Course Details
Teach your favorite furry face to hear: Ready! Set! ACTION!
In this workshop, Barbara Lloyd will go over the most important skills your dog needs to know in order to be a qualified Animal Actor and teach you how to get your dog camera ready.
As a veteran Movie Set & Photoshoot dog mom, Barbara will also share the ins & outs of the business. Barbara’s mixed breed dog and Certified Animal Actor, Dori Time, will star in the demos!
The specific skills that will be taught in this workshop include:
How to use a Target Stick with your dog to prepare them for set work & photo shoots
Voguing—teaching your dog how to pose and have different facial expressions
Hurry up and wait! How to hang out on set
Posing with products
How to start a Retrieve
How to teach your dog to take an object to a “place” or “person”
How to take star quality photos of your future star!
Supplies needed:
- dinner fork
- tennis ball or another quasi hard toy your dog likes, that you can cut into
- a 3 foot long, and approximately 1/2 inches in diameter wooden dowel or sturdy piece of PVC pipe
- stool large enough for your dog to sit on
- phone with a camera or a camera
- Muffin Tin
- Treats
- an object or toy you think your dog may like to carry
- a 12-inch inch either flat or close to flat round or square floor target
If you’ve ever thought your dog would make a great actor or just want them to star in your own videos or photos, join us!
Watch the Trailer
Lecture Publish Date: Sunday July 23rd
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday July 30th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday Aug 2nd
Guest Instructor: Barbara Lloyd
