CURRENT PROGRAMS
Upcoming Intensives
Immersive training programs designed to develop specific skills through focused, hands-on work.
Starts October 4, 2026
This six-week intensive introduces actors to the foundations of the craft and the professional acting industry. Designed for beginners as well as experienced actors who are new to the studio, the program combines practical acting work with an in-depth look at the artistic and professional life of an actor.
Through scene study, monologues, cold reading, movement, voice, and improvisation, actors explore script analysis, character development, truthful behavior, connection, and the creative process of bringing material to life.
The intensive also provides a broader understanding of the industry, including headshots, résumés, casting platforms, auditions, self-tapes, professional expectations, and how actors begin navigating a career.
Acting Fundamentals is the standard starting point for training at Babcock Studios and prepares actors for continued study in Scene Study. Actors with extensive prior training and experience may submit professional materials for consideration for direct placement into Scene Study.
Starts October 17, 2026
This six-week intensive provides a hands-on introduction to voiceover performance and technique. Actors develop mic technique, breath and vocal control, script analysis, and performance skills while working across commercial, animation, character, and narration material.
Each week, students work in the sound booth and receive individualized feedback as they develop confidence and versatility behind the mic. Students also receive recordings of their work, allowing them to review their performances and track their progress outside of class.
The intensive introduces the professional voiceover industry, including how the business works, what clients are looking for, and how actors can begin approaching professional opportunities.
Level 1 provides the foundation for continued voiceover training at Babcock Studios, including Level 2 and ongoing classes.
ONGOING TRAINING
Scene Study & On-Camera
Continued training for actors developing their craft through scene work, professional study, and on-camera performance.
This ongoing class builds on Acting Fundamentals or equivalent prior training and experience, giving actors the opportunity to deepen their craft through consistent scene work, rehearsal, and performance.
Through assigned material from film and television, actors develop script analysis, preparation, character work, connection, specificity, and greater independence in their process. Scenes are selected for each actor based on the areas of their work they are developing.
Actors who demonstrate readiness may be considered for advancement to Professional Scene Study with Todd Babcock. Advancement is based on instructor evaluation, readiness, professionalism, and class availability and is not automatic.
• Ongoing, month-to-month training
• Scenes individually assigned from film and television
• Rehearsal outside of class is required
• Actors are expected to arrive prepared, off-book, and ready to work
• Acting Fundamentals is the standard path into Scene Study
• Actors with extensive prior training and experience may submit a current headshot, professional résumé, and demo reel or recent performance footage for direct placement consideration
Professional Scene Study with Todd Babcock is an advanced ongoing class for actors who have demonstrated readiness for a higher level of preparation, consistency, specificity, and personal responsibility in their work.
Through individually assigned scenes, exercises, instruction, and directing, actors continue developing a strong personal process while deepening script analysis, character work, preparation, connection, and truthful, specific behavior.
Professional Scene Study is also the required training path to On-Camera. Actors must train in Professional Scene Study with Todd for a minimum of six months before being considered for On-Camera. Placement in On-Camera is by Todd’s personal invitation and subject to class availability.
• Ongoing, month-to-month training
• Todd assigns material specifically to each actor and their work
• Scenes are drawn from film and television
• Rehearsal outside of class is required
• Actors are expected to arrive prepared, off-book, and ready to work
• Scene Study with instructor approval for advancement
This advanced ongoing class builds directly on the work developed in Professional Scene Study, with an additional focus on how truthful, specific acting translates through the camera.
Actors work with multiple cameras and monitors while exploring framing, shot size, eyelines, continuity, direction, and adjustments from take to take. The emphasis remains on the actor and the work—not performing for the camera, but understanding how a developed acting process translates through the lens.
The class provides practical experience with the technical demands of on-camera work while continuing the studio’s emphasis on preparation, connection, specificity, and individual artistic development.
• Ongoing, month-to-month training
• Three-camera class setup
• Monitors for class observation
• Professional lighting and sound
• Digital copy of coverage
• Todd assigns material specifically to each actor and their work
• Rehearsal outside of class is required
• Minimum of six months in Professional Scene Study with Todd Babcock
• Placement is by Todd’s personal invitation and subject to class availability
This eight-week intensive introduces the foundations of screenwriting for film and television, combining story development, script analysis, writing exercises, and workshop-based feedback.
Writers will develop original material while exploring story structure, character, theme, dialogue, and scene work. Through practical exercises and writing assignments, students will build the tools needed to continue developing their work independently and in an ongoing workshop environment.
Beginning in 2027, Fundamentals of Screenwriting will be offered as a standalone intensive and will serve as the prerequisite for Babcock Studios' ongoing Screenwriting class with Kate Mazzotta.
In the ongoing class, writers continue developing their craft through new areas of focus, writing exercises, and projects that change from cycle to cycle.
INTERESTED IN SCREENWRITING?
Join the interest list for upcoming Screenwriting programs and be notified when 2027 Fundamentals of Screenwriting registration opens.
Master Film Production is an invitation-only studio project bringing advanced acting work together with original filmmaking and content creation.
Working exclusively with original material developed within the studio, actors participate in bringing a project from script to screen while gaining experience both in performance and in the collaborative disciplines of production.
Each 15-session cycle centers on the creation of an original short film or episodic project, giving actors the opportunity to develop performance material while gaining firsthand experience in the filmmaking process.
The program is designed to evolve with the artists involved, encouraging actors to become self-starters, create original work, and contribute to a collaborative artistic community.
INVITATION ONLY — Established Babcock Studios members