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Hi, Has anyone taken the classes by Mike Pointer at Hey I Saw Your Commercial studios?
 
Posts: 24 | Location: Hollywood, CA | Registered: May 29, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
Julia Roberts
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I know a few people who have taken his classes and they all liked the classes very much. But, even when taking a commercial class, it's best to take another set of commercial classes from another instructor, to gain more perspective and to help you learn what will work best for you.

As with any acting classes, the more instructors you have and techniques you learn, the more you will help yourself become a stronger, more confident actor.


- MIB -
If you can dream, you can do. Making it happen is up to you.
 
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Thanks MIB!
 
Posts: 24 | Location: Hollywood, CA | Registered: May 29, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
Russell Crowe
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HIGHLY Recommend! I've taken Commercial courses from some of the other top ranked schools and honestly believe Hey, I Saw Your Commercial to be the best. I wish this was one of the first classes that I took in my acting career. It definitely would have saved me months. Mike Pointer is a great guy and covers topics that are applicable to the industry as a whole.
 
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I took sandra merrill's on camera commercial class in los angeles and i enjoyed the class but in so many words when the 5 weeks ended she advised me to move on and give up not directly but indirectly.

I sent her a email asking for photographers names and she replied and said "pics are not what i think you should get i think you need to reevaluate whether or not to put any more energy into this"

I also several years ago took tepper gallagos on camera commercial class.
 
Posts: 15 | Location: Louisville, Ky | Registered: October 22, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Mike Pointer is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, and he is very dedicated to teaching and helping people.
I've heard nothing but raves about his classes.
 
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Russell Crowe
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Originally posted by hotpatrick2004:
I took sandra merrill's on camera commercial class in los angeles and i enjoyed the class but in so many words when the 5 weeks ended she advised me to move on and give up not directly but indirectly.

I sent her a email asking for photographers names and she replied and said "pics are not what i think you should get i think you need to reevaluate whether or not to put any more energy into this"

I also several years ago took tepper gallagos on camera commercial class.


What a bitch!

How is Tepper Gallegos? I've heard good things about it.
 
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Tepper gallegos is good but it is taught by a working actor not a casting director and i liked the fact it as during the day not 7-10 in the evening.

They do have a showcase of casting directors come aftre the classes are done for the session does mike have that?
 
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Russell Crowe
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Originally posted by hotpatrick2004:
Tepper gallegos is good but it is taught by a working actor not a casting director and i liked the fact it as during the day not 7-10 in the evening.

They do have a showcase of casting directors come aftre the classes are done for the session does mike have that?


Hey, I Saw Your Commercial is also taught by a working Commercial Actor as well. He does have a Commercial Agent Showcase usually twice a month and invites some of the best Commercial Agencies.
 
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Russell Crowe
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Originally posted by hotpatrick2004:
Tepper gallegos is good but it is taught by a working actor not a casting director


Before taking Hey, I Saw Your Commercial, I've taken commercial classes taught by casting directors. I thought it was limiting because it was more what they like as opposed to what everyone else in general likes. HISYC is taught by a working commercial actor. I like it better because he teaches a more global approach than a limited casting director's view.
 
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