LOS ANGELES Welcome and Orientation Guide 2020 H HOLLYWOOD HILLS W Y GRIFFITH PARK 1 HOLLYWOOD 0 CAMPUS BOWL 1 DOWNTOWN LA BEACHES
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LOS ANGELES Welcome and Orientation Guide 2020 H HOLLYWOOD HILLS W Y GRIFFITH PARK 1 HOLLYWOOD 0 CAMPUS BOWL 1 DOWNTOWN LA BEACHES HOLLYWOOD MAPS A & HIGHLAND / DOLBYTHEATER G N FRANKLIN E U H CHINESE A CAPITOL C RECORDS THEATER E N HOLLYWOOD BLVD. I V PANTAGES THEATER SUNSET BLVD. 1 0 1 / 1 H 0 O FRANKLIN AVE. L E. 1 LY AV W N O LI F O K W D AN FW FR Y Y. YUCCA ST. YUCCA ST. A R W I V N V G I A I . N L Y C R C L E O A E A S V X H A T E V A U . E V E . E N . N G A . B L C V A D . H U E HOLLYWOOD BLVD. W I N C V O A I L S R C G M O YUCCA ST. A O V X A E S A I . T V V . V E B . A I L A N R V R W E D A G S I . V Y L T SELMA AVE. C E L . E O X A V A E V . E . Yucca Tower* (inset left) Ivar Building (inset left) Cosmo Building (map right) CLASSROOMS: 4th FLOOR: Information Technology SUNSET BLVD. 602T, 603T Financial Aid Film Production CLASSROOMS: 501T, 20, 21, 22, 23E Student Accounts Individual Voice Rooms CLL1, CLL2, CLL3, CLL4 10, 11, 12E Housing 2nd FLOOR: Student Life Residence Halls (inset left) Other Locations and Reception Accessibility Services Points of Interest (map right) Mail Room 6th FLOOR: The Bungalows Education Services Student Advisors Capitol Records Building Student Employment PIAZZA: Yucca Street Residence Hall Parking AMDA Café Pantages Theatre 3rd FLOOR: 8W: Black Box Vine Street Residence Hall Library Theatre Hollywood/Vine Metro Station HOLLYWOOD BLVD. Allview Residence Hall LAX Flyaway Shuttle Vine Building (inset left) Franklin Residence Hall* CLASSROOMS: 4th FLOOR: V100 – V510 Athletic Performance Residence Halls (map right) W Screening Room Studio Counseling Services I 2nd FLOOR: Gilbert Residence Hall* L First Response Office C The Artists’ Lab + O Dance Office X 3rd FLOOR: A AMDA MRKT *AMDA Shuttle stops V E . SELMA AVE. SUNSET BLVD. CONTENTS Welcome to AMDA 3 ORIENTATION INFORMATION WHAT TO BRING MORE INFORMATION Placements 6 Required Supplies 8 Required Dance Attire 8 Health Services 11 AMDA CENTER FOR HEALTH & PERFORMANCE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE STUDIO COUNSELING SERVICES VOCAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER FIRST RESPONSE OFFICE Getting to AMDA 12 AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION: LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL (LAX) AND HOLLYWOOD BURBANK AIRPORT (BUR) GETTING AROUND THE LOS ANGELES AREA Area Hotels 13 Frequently Asked Questions 14 Academic Calendar 16 Contacts 17 AMDA LOS ANGELES | 2020 ORIENTATION 1 2 AMDA LOS ANGELES | 2020 ORIENTATION WELCOME TO AMDA ORIENTATION INFORMATION We are eagerly awaiting your arrival on campus! To ensure you receive all necessary information and updates regarding Orientation — including specific check-in dates and times — visit the Orientation webpage at amda.edu/LAOrientation. Orientation begins the week before classes start. All Orientation activities have been carefully planned to prepare you for your specific program of study at AMDA and are mandatory unless otherwise noted. Parent sessions only occur on check-in day. While parents can schedule their return travel to occur at the conclusion of your move-in day, they are welcome to stay throughout the weekend to explore the LA area. All incoming students will be assigned an AMDA Orientation Leader who will be available throughout Orientation to provide assistance and answer questions. Students living on campus will receive a housing email containing building assignments and roommate information prior to their arrival at AMDA. A list of local hotels is included in this guidebook in the event that you arrive in Los Angeles prior to your check-in time. AMDA LOS ANGELES | 2020 ORIENTATION 3 The Yucca Vine Tower on AMDA campus WHAT TO BRING MORE INFORMATION The college provides beds and dressers. Please refer to the following sources Outside furniture is not permitted. Microwaves for more information regarding AMDA and refrigerators are provided in either the policies and student life. These documents housing unit or communal kitchen (refer to are all available for viewing and downloading your housing assignment). at amda.edu/student-downloads. Remember that space is limited. It is best to HOUSING LICENSE pack lightly and acquire additional items as Complete policies for those residing in AMDA needed after your arrival. housing, including those regarding guests, We recommend bringing the following: roommates, keys, security, maintenance Twin XL linens for your bed and conduct. Your housing license must be submitted before you can obtain your room keys. Pillows Towels Toiletries AMDA CATALOG Hangers The Catalog is the primary source of information Extension cords and power strips on academic life at AMDA: academic policies, program information, course descriptions, financial Laundry basket and detergent aid and student accounts. Cleaning supplies (AMDA provides STUDENT HANDBOOK communal vacuums or brooms) The essential guide for student life at AMDA, Basic kitchen items such as dishes, eating the Handbook contains information on living in utensils, etc. (You may want to speak with the city, transportation, AMDA departments and your roommates before purchasing these). resources and the Code of Conduct. International Students only: Bring your passport and initial I-20 to the Welcome dinner. AMDA LOS ANGELES | 2020 ORIENTATION 5 PLACEMENTS Placement Demonstrations for all disciplines take place during Orientation and the first week of classes. These are private performances for a panel of faculty and administration. Placements allow us to form class sections intended to foster your success and may be used for performance selections throughout the term. The following descriptions stipulate how you should prepare and the proper attire for each demonstration. General Appearance for all Attire for Men: Men should wear long sleeve dress shirts, Placement Demonstrations slacks and dress shoes. Ties and jackets are optional. Blue jeans, sweat pants, T-shirts, flip-flops and sneakers are Clothing should be age-appropriate and unacceptable attire for demonstrations and rehearsals. professional. Wear long hair up or pulled away Attire for Women: Women should wear dress pants, from your face. Do not wear excessive body ornamentation. Remove all jewelry, including skirts or dresses of at least knee length. You may wear nose or eyebrow rings and tongue studs (with the long or short sleeve blouses. Character shoes should exception of wedding bands). Hair coloring of an have a minimum two-inch heel, with a recommended extreme nature is inappropriate. single strap or a T-strap that buckles over the instep. Flat shoes or traditional heels are an acceptable substitute. Monologue Demonstrations Blue jeans, sweat pants, T-shirts, tank tops, hats, For students in the Acting BFA and AOS spaghetti straps, flip-flops, mules, open-toe or open- Acting Programs heel shoes and sneakers are unacceptable attire for Within the orientation process, students will present a demonstrations and rehearsals. brief monologue(s) for Acting Department supervisors and/or appointed faculty. We recommend that you Voice Demonstrations present one of the same pieces from your AMDA Music Theatre BFA and AOS Musical Theatre audition, shortened to one-minute. Please prepare an Programs additional one-minute contrasting selection to have as You may be required to present the same song (musical an alternate choice. Each monologue should be from a theatre or classical) that you performed at your AMDA published play. audition. Please bring your sheet music (shortened to one-minute) in the correct key. AMDA will provide a Music Theatre BFA and AOS Musical Theatre professional accompanist. Programs During your first week of Acting class, at the discretion Attire for Men: Men should wear long sleeve dress of your acting teacher, you may be asked to perform shirts, slacks and dress shoes. Ties and jackets are an Acting Demonstration. We recommend that you optional. Blue jeans, sweat pants, T-shirts, flip-flops and present the same monologue from your AMDA audition, sneakers are unacceptable attire for demonstrations shortened to one-minute. It is also best to prepare an and rehearsals. additional one-minute contrasting selection to have as Attire for Women: Women should wear dress pants, an alternate choice. Each monologue should be from a skirts or dresses of at least knee length. You may wear published play. long or short sleeve blouses. Character shoes should have a minimum two-inch heel, with a recommended Performing Arts BFA Students: Placement Demonstrations Students enrolled in the Performing Arts BFA Program will perform the demonstrations for their concentration: Acting, Music Theatre or Dance Theatre. Refer to those descriptions for details. 6 AMDA LOS ANGELES | 2020 ORIENTATION single strap or a T-strap that buckles over the instep. Flat For students in the Music Theatre BFA Program shoes or traditional heels are an acceptable substitute. and AOS Musical Theatre Program Blue jeans, sweat pants, T-shirts, tank tops, hats, During Orientation, students will meet with members spaghetti straps, flip-flops, mules, open-toe or open- of the dance faculty for an overview of the dance heel shoes and sneakers are unacceptable attire for curriculum. Each first-scheduled dance class of the demonstrations and rehearsals. term is used to view and assess students to determine the most effective placement. Students will be asked Dance Demonstrations to demonstrate dance vocabulary, progressions or For students in the Dance Theatre BFA and combinations as deemed appropriate by the Dance AOS Dance Theatre Programs Department. No advance preparation or previous Your first Dance Placement occurs during Orientation. dance experience is necessary. An instructor will demonstrate contrasting combinations and progressions, for various disciplines, and ask you Attire for All Dance Demonstrations: Body-conscious to perform them in small groups.