Classes
Dreamers Entertainment is now offering a variety of workshops, classes, and private coaching sessions! Our goal is to empower young actors, writers, and directors of all experience levels to stop waiting for permission from Hollywood’s gatekeepers and take control of their own careers. We create a safe, fun environment for you to develop your skills, take risks, and look at your career from a new angle.
Descriptions of each program, including upcoming dates/times, can be found below. If you are interested in signing up for a program, please reach out via our contact page. We will respond to you via email as soon as possible.
ONE – DAY WORKSHOPS | Our workshops are 2 hours long, held online via Zoom. Each workshop will include an information session, Q & A, and individualized practice. Pricing is $30 per student per workshop.
Dates & Times
How to Record a Professional Self-Tape Audition: N/A
The Do’s and Do-Not’s of Headshots and Resumes: N/A
Creating Your Own Work: N/A
ONLINE SUMMER PROGRAMS | Our programs allow you to work on your craft intensively, 4 hours per day, over the course of a 5-day week. Pricing is $200 per student per program.
Dates & Times
Acting Intensive: N/A
Screenwriting Intensive: N/A
PRIVATE COACHING | One-on-one sessions with Erika Lynn Jolie via Zoom. Erika will tailor each session to meet your individual needs and goals. She can assign you scenes, help you prepare for an audition, review your marketing materials, do career consultations, provide feedback on your script, and more. Pricing is $20 for 30 minutes, $35 for 45 minutes, or $45 for 60 minutes.
NEW FILMMAKERS PROGRAM | Are you a writer, director, or actor looking to produce your own short film? If so, this program is perfect for you! Dreamers Entertainment will help you bring your project all the way from script to screen, while allowing you to remain involved in the film in the creative capacity you have planned, whether you’d like to direct your film, play the lead role, or even both!
First, Erika Lynn Jolie will read your script and provide you with creative feedback and detailed script notes. She will work with you through as many drafts as needed until your screenplay is ready for production. Erika will walk you through every step of the pre-production process: creating a lookbook, casting, securing locations, drafting schedules, choosing props/wardrobe, and more.
Dreamers Entertainment will then provide full production services for the duration of the shoot and post-production services following the shoot. One of our editors will put together a rough cut of the film for your review. If you have any notes or additional requests, we will continue to make edits to the film until both parties are satisfied with the final product. We will add the film to IMDb and work with you to determine the best path to distribution for your film (festivals, YouTube, etc.)
This program is open to creators of all ages and experience levels, however we can only accept a limited number of projects, depending on our availability. Pricing starts at $500 and increases based on the length and scope of the script.
Descriptions of each program, including upcoming dates/times, can be found below. If you are interested in signing up for a program, please reach out via our contact page. We will respond to you via email as soon as possible.
ONE – DAY WORKSHOPS | Our workshops are 2 hours long, held online via Zoom. Each workshop will include an information session, Q & A, and individualized practice. Pricing is $30 per student per workshop.
- How to Record a Professional Self-Tape Audition: Self-tape auditions are becoming more and more common in today’s modern casting world, which means two things: 1. Actors can now compete for roles, even when they live far from production, and 2. Casting directors are considering more actors than ever for a single role. So, how can you make your audition stand out to a casting director in a sea of tens–sometimes even hundreds–of similar audition tapes? In this workshop, Erika Lynn Jolie will teach you how to make a professional, high-quality, competitive self tape using only the tools you have at home. Topics include equipment, backdrops, lighting, framing, slating, eye lines, and readers.
- The Do’s and Do-Not’s of Headshots and Resumes: Your headshot and resume are the first impression you make on a casting director . . . and first impressions mean a lot in this industry. As talented as you may be in the audition room, your marketing materials alone often determine whether or not you will even be called in for an audition. In this workshop, Erika Lynn Jolie will go over the basics of headshots and resumes, what to wear in your headshots and when to invest in new ones, how to format your resume, and what makes a headshot/resume package stand out from the pile.
- Creating Your Own Work: If you have an idea for a short film, pilot, web series, music video, feature etc. but don’t know how to make it a reality, this workshop is perfect for you! Erika Lynn Jolie will discuss the process of developing your own content from idea to script to screen. Topics include: screenwriting basics, finding your team, casting talent, renting vs. buying equipment, scheduling your shoot, securing locations, post-production, distribution, and more.
Dates & Times
How to Record a Professional Self-Tape Audition: N/A
The Do’s and Do-Not’s of Headshots and Resumes: N/A
Creating Your Own Work: N/A
ONLINE SUMMER PROGRAMS | Our programs allow you to work on your craft intensively, 4 hours per day, over the course of a 5-day week. Pricing is $200 per student per program.
- Acting Intensive (Ages 10-15): During this unique and challenging 20-hour experience, students will work with actress/director Erika Lynn Jolie on all aspects of film and television within a small group setting. Through improv exercises, scene study, mock auditions, cold reads, character exploration, and performance observation, students will explore both the art and the business of acting. Students will learn how to make strong character choices, give compelling and authentic performances, take direction, prepare for auditions, build self-confidence, and more. All actors will have the opportunity to perform every day: individually, with a scene partner, or both. At the end of the session, parents will receive a video of their child’s work, and students will receive personal feedback and career advice from Erika.
- Screenwriting Intensive (Ages 14+): This writers’ workshop will give young screenwriters the tools they need to turn their ideas into professional, industry-standard screenplays. Throughout the week, students will learn the basics of screenwriting, participate in character and dialogue exercises, brainstorm short film ideas, draft their own screenplays during private writing sessions, and meet individually with Erika Lynn Jolie for feedback. Students will leave the session with a knowledge of screenplay format (including flashbacks, voiceovers, phone calls, etc.), a short film screenplay of their own, a logline and synopsis for their screenplay, and a list of personal advice and suggested writing prompts/exercises from Erika.
Dates & Times
Acting Intensive: N/A
Screenwriting Intensive: N/A
PRIVATE COACHING | One-on-one sessions with Erika Lynn Jolie via Zoom. Erika will tailor each session to meet your individual needs and goals. She can assign you scenes, help you prepare for an audition, review your marketing materials, do career consultations, provide feedback on your script, and more. Pricing is $20 for 30 minutes, $35 for 45 minutes, or $45 for 60 minutes.
NEW FILMMAKERS PROGRAM | Are you a writer, director, or actor looking to produce your own short film? If so, this program is perfect for you! Dreamers Entertainment will help you bring your project all the way from script to screen, while allowing you to remain involved in the film in the creative capacity you have planned, whether you’d like to direct your film, play the lead role, or even both!
First, Erika Lynn Jolie will read your script and provide you with creative feedback and detailed script notes. She will work with you through as many drafts as needed until your screenplay is ready for production. Erika will walk you through every step of the pre-production process: creating a lookbook, casting, securing locations, drafting schedules, choosing props/wardrobe, and more.
Dreamers Entertainment will then provide full production services for the duration of the shoot and post-production services following the shoot. One of our editors will put together a rough cut of the film for your review. If you have any notes or additional requests, we will continue to make edits to the film until both parties are satisfied with the final product. We will add the film to IMDb and work with you to determine the best path to distribution for your film (festivals, YouTube, etc.)
This program is open to creators of all ages and experience levels, however we can only accept a limited number of projects, depending on our availability. Pricing starts at $500 and increases based on the length and scope of the script.