Emily Nelson

Experience

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  Actor's Creative Experience

  Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  Teaching Artist

  Substitute Teacher for a variety of classes. Continued with teacher’s curriculum as well as supplemented with my own lesson plans. Students of all ages.

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  Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble

  Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  Teaching Artist

  Taught improvisation based on Spolin and Boal theatre games. Age range of students: K thru 8th grade. Multiple languages and cultures were represented in the classes.

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  Florida Studio Theatre

  Jan 1999 - Mar 1999

  Teaching Artist

  Taught program based on the specific training and philosophy of the FST School created by Kate Alexander. Basic Acting Class and Improvisation for Advanced Students. Age range of students: K thru 8th grade. Toured middle and elementary schools presenting workshops on Playwriting and dramatic interpretation based on various novels. This included role playing, directing short skits with students, writing exercises, and group improvisation. Assistant Director for “Greyson Academy, 1925”. Show less

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  National Shakespeare Company

  Sept 1999 - May 2001

  Teaching Artist

  Presented a wide variety of Shakespeare-themed workshops designed for specific teachers and their students. Age range of students: 5th Grade thru high school, public and private schools. Class sizes from small to 40 students.

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  SEA - Society for the Education of the Arts

  Apr 2000 - Jun 2000

  Teaching Artist

  Developed Story Theatre pieces using a variety of artistic mediums: writing, drawing, dance, reading and performance. Age range of students: K thru 3rd grade, all Spanish/English bilingual classes, with teacher translating.

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  Washington Island Players

  Aug 2000 - Aug 2000

  Teaching Artist

  Designed and taught a one-week intensive theatre summer camp program. Curriculum based on Spolin and Boal theatre games, as well as Mask Work and Sketch Writing. Age range of students: seven to fifteen.

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  C.Y.C.L.E. - Creative Youth Community Learning Experience

  Feb 2002 - Jan 2005

  Teaching Artist

  Designed curriculum and taught after school programs on: acting, poetry, Shakespeare, improvisation, film, puppets, script writing and other theatre related subjects. Age range of students: six to fifteen. Tutoring and mentoring for children from at risk communities.

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  SAG-AFTRA

  Jan 2004 - now

  Actress

  imdb.me/emilynelsonCompanies Include : FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC FAMILY, HBO, SHOWTIME, NETFLIX, FX ON Hulu, LIFETIME, YOUTUBE RED.

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  Urban Anthropology Project

  Jun 2005 - Dec 2009

  Director of Curriculum Development

  Designed and developed an acting and improvisation curriculum to be used in conjunction with UAP’s One Word program. The curriculum is primarily for after school programs, as well as other applications with community and private groups organizations.

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  FILM ACTING CLASS WITH DAVID KAGEN, INC

  Jun 2011 - Apr 2016

  Acting Teacher

  Teaching adult students of all ages acting technique utilizing cold readings of scenes from film and television.

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  International Academy of Film and Television

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  Lecturer and Teaching Faculty

  Taught and developed curriculum for beginning and advanced actors with influences form Stanislavski, Meisner and Hagen. Taught and developed curriculum for script analysis for film and television. Lectured on various subjects for the professional actor: business of acting, getting started in the Hollywood, vulnerability, hosting guest lecturers.

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  ACEN Studio - Acting Class with Emily Nelson

  Apr 2016 - now

  Founder and Lead Teacher

  Creating a community and series of classes designed to teach students of all ages and experience levels the skills and industry trends for film and television, as well as improvisation and theatre. Training and supervising guest teachers and specialty workshops. Developing my own unique approach while passing on the history and traditions of theatre, film and current industry standards.

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  AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts

  Oct 2017 - now

  Teaching Faculty

  Teaching college level professional courses in Acting for the Camera. Subjects include moving from stage to screen, genre, coverage and shot lists, crew and vocabulary definitions, acting on stage vs. screen, art of the close up, and basic filmmaking. Other courses taught; Industry & Networking, Career Prep and Art of the Close Up.

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  Interlochen Center for the Arts

  Jul 2019 - now

  Guest Teaching Artist

  Online independent study in Comedy, Scene work and Writing & Performing Original Work. In Person Summer Session Residence, Co teaching with Director Kat Coiro, for high school level actors in film and television. Focus was on camera technique in scene and monologue work.

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  VALIS Studio

  Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  Research Assistant and Motion Capture Casting

  Research Assistant on Time Magazine MLK Documentary and Casting for Motion Capture Performance.

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  StoryFile

  Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

  Director of AI Integrative Performance

  Working on various types of AI integrated performance. Coaching actors in character development, technical performance, and script development. Projects parters include: Medtronic, Walmart, Presidential Performance Project and Santa.com.

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  Hologram Solutions & Technologies LLC

  Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

  Director of AI Integrative Performance

  Coaching actors on performance and character development as well as Creative Programing of Large Language Models. Project Partner: Fox - Untitled Fox Documentary.