The Approach™-Bootcamp 2.0

This .pdf includes homework questions broken out by Module. Use it as a measuring stick to determine your retention of concepts outlined in each module.

What are the 5W's and why are they so important?
How to identify and maximize your opening and closing beats, using them to your advantage in ANY audition.

Learn the concepts of The Punctuation Roadmap™ and Relationship Trumps Activity™, learn why they are CRITICAL to incorporate into your script analysis, and understand how, when, and where to incorporate activity into your audition scenes.

The 3 I's Of Vertical Movement™ will REVOLUTIONIZE how you approach self-taped auditions and The Rule Of Thirds will inject a sense of FREEDOM into your work.

Do your scenes feel like they're missing something? Go back to this concept, The Relationship-Stakes-Environment™ Triangle, and see WHERE something is missing, then bring balance back to the audition.

In this section, you'll learn how to quickly and effective break down your scripts for specific clues, determine if or when to use props, and more.

This is THE document for the entire course. The gold standard for audition technique, script analysis, and self-tape mastery.

Learn the EXACT process that Alex Collins has created, refined, and used over a two-plus decade career that has allowed him to work opposite multiple Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony winning actors, working in studio films, on the top TV networks, and in both the Marvel and DC universes, including a two-season arc as Dr. MidNite on CW's Stargirl, a DC character that debuted in 1941.

See examples applied to a real script.

See multiple examples of concepts outlined in Module One in action, taking directly from real self-tape auditions.

This module dives into the single-cam comedy, incorporating examples from TWO recent hits, Barry and Silicon Valley, two very successful HBO single-cam shows.

This is the pilot script for BARRY, featuring Bill Hader.

This is the script from episode 401, deep into the run of the show.

This module dives into the multi-cam comedy, incorporating examples from THREE hits from three different decades, starting with Cheers in the 80's, Friends in the 90's, and Big Bang Theory in the 00's.
This video also introduces the concepts for multi-cams and starts with using the example of Cheers.

This video discusses the pilot episode of Friends.

This video discusses the pilot episode of Big Bang Theory.
This video also summarizes what we learned in this module.

This is the pilot episode of Cheers.

This is the pilot episode of Friends.

This is the pilot episode of the Big Bang Theory.

This module dives into the somewhat newer hybrid genre, the dramedy. The dramatic-comedy, sometimes known as seriocomedic. We discuss two examples, GLOW and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

This video also introduces the concepts for this genre and uses GLOW as an example.

This video discusses the pilot episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and includes a summary discussion of this genre.

This is the pilot episode of the GLOW.

This is the pilot episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

This module dives into the one-hour television drama, and three of its sub-genres, the procedural, the serialized, and the limited series one-hour drama. We discuss multiple examples, including:
Law & Order: SVU
The Resident
Game Of Thrones
Fear The Walking Dead
Mare Of Easttown

This video also introduces the concepts for the procedural, with Law & Order: SVU and The Resident as examples.

This video discusses the concepts for the serialized one-hour drama, using examples from Game Of Thrones and Fear The Walking Dead.

This video discusses the concepts for the limited series one-hour drama using Mare Of Easttown as a discussion topic.

Everyone wants to work on TV, but do you KNOW how to truly attack a script, especially for those often difficult to book co-stars?

This video breaks down the THREE types of co-stars you'll see in EVERY episode of a one-hour procedural and highlight what YOU need to do to make the best choices possible.

This document outlines what we've learned from the videos of this module, namely the three primary types of one-hour television drama.

Everyone wants to work on TV, but do you KNOW how to truly attack a script, especially for those often difficult to book co-stars?

This document includes all the information from the video. breaking down the THREE types of co-stars you'll see in EVERY episode of a one-hour procedural and highlight what YOU need to do to make the best choices possible.

We'll look at the character of Barb.

We'll look at the relationship between Sansa Stark and Lord Baelish.

We'll evaluate how to decipher DUMMY sides, often used when confidentiality is paramount.

We'll look at a very popular recent project and why the opening scenes are of importance when looking at a script and a character, in order to glean tone, pace, substance, and style.

This module is dedicated to understanding some of the work of Aaron Sorkin and his influence on television, most notably in the area of pace, the requirement for being word perfect, and "the walk and talk."

This is the pilot episode of the critically acclaimed show, The West Wing. Notice the page count versus a typical one-hour network drama.

This is the pilot episode of The Newsroom, a premium drama on HBO. Notice the page count versus a typical one-hour cable drama.

This module brings us away from television for the first time and into feature films.

We'll begin with an introduction, and then tackle comedies, and various forms of drama.

This video includes the discussion on comedies, using The 40-Year Old Virgin and Wedding Crashers as examples.

This is the script for the hilarious Steve Carell in The 40-Year Old Virgin.

This is the script for Wedding Crashers, starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, and Isla Fisher.

This video moves us from the feature comedy to one of the premiere action films of all time, with possibly the most compelling opening sequence ever, Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

This is the script for the film, Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

This video continues the action film theme and keeps us in dramatic fare, using the examples of Die Hard and Pulp Fiction.

This video also summarizes this module.

This is the script for Die Hard.

This is the script for Pulp Fiction.

This video summarizes everything we learned in this course to this point.

This BONUS resource reviews all of the elements from the modules on television.

This BONUS resource reviews all of the elements from the module on Aaron Sorkin.

This BONUS resource reviews all of the elements from the modules on feature films.

This BONUS resource reviews some of the "rules" required in mastering TV comedy, including the build and reverse, the rule of three, and truly understanding WHAT each element of punctuation is designed to achieve.

Examples from students, employing script analysis technique, strong character choices, and in some cases, effective use of framing and lighting to accentuate a scene.

A personal example from a booked audition as well as the final product.

NSFW: Racial themes and strong language.

A personal example from a booked audition as well as the final product.

An example from a busy, working actor, making strong choices, but who did NOT book this project.

An example from a booked audition, while staying in a hotel, with a 'travel taping set up' as opposed to a primary, at home taping set up.

An example from the finished spot.