Part Time Audition

Program Overview

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Diploma Programs

Acting: Film, Television & Voice-Over Diploma

Acting Conservatory Diploma

Comedy Conservatory Diploma

Writing for Film & Television Diploma

Part Time Programs

Fundamentals

Audition

Voice over

Screenwriting

Scene Study

Dialects & Accents

Part Time Audition

Class Description

Our Auditioning for Film & Television classes aim to equip students with the tools they need to be successful in any number of auditioning situations. Whether in-person with Casting Directors, Producers and/or Directors, or through the taped submission process, actors need to maximize their effectiveness with every audition opportunity. This includes learning skills specific to on-camera auditioning and implementing these techniques to be successful in the room. Text analysis, character creation, emotional connection, and technical acting-for-camera skill development…at Vancouver Acting School, we want to ensure you are comfortable with every aspect when you get that big audition! Students will prepare and present scenes on camera each night in a simulated audition process, receiving personalized feedback and support.

Class Details

• Duration: 12 weeks
• Schedule: 3 hours, one day per week
• Cost: 3 equal installments of $269.99
• Start Date: Week of September 8, 2025

Meet Your Instructor

Zahf Paroo

Zahf Paroo has been working as professional actor, host, voice-over and sketch comedy artist since 1995.

Through his long and diverse career Zahf has worked with some truly amazing actors while honing his craft. He’s had the opportunity to work in Sci-fi (Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Gallactica, Fringe, Andromeda, Continuum, Defying Gravity) as well as working in comedy (Scary Movie, The Big Year, Psych, A Guy Thing, Say it isn’t So, Scooby Doo 2, Package Deal). He has also enjoyed a dramatic career (Edgemont -The Next Generation, Firewall, Motive) and most most recently, broken into the fantasy realm in Seventh Son as the beastly, blue-skinned, four-armed “King of Swords” ‘Virahadra’.

Zahf is also an accomplished theatre performer, and among his many theatrical roles, spent a year on Broadway, in the original cast production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Bombay Dreams”. Zahf’s role included playing an astounding 14 characters in the production.

Topics Covered

• Grounding your work
• Eyelines and blocking
• Text analysis
• Creating truthful characters and performances
• Working with your agent to be seen for roles you want to perform
• Wardrobe and props
• Line memorization
• How to collaborate with directors and casting directors and apply direction
• How to work with your reader and create truthful scenes
• Understanding the beats within all scenes

Student Testimonials

• “Zahf has a way of giving feedback and corrections that feels comforting and funny, and it sinks in very well. A+ coach.” - Acting Conservatory Alumni
• “Zahf is very good at explaining concepts, expectations, and I like his method of correcting behaviour immediately. His teaching style really works for me!” - FTV Alumni
• “Zahf is extremely knowledgeable, cares about the work and strives for success from both himself and his students” - Craig D.

Full Time Classes

Acting: Film, Television & Voice-Over Diploma

Acting Conservatory Diploma

Comedy Conservatory Diploma

Screenwriting Classes

Part Time Screenwriting

Full-Time Screenwriting

Part Time Classes

Fundamentals

Audition

Voice Over

Dialects & Accents

Scene Study

Workshops

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• Program of Interest: Classes for Kids & Teens (VYAS), Full Time - Acting Conservatory, Full Time - Acting: Film, Television & Voice-Over, Full Time - Online Screenwriting, Part Time - Adult Acting Classes, Part Time - Adult Screenwriting Classes
• Desired Start Date: 2024 Fall, 2025 Fall, 2025 Spring, 2026 Fall, 2026 Spring
• How did you first hear about us?: Career Fair, Event, High School Visit, Info Session, Mailing, Radio, Referral, Skytrain, Social Media, Walk-In/Website

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Full Time Classes

• Acting: Film, Television & Voice-Over Diploma
• Acting Conservatory Diploma
• Comedy Conservatory Diploma

Writing for Film & TV

• Part Time Screenwriting
• Full-Time Screenwriting

Part Time Classes

• Fundamentals
• Audition
• Voice Over
• Dialects & Accents
• Scene Study
• Workshops

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Program Outline

Outline:

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Part Time Audition

• 12-week course
• 3 hours, one day a week
• 3 equal installments of $269.99
• April 9, 2024

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Class Description

• Aims to equip students with the tools they need to be successful in any number of auditioning situations.
• Includes learning skills specific to on-camera auditioning and implementing these techniques to be successful in the room.
• Students will prepare and present scenes on camera each night in a simulated audition process, receiving personalized feedback and support.

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Topics Covered:

• Grounding your work
• Eyelines and blocking
• Text analysis
• Creating truthful characters and performances
• Working with your agent to be seen for roles you want to perform
• Wardrobe and props
• Line memorization
• How to collaborate with directors and casting directors and apply direction

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Teaching:

• Led by experienced industry professionals
• Focus on teaching techniques and strategies for auditioning for film and television
• Mock auditions and feedback from instructors

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Careers:

• Increase chances of booking the next role
• Become a successful on-camera actor