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9. College Prescreen Filming

College Prescreen Preparation and Filming - The Basics

$725.00
Are you feeling confident in your prescreen material selections, but need some help keeping filming requirements straight for every school on your list? Do you want to make sure your videos are of a professional quality but aren't ready to purchase expensive equipment yourself? This is the right package for you!

In this package, you'll receive one 1.5 hour virtual prep coaching with Mimi to go over your list of schools, their requirements, and your chosen song and monologue materials, and a full four hours of song, monologue, and personal statement filming with professional lighting, sound, and coaching expertise.

All prescreen filming takes place in person at Ripley-Grier Studios (520 8th Ave) in NYC, one of the city's premiere professional studios. Mimi will also upload and label all your footage in Dropbox and mark her "favorite" takes to help simplify your process.

If you're interested in having a professional accompanist to play for you during filming, Mimi can make that happen for an extra fee. If you prefer piano accompaniment tracks, she can also make sure you have appropriate tracks for whatever cut you might be using. Similarly, if you'd like to film your Dance Prescreens with Mimi, she can bring in a colleague to choreograph and teach you a combination appropriate to your level and needs on the day of filming, for an extra fee. (You can fill out your preferences in the form at booking!)

This package also includes Mimi's annual Master Calendar of Application and Prescreen Deadlines, plus her annual Master List of Prescreen and Audition Requirements. These documents take so much of the organizational work off your plate as you try to keep track of each school's individual deadlines and requirements!

Professional filming equipment Mimi uses includes an iPhone 12 Pro, a Shure Mic MV88 attachment for optimal sound quality, two soft box light sets with adjustable brightness and color settings, and a Zhiyun Smooth Gimbal (for dance filming).

College Prescreen Preparation and Filming - The Full Package

$1,125.00
Are you unsure if your song and monologue choices really show you off in the best light for your college auditions? Feeling overwhelmed by the process and wondering if you have a solid list of schools to apply to? Do you want your prescreens to be of a professional quality but aren't ready to purchase expensive equipment? This package is perfect for you!

In this package, you'll receive four hours of virtual prep coaching with Mimi. In these pre-filming sessions, you'll work on the following:

1) Reviewing your current list and what is required for each school's prescreens (if applicable) and auditions. Mimi may suggest a few programs to add to your list in order to diversify your options and maximize your chances of acceptance to a school you're excited about. She may suggest strategies for evaluating if you have TOO MANY schools you're applying to, as well. During this first hour, you'll also go over your headshot, resume formatting, essay and statements, and other personal presentation items with Mimi!

2) Woodshedding your current go-to songs and monologues. You'll spend one of your hour coachings going through what you have so far, and Mimi will (where applicable) pull new monologue ideas and song cuts for you to "try on" to see if you'd like to switch up your material for pieces you're more excited about.

3) After you've made final decisions on your songs, we'll spend an hour coaching session deeply coaching them to be sure you feel confident to film!

4) After you've made final decisions on your monologues, we'll spend an hour coaching session deeply coaching your piece(s) to be sure you feel confident to film!

After we're done prepping your list of schools and material selections, we'll be ready to film! All prescreen filming takes place in person at Ripley-Grier Studios (520 8th Ave) in NYC, one of the city's premiere professional studios. Mimi will take care of booking all studio spaces, and will also upload and label all your footage in Dropbox and mark her "favorite" takes to help simplify your review process.

If you're interested in having a professional accompanist to play for you during filming, Mimi can make that happen for an extra fee. If you prefer piano accompaniment tracks, she can also make sure you have appropriate tracks for whatever cut you might be using. Similarly, if you'd like to film your Dance Prescreens with Mimi, she can bring in a colleague to choreograph and teach you a combination appropriate to your level and needs on the day of filming, for an extra fee. (You can fill out your preferences in the form at booking!)

This package also includes Mimi's annual Master Calendar of Application and Prescreen Deadlines, plus her annual Master List of Prescreen and Audition Requirements. These documents take so much of the organizational work off your plate as you try to keep track of each school's individual deadlines and requirements!

Professional filming equipment Mimi uses includes an iPhone 12 Pro, a Shure Mic MV88 attachment for optimal sound quality, two soft box light sets with adjustable brightness and color settings, and a Zhiyun Smooth Gimbal (for dance filming).