Do you want to work in film and television?

The film industry in the Tampa Bay area is growing, with many Hollywood productions filming locally and hiring local talent. Some recent productions that have hired local talent include Parker, Magic Mike, Free Ride, Sunlight Jr. and Spring Breakers, with many more slated to film in Florida in the coming year.

When productions cast for supporting roles here, Florida talent needs to be prepared.

Get your training and network with other actors in upcoming on-camera acting classes at the Patel Conservatory in Tampa.

The upcoming Scene Study workshops take students through cold readings, script memorization, character preparation, the filming process and critiques. 

Learn to develop truthfulness in your acting, strengthen your skills and be prepared for auditions and bookings for television and film.

Read more about our on-camera student success stories:

Ashlie Dawn Stevens and Yao Tsai - performing this weekend in 12 Angry Men at Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater

Madeline Voges - booked a role in a film for the Sci-Fi network.

Grace Feeney - producing her own short film in Los Angeles

Sign up now for upcoming Scene Study workshops or summer classes!

Four-week Scene Study workshop series:

Adults

Mar. 20 - April 10, 2012

Tuesdays, 6 to 9 p.m.

Grades 6 - 12

Saturdays, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Mar. 24 - April 14, 2012

Summer On-camera acting classes:

Adults

June 7 - Aug. 9, 2012

Thursdays, 7 - 9 p.m.

Making a Short Film

Grades 5 - 8, June 11 - 22, 2012

Grades 9 - College, July 2 - 13, 2012

Take a film from concept through story boarding, screenwriting, pre-production design, shooting and editing. The finished short film will be shown at the end of the two-week camp and in the Short Film Festival at the end of the summer.