
Carrie Bradshaw
Sex in The City |
Willy Wonka
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory |
Character 10 - PROTAGONIST
“Protagonist”
Charismatic and inspiring leaders, able to mesmerize their listeners.
Charismatic and inspiring leaders, able to mesmerize their listeners.
Characters with the Protagonist Personality
Jamie Abigail Ward
James & jamie |
Daenerys Targaryen
Game of Thrones |
Morpheus
The Matrix |
Nicole White
CoverStory |
Skyler White
Breaking Bad |
Laurel Lance
Arrow |
Isobel Crawley
Downton Abbey |
Elizabeth Bennet
Pride and Prejudice |
Character 11 - MEDIATOR
“Mediator”
Poetic, kind and altruistic people, always eager to help a good cause.
Poetic, kind and altruistic people, always eager to help a good cause.
Characters with the Mediator Personality
Frodo Baggins
The Lord of The Rings |
Anne
Anne of Green Gables |
Fox Mulder
X-Files |
Amelie Poulain
Amelie |
Arwen
The Lord of The Rings |
Sybil Branson
Downton Abbey |
Lance Sweets
Bones |
Konstantin Lavin
Anna Karenina |
Character 12 - ADVOCATE
“Advocate”
Quiet and mystical, yet very inspiring and tireless idealists.
Quiet and mystical, yet very inspiring and tireless idealists.
Characters with the Advocate Personality
Jon Snow
Games of Thrones |
James Wilson
House M.D. |
Aragorn
The Lord of The Rings |
Lily Schreiber
Fairy Tales of an Author |
Michael Scofield
Prison Break |
Rose Bukater
Titanic |
Desmond Hume
Lost |
Aramis
The Three Musketeers |
Character 13 - DEBATER
“Debater”
Smart and curious thinkers who cannot resist an intellectual challenge.
Smart and curious thinkers who cannot resist an intellectual challenge.
Characters with the Debater Personality
Captain Jack Sparrow
Pirates of The Caribbean |
Jim Halpert
The Office |
Irene Adler
Sherlock Holmes |
The Joker
Batman |
Tyrion Lannister
Game of Thrones |
Julian Sark
Alias |
Felicity Smoak
Arrow |
Adam Savage
Mythbusters |
Character 14 - COMMANDER
“Commander”
Bold, imaginative and strong-willed leaders, always finding a way – or making one.
Bold, imaginative and strong-willed leaders, always finding a way – or making one.
Characters with the Commander Personality
Steve Jobs
Apple Inc. |
Tony Soprano
The Sopranos |
David Palmer
24 |
Malcolm Merlyn
Arrow |
Mary Talbot
Downton Abbey |
Francis J. Underwood
House of Cards |
Jacqueline A. Sharp
House of Cards |
River Tam
Firefly |
Character 15 - LOGICIAN
“Logician”
Innovative inventors with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Innovative inventors with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Characters with the Logician Personality
Aemon Targaryen
Game of Thrones |
Lord Varys
Game of Thrones |
Neo
The Matrix |
Alexander Mahone
Prison Break |
Marshall Flinkman
Alias |
Chloe O'Brian
24 |
Leslie Winkle
The Big Bang Theory |
Abed Nadir
Community |
Character 16 - ARCHITECT
“Architect”
Imaginative and strategic thinkers, with a plan for everything.
Imaginative and strategic thinkers, with a plan for everything.
Characters with the Architect Personality
Christopher D. Stewart
Teacher of This Class |
Walter White
Breaking Bad |
Petyr Baelish
Game of Thrones |
Tywin Lannister
Games of Thrones |
Gandalf the Gray
Lord of The Rings |
Yennefer of Vengerberg
The Witcher series |
Katniss Everdeen
The Hunger Games |
Professor Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes |
Christopher D. Stewart
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Right...I need to talk about myself now. Well, to start off, one thing I have discovered in life is that if you follow God's path then when you look back your footprints will be in a straight line.
So, I first became interested in storytelling at age 2 when I learned how to lie, like all kids do. However, my love for storytelling started when I was 9 after I was given a camera for Christmas. My early attempts at films were mostly amateurish and spontaneous...yeah... But in late 2009, however, I started work on a more ambitious project, Beyond Under, inspired by the biblical account of Gideon. As that project took shape, I began to take storytelling more seriously, a lot of people might say that I actually take storytelling to seriously now. But hay, I look at it this way: if storytelling was a good enough tool for Jesus to use to teach when He walked on earth, then storytelling should probably be taken seriously. Anyway, back to the story. I worked on the script for Beyond Under for a year, then, we spent another year and a half actually filming it. By the time Beyond Under premiered, I had produced and directed my first 95-minute feature film at age 13 with a cast of about 60..ish. I know, I'm an overachiever. Anyway, morial of the story, this is a calling for me, one that goes beyond what I make, one that is leading me to a Master Story. Oh, that was actually really cool sounding "one that is leading me to a Master Story." |
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Location
5600 Brainerd RD, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411
You can find us in room H110
You can find us in room H110
Single Classes
First Group Class $0first class only
2 hour class taught by an active Director/Producer and Casting Agent.
Group acting activities. All group classes are offered at two times:
3:00-5:00 PM on Mondays 6:00-8:00 PM on Mondays |
30 Min One-on-One Class $20per class
30 Minutes of One-on-One tutoring with the teacher.
Personal tips and critiquing. One-on-One tutoring can be planned with individuals between the hours of:
7:00AM to 2:00PM on Mondays. |
70 Min One-on-One Class $30 per class
70 Minutes of One-on-One tutoring with the teacher.
Personal tips and critiquing. One-on-One tutoring can be planned with individuals between the hours of:
7:00AM to 2:00PM on Mondays. |
2 Hour Group Class $35per class
2 hour class taught by an active Director/Producer and Casting Agent.
Group acting activities and access to exclusive casting opportunities.
All group classes are offered at two times:
3:00-5:00 PM on Mondays 6:00-8:00 PM on Mondays |
Class Packages
* These opportunities will only be for students who complete 100% of a 7 week course.
7 Weeks of One-on-One Access Classes $200 per registeration
7 week One-on-One tutoring course.
10 hours of One-on-One tutoring.
Personal tips and critiquing.
Over 80 Minutes of One-on-One tutoring with the teacher each week.
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7 Weeks of Full Access Classes BEST DEAL! $300 per registeration
7 week group course with personal One-on-One tutoring.
5 hours of One-on-One tutoring.
Personal tips and critiquing.
50 Minutes of One-on-One tutoring with the teacher each week.
Weekly group classes and activities.
*Exclusive casting opportunity.
*Access to notifications for S.C.TreeHouse and their partner's open casting calls.
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7 Weeks of Exclusive Access Classes $400 per registeration
7 week group course with personal One-on-One tutoring.
10 hours of One-on-One tutoring.
Personal tips and critiquing.
Over 80 Minutes of One-on-One tutoring with the teacher each week.
Weekly group classes and activities.
*Exclusive casting opportunity.
*Access to notifications for S.C.TreeHouse and their partner's open casting calls.
*As a final project you will get the chance to appear in a S.C.TreeHouse project.
*Chances to participate in S.C.TreeHouse's closed casting calls.
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