What if you need more?
After offering The Bootcamp Course for YEARS, so many students have requested a class version, so they could put what they’re learning into practice. Well, THIS is that opportunity, The Bootcamp Class.
BOOTCAMP Class
The all new Bootcamp class you’ve been asking for.
An 8-week virtual class with assigned scripts across multiple genres with coaching & notes included for each week, along with a weekly zoom class to discuss the common tips and tricks, as well as traps and pitfalls for each assignment.
What you get
You get EVERYTHING that is included in The Bootcamp Course, outlined below.
An intro zoom class to go over the The Audition Blueprint, as well as a particular focus on 1 hour television dramas, the actor’s bread and butter.
Six weekly assignments, including: Occupational co-stars, co-stars with an arc, single camera comedy, multi-cam comedy, dramedies, and feature films.
Personalized feedback and coaching, via email, based upon YOUR taped assignment.
Six weekly zoom classes to review each week’s assignment, highlighting elements from the script that help YOU make the strongest choices, along with common traps actors fall into.
A final week zoom class to summarize and review everything learned in the course, how to apply it to future auditions, and to answer any questions that you may have.
Unlimited lifetime access to all materials* from The Bootcamp Course.
NOTE: This is a team-taught class. Alex will cover the first and last weeks, only, while potentially ‘dropping in’ during the other weeks. Click HERE to learn more.
FYI: This class will take place on Thursdays, from 2-3:30pm EST-Next session begins March 5th, 2026 and will run for 8 weeks.
FYI: Students who have already studied with me BE AWARE (including: Mastermind Group students, Houde workshop students, and anyone who has taken an in person or virtual class with me already) this class will have concepts and assignments you may have covered with me). Sign up at your own awareness of this fact; in the near future an ongoing Bootcamp Class will happen and this will be material you haven’t seen or material you bring in yourself, so feel free to sign up for that class when it becomes available.
week 2
Occupational Co-Star
Work on a network co-star in one of the most common audition situations for actors, the occupation. This half-page scene appears easy at first, but is full of traps and opportunities to fail. Learn how to make it shine and how to serve the story.
week 5
Multi-Cam Comedies
Learn how to apply many of the "rules" of situation comedy, including the "Rule Of 3" and the "Build And Reverse" by working on a network multi-cam script. You’ll be in for a workout, physically and verbally, as you internalize the rules and the pacing required for sitcoms, and the importance of being word perfect.
week 8
Summary Week
Review EVERYTHING you learned in this class, from the lessons learned in the Audition Blueprint, to the script analysis techniques for television and film, along with how to strengthen your self-tape auditions. You’ll get to ask questions, too. We all have them.
the original BOOTCAMP COURSE
Up-level your script analysis and audition preparation game
A virtual, self-guided course allowing you to learn at your own pace, with almost 5 hours of instruction, nearly 30 videos, and 20 real script examples to amplify your learning and retention, to improve your script analysis skills, and to elevate your overall audition technique.
What you get
A technique to help you prepare for any audition of any length, whether it’s a two line co-star, a meaty guest star, or a series regular.
Script analysis modules that cover every genre of television and feature films.
Identify the rules of script analysis & auditioning for each genre of project.
A copy of The Audition Blueprint. This is the exact process I’ve developed as a working actor with over two decades in the industry.
Unlimited lifetime access to all materials*
Overview Module
The Audition Blueprint
Learn practical, transferable skills to dramatically improve your audition technique, like The Three I's Of Vertical Movement, allowing you to have a tangible impact with your self-tape or an in person audition.
3rd Module
Multi-Cam Comedies
You'll learn about the many "rules" of comedy, including the "Rule Of 3" and the "Build And Reverse." You'll learn by reviewing three scripts from massively popular and successful multi-cam comedies, Cheers, Friends, and Big Bang Theory.
7th Module
Feature Films
Learn about the Three Act Structure of films, as well as the importance of the first ten pages of a script. By understanding where your character appears in the arc of the script, you'll gain insight into how to prepare your audition scripts.
Why Choose The Bootcamp?
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, and more recently as General Sherman on Apple TV’s Manhunt.
ABOUT ALEX COLLINS
I've worked opposite and learned from some of the very best in the business, including an Oscar winner, a three time Oscar nominee, a two time Oscar nominee, and have been directed by a five time Oscar winner. In addition, I've worked opposite winners of five Golden Globes, five SAG Awards, four Emmys, and a Tony.
As a member of SAG-AFTRA for over two decades, a former elected member of the Atlanta SAG-AFTRA board, national convention delegate, and a chair for a local committee ('22-'24), I've seen this business from all angles, and experienced both successful periods and lean times.
My work has allowed me to perform on HBO, CBS, FOX, the CW, Apple+, AMC, Netflix, BET+, National Geographic, WGN, USA, OWN, Sony, Warner Bros, and Universal. Recent notable credits and fabulous experiences include a two season arc on the CW’s Stargirl as Dr. MidNite a DC universe superhero, along with playing General Sherman in Apple TV’s historical epic, Manhunt.
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