NEPTUNE ROSES
Psychology & Acting
Acting & Screenwriting
Acting Classes
We teach individuals how to embrace their acting abilities and grow in their confidence to perform. Our TV & film acting classes might be a great fit for you if
you’ve always wanted to learn to act but don’t want to make it a career (hobbyists)
want to have an acting career (professionals)
or already know how to act and want to be around like minded people
The therapeutic side of this class gives learners the opportunity to find their voice and build their confidence through expressing emotions and attitudes that they might not normally display.
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We teach individuals how to embrace their acting abilities and grow in their confidence to perform. Our classes might be a great fit for you if you’ve always wanted to learn to act but don’t want to make it a career, want to have an acting career, or already know how to act and want to be around like minded people. We also provide a cohort experience option that creates a short film for YouTube with our cohort actors.
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Our classes are community/cohort-based and designed as a four-month program. However, the four-month program is for those that want to be apart of a cohort. Individuals that are apart of the Monthly Sessions are not required to participate for the full four months.
Throughout the classes, we’ll explore:
acting methods
act out short scripts
do warm-up practices
discuss our vices and virtues around acting
listen to feedback on acting
character and script breakdown
scene study
genres, emotions, and body language
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Cohort Experience
Our cohort experience is a four-month program that results in the production of a short film that will be uploaded to YouTube and our Patreon. You can use this film in your acting reels and IMDb credit. After the completion of the film, we’ll watch it together, and give feedback on the performances. Actors cannot miss more than two sessions in order to act in the short film. Learners can take this program as many times as they would like.
Monthly Sessions
Each month, we’ll cover a topic from history of film and television, body language and emotions, to script and character breakdowns. There will be five (5) one-hour classes throughout the month. Classes occur three weeks out of the month. These classes are not held every month.
For example, one month of our cohort program may include five classes that teach on different topics from history, acting methods, to acting in silent films. Whereas our monthly sessions option will have five classes dedicated to one topic, such five classes on acting methods. Our Monthly Sessions offer a deeper dive into topics; while our cohort program offers a well-rounded approach.
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These classes are either offered as topics for our monthly sessions or a class within our cohort program. These are only some of the classes offered.
History of Film & TV
Character Breakdown
Script Breakdown
Finding your Character’s Voice
Acting Methods
Acting in Silent Films
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Class Size:
Small class sizes
Frequency:
5 classes a month
Classes occur during 3 weeks of the month
Duration:
1 hour (55 - 60 minutes) classes
Age:
Classes are designed for adults and mature teenagers. Minimum age of participants is 15.
Experience & Preparation:
No prior experience is needed unless otherwise noted. Please bring something to take notes with if you wish to take notes.
Location:
Our address is provided on the booking page.
We are located on Atlantic Blvd, east of I-295 in Jacksonville, FL
Cancellations:
Please cancel on our contact page at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled class in order to receive your full refund. No refunds will be granted after that timeframe. Unfortunately, we do not offer the option to reschedule.
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Monthly Sessions
Monthly fee: $115
Our Monthly Sessions option will have five classes dedicated to one topic, such five classes on acting methods and expressing emotions.
Cohort Experience
Total fee: $660
This option allows you to pay for the four-month program in full.
Cohort Experience Monthly
Total fee: $170
This option allows you to pay for the four-month program on a monthly basis. Each payment is due by the first of the month.
TV/Film Screenwriting Classes
We teach individuals how to embrace their creativity, story-telling abilities, and grow in their confidence to share their art. Our classes might be a great fit for you if
you’ve always wanted to learn to write scripts but don’t want to make it a career (hobbyists)
want to have a writing career (professionals)
or already know how to write and want to be around like minded people
The therapeutic side of this class gives learners the opportunity to tell stories in a way that can provide them with a sense of justice.
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We teach individuals how to embrace their creativity and story-telling abilities and grow in their confidence to share their art. Our classes might be a great fit for you if you’ve always wanted to learn to write scripts but don’t want to make it a career, want to have a writing career, or already know how to write and want to be around like minded people. We also provide a cohort experience option that creates a short film for YouTube with our cohort writers. We use methods taught in The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier.
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Our classes are community/cohort-based and designed as a four-month program. However, the four-month program is for those that want to be apart of a cohort. Individuals that are apart of the Monthly Sessions are not required to participate for the full four months.
Throughout the classes, we’ll explore:
storytelling techniques from The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier
write short scripts
do warm-up practices
discuss our vices and virtues around writing
character and script breakdown
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Cohort Experience
Our cohort experience is a four-month program that results in the production of a short film that will be uploaded to YouTube and Patreon. You will receive a writing credit for this film. After the completion of the film, we’ll watch it together, and give feedback on the story. Throughout the program, you’ll prepare for this short film by writing various stories and scripts, exploring your personal life (you don’t have to share what you’ve written), and participating in writer’s rooms.
Writers cannot miss more than two sessions in order to be credited in the short film. During pre-production and production (filming), writers can help with sourcing venues, monitoring the budget, wardrobe, director, assistant director roles, etc. Learners can take this program as many times as they would like.
Monthly Sessions
Each month, we’ll cover a topic from history of film and television, body language and emotions, to script and character breakdowns. There will be five (5) one-hour classes throughout the month. Classes occur three weeks out of the month. These classes are not held every month.
For example, one month of our cohort program may include five classes that teach on different topics from history, storytelling, to acting in character development. Whereas our monthly sessions option will have five classes dedicated to one topic, such five classes on character development. Our Monthly Sessions offer a deeper dive into topics; while our cohort program offers a well-rounded approach.
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These classes are either offered as topics for our monthly sessions or a class within our cohort program. These are only some of the classes offered.
History of Film & TV
Character Development
Script Breakdown & Script Formatting
Writing Alternative Endings for TV Shows
Budgeting for Short Film (Producing)
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Class Size:
Small class sizes
Frequency:
5 classes a month
Duration:
1 hour (55 - 60 minutes) classes
Age:
Classes are designed for adults and mature teenagers. Minimum age of participants is 15.
Experience & Preparation:
No prior experience is needed unless otherwise noted. Please bring something to write with whether that’s a pen and paper, tablet, or laptop. Sometimes we have pens and paper for students who forgot to bring something.
Location:
Our address is provided on the booking page.
We are located on Atlantic Blvd, east of I-295 in Jacksonville, FL
Cancellations:
Please cancel on our contact page at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled class in order to receive your full refund. No refunds will be granted after that timeframe. Unfortunately, we do not offer the option to reschedule.
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Monthly Sessions
Monthly fee: $115
In-person and online classes
Our monthly sessions option will have five classes dedicated to one topic, such five classes on character development.
Cohort Experience
Total fee: $660
This option allows you to pay for the four-month program in full with a discount.
Cohort Experience Monthly
Total fee: $170
This option allows you to pay for the four-month program on a monthly basis. Each payment is due by the first of the month.
Day Classes
Our day classes teach individuals how to embrace their creativity, acting, or story-telling abilities in one session. In our screenwriters class, we use the methods taught in The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier.
Our day classes are all about having fun and embracing your inner actor/actress or storyteller. The day classes are one-hour long and great for individuals, couples on date night, and groups looking for something fun to do in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Acting Day Class
In each class, we’ll explore
briefly learn the history of films
learn acting methods
act out short scripts
do warm-up practices
character and script breakdown
Screenwriting Day Class
In each class, we’ll explore
briefly learn the history of films
storytelling techniques from The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier
write a short script
do warm-up practices
character and script breakdown
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We offer two types of day classes.
The Art of Acting
The Art of Screenwriting
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Frequency:
A few classes every month
Usually on Friday evenings
Class Size:
Small class sizes
Duration:
One-hour classes
Location:
Our address is provided on the booking page.
We are located on Atlantic Blvd, east of I-295 in Jacksonville, FL.
Reminder:
The acting class and screenwriters class are two separate classes. If you want to take both, you’ll have to book each class.
No plus ones. Only individuals that are signed up for the class can be in the class.
Please bring something to write with.
Age:
Classes are designed for adults and mature teenagers. Minimum age of participants is 17.
Experience & Preparation:
No prior experience is needed.
Cancellations:
Please cancel on our contact page at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled class in order to receive your full refund. No refunds will be granted after that timeframe. Unfortunately, we do not offer the option to reschedule.
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Acting Day Classes
Fee: $45 per person
Screenwriters Day Classes
Fee: $45 per person
Coaching
One-on-One Coaching
Acting & Screenwriting
We offer one-on-one coaching for both actors and screenwriters that want individualized help. We take on a nurturing approach and encourage our artists to look at their roles or scripts from different prospectives. For screenwriters, we do not proof-read or suggest ideas. Instead, we help you navigate any creative challenges such as writer’s block or working through gaps in your story. This helps with copyright privacy and not having to give credit to another writer.
In Production Coaching
Regardless of whether your project is in pre-production or in production, we can coach your actors to bring the script to life. We’ll work with the actors to further develop their character’s backstory, breakdown the script, and articulate their rationale and motive behind each action. This can allow the project to have a higher level of synergy among the actors. We can work with the actors one-on-one and in small groups.
About | Neptune Roses
Mental health therapy and therapeutic approaches should be accessible to everyone. We offer classes that cover topics in acting and screenwriting. At its core, wellness focuses on the mind, body, and spirit connection. Our acting and screenwriting classes have more of a psychology-rooted approach. Resulting in us focusing on characters from a more well-rounded view and the motivation behind the character’s actions.
Ale, our instructor, has spent almost 20 years working in the entertainment industry in Atlanta, GA at some capacity. Whether it was modeling, acting, producing, directing, or screenwriting.
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“Just like a plant, you have to be watered everyday. Fortunately, you won’t die if you miss a day. Life is about progress, not perfection.”
Ale
Founder, Neptune Roses
