WW613 That Face Oughta be in Movies: Skills Your Dog Needs to Be an Animal Actor (Repeat)

That Face Oughta be in Movies: Skills Your Dog Needs to Become an Animal Actor

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!