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LOCATION: Star City Social
6 Water St.
Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
COST:
WORKING SPOT – TOTAL $1,200.00 (50% up front)
AUDIT SPOT – TOTAL $600.00 (50% up front)
LOCATION: Los Gatos Lodge
50 Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
COST:
WORKING SPOT – TOTAL $1,200.00 (50% up front)
AUDIT SPOT – TOTAL $600.00 (50% up front)
LOCATION: 112 Stockhouse Rd
Bozrah, CT 06334
COST:
WORKING SPOT – TOTAL $1,200.00 (50% up front)
AUDIT SPOT – TOTAL $600.00 (50% up front)
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Express
355 Merrimac Ct
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
COST:
WORKING SPOT – TOTAL $1,200.00 (50% up front)
AUDIT SPOT – TOTAL $600.00 (50% up front)
Hollywood dog trainer Joel Silverman hosts this five-day course which is marketed towards professional animal trainers looking to expand their dog training business into the motion picture and television world. We will not be offering this course in the Los Angeles or Atlanta markets as they do not want to create competition with their fellow movie animal trainers and suppliers in those markets.
Joel Silverman has over 40 years of experience as a motion picture and TV animal trainer. He also has an extensive amount of experience as a director as well. Joel directed two seasons (52 episodes) of his What Color is Your Dog? TV series, as well as all of his TV and video production over his career. You will learn:
- How to take your dog to a higher level of dog training, specifically for film and television
- How to create distance and control with your dog
- How to raise dogs on the set
- Set etiquette (how to handle yourself on a film set, as it can often be intimidating)
You will learn the most common behaviors you might be asked for by a producer or director. Joel and Bryan have always said it is better to bring a dog on the set that has less behaviors and more control, than a dog that has a ton of behaviors but little control.
Getting to know your way around the set, and who is who. It is important to know who the producer is, and who the director is. What is the difference between the first and second assistant director? Who is the associate producer?
Understanding the lingo, and what words are used on the set are essential to being a good movie animal trainer. Also understanding where lights area, the kind of lights, where the camera is, camera lenses, and knowing where the monitor is, can be one of the most important aspects.
The business aspect, and understanding how to set up your business – they will go into trainer rates, animal rates, bidding jobs, and why it is important to have good relationship with other good professional trainers that train animals for film & TV.
You can be the best trainer for film and TV, but if no one knows who you are, what good is all the education? Your dogs are going to be your best form of advertising, and we will go into helping you let people know who you are.
Here is more of what is taught:
- How to break down a script and start to train your dog for a scene
- Marks – understanding what a mark is, the different kinds of marks, and how the dog is trained to go to the mark
- Common behaviors – Bryan and Joel will teach some of the most common behaviors that the dogs are asked to perform on the set
- Speed and Attitude – Bryan and Joel will teach the various speeds dogs are going to be needed to move at. They will also show how to create specific attitudes with your dog that the camera can read.
- Sequences – Sequences or behavior chains are essential in understanding how to be a successful motion picture and TV animal trainer. Setting up a lot of “mock” scenes will be a big part of the dog training a few days into the course.
- Eyelines – You will learn the right techniques in teaching the dog to look like he is watching the actor. This will also be applied to when cameras, lights, and other actors are on the set.
- Cues – Understanding that dialogue is often spoken by actors, it is essential the dog trainer teaches their dogs to work off hands cues. Make no mistake though; trainers will always have more control using verbal cues.
What do you need to bring?
1-2 dogs, crates if necessary, plenty of treats, treat pouch, a nice leash, a pen, and something to take notes. We will have handouts that mirror our presentations so that you will take information from Powerpoint etc, home with you.
CREDITS
Commercials – Joel has worked on hundreds of commercials and campaigns over his career, and a few of them were some of the highest rated super bowl commercials. Joel was responsible for the coordination and training of the IAMS national commercials and print ads from 1997-2014. Play Commercials >>
Motion Pictures
Joel has worked on dozens of motion pictures over his long career. For information on his credits, please check out his IMDb pages:
- IMDb – Joel Silverman – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798927/?ref_=fn_al_nm_3