How to sound like yourself on take one
The actor's listener trick that kills "that voice", and how to teach without slipping into lecture mode.
How coaches and creators sound like themselves on camera in 2 takes, not 20
Using what commercial actors do on set, without a teleprompter, memorising your script or turning into a performer.
Thursday 12 November · 7pm ET · 60 minutes, live
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The "it" factor isn't something you're born with. It's a skill.Sonya Wills · 100+ national commercials
Here's what you'll learn
The two-take filming method
The 5-minute pre-roll ritual and the script-as-a-guide approach, so you stop at take two instead of twenty.
How to direct your own takes
The one-note rule commercial directors use between takes, so you know exactly what to fix before you hit record again.
Meet your host
Sonya Wills
Commercial actor · founder, Camera Smart Creator
I've been in more than 100 national commercials. On set, a director tells you the one thing to change between takes, and that's how actors get to a natural read fast.
I took that toolkit and built it for creators, because you're filming every week with nobody directing you.
100+
national commercials
Toyota · Google · Amazon
brands she's filmed for
109
creators trained in the community
Free when you register
The 2-Take Warm-Up
The 5-minute ritual I run before every take on set, so your first take sounds like you and not "that voice".
Body, mouth, voice, who you're talking to and the lead-in line you cut in the edit. One page, five steps.
Sent in the WhatsApp group, not by email
Our students
What creators say after working with us
I went from being pretty wooden in my delivery to bringing my actual self into my content.
@fr_pete_the_wilderness_priestI couldn't convince myself, so how could I convince somebody else? Now I can get through a video in one take.
@that_mama_life_This has changed everything. I've gotten so many organic follows, and we're getting a lot of highly desirable prospects.
@nickibaharThey have the toolbox. They know how to act on camera, and they know the difference between a movie and TikTok.
@nicolasboucherfinanceI felt like I needed something more. This was the missing piece.
@holli_unfilteredNow I enjoy my filming days because I know what I'm going to try and get better at, and how to do it, and it works.
Kartik, Skool memberOur students
Hear from our students
Student video one
Added once the first student story is recorded.
Student video two
Added once the second student story is recorded.