We have a in house makeup artists who knows what it takes to look good in the spotlight. Whether it’s on the red carpet or behind a news desk, at MBT its all about your moment to shine.
What to Expect
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Clients should know their scripts by heart so that they appear natural on camera. Lack of preparation in this industry means lack of a job.





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One day workshops are shot in a studio. Two day workshops are shot in hotels. MBT sets up a remote studio in the conference room of a hotel in Chicago. We only choose 4 or 5 star hotels that offer a great price. This allows us to have flexibility. We want to spend more time making your resume tape then having you travel from your hotel to our location and back. Since we shoot late into the evening and very early the next morning, our crew will stay in the same hotel. Staying a hotel is convenient for us to start early or to reshoot a news story, if need be.

Once you check in, you will receive a consultation and refreshments. After the consultation, you are allowed to dress before your makeup is applied. We try to start on time, so that you can tour Chicago or enjoy the hotel's amenities.

A standard news format is to begin with a fast-paced montage of your best stand-ups, teases, etc (if you want to pursue anchoring) followed by story packages. We provide video, sound bytes and general story information. You will record chroma-key intros and outros, as well as a variety of stand-ups, lead-ins, tags and look live.  After your studio workshop, we will proceed to the field for your reporting session.

A standard entertainment format begin with entertainment stories followed by entertainment news video and/or music videos.

Television hosting reels begins with a fast-paced montage of different show openings with guest introduction.  Question and answering session between host and guest. A 30-minute show will be produced at the end of the workshop.

We will not list how every workshop goes, but we hope you are the idea that each workshop was designed to get you all the tools you need to help you land a job.

90% of our resume tapes and demo reels are completed in a two-day session.


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Jennifer Fossil
Production Division
Actual Workshop Schedule

2 Day Schedule For Friday Workshop

Friday  Schedule
3:00 p.m.  -  5:00 p.m.
Hotel Check -in Time

5:00 p.m.  -  5:30 p.m.
Consultation

5:30 p.m.  -  6:00 p.m.
Continent Breakfast

6:00 p.m.  -  6:30 p.m.
Makeup and Dress

6:30 p.m.
Anchoring Session Begins

6:30 p.m.  -  11:00 p.m.
Anchoring Workshop

11:00 p.m.
Anchoring Session Ends

Saturday Schedule
5:00 a.m.  -  5:30 a.m.
Refreshment/Continent Breakfast

5:30 a.m.  -  6:00 a.m.
Makeup and Dress

6:00 a.m.
Reporting Session Begins

6:30 a.m.  -  10:00 a.m.
Reporting Workshop

10:00 a.m.
Reporting Session Ends

10:00 a.m.  -  10:45 a.m.
Voiceovers Session Begins

10:00 a.m.  -  10:45 a.m.
Voiceovers Workshop

10:45 a.m.
Voiceovers Session Ends

10:45 a.m.  -  11:00 a.m.
Wrap up

11:00 a.m.  -  11:55 a.m.
Hotel Check -Out Time

2 Day Schedule For Saturday Workshop

Satuday Schedule
3:00 p.m.  -  3:30 p.m.
Hotel Check -in Time

3:30 p.m.  -  3:35 p.m.
Consultation

3:45 p.m.  -  4:00 p.m.
Continent Breakfast

4:00 p.m.  -  4:30 p.m.
Makeup and Dress

4:30 p.m.
Anchoring Session Begins

4:30 p.m.  -  7:00 p.m.
Anchoring Workshop

7:00 p.m
Anchoring Session Ends and Reporting Session Begins

7:00 p.m.  11:00 p.m.
Reporting Workshop

11:00 p.m.
Reporting Session Ends

Sunday Schedule
5:00 a.m.  -  5:30 a.m.
Refreshment/Continent Breakfast

5:30 a.m.  -  6:00 a.m.
Makeup and Dress

6:00 a.m.
Reporting Session Begins

6:30 a.m.  -  10:00 a.m.
Reporting Workshop

10:00 a.m.
Reporting Session Ends

10:00 a.m.  -  10:45 a.m.
Voiceovers Session Begins

10:00 a.m.  -  10:45 a.m.
Voiceovers Workshop

10:45 a.m.
Voiceovers Session Ends

10:45 a.m.  -  11:00 a.m.
Wrap up

11:00 a.m.  -  11:55 a.m.
Hotel Check -Out Time


2 Day Schedule For Sunday Workshop

Sunday Schedule
3:00 p.m.  -  3:30 p.m.
Hotel Check -in Time

3:30 p.m.  -  3:35 p.m.
Consultation

3:45 p.m.  -  4:00 p.m.
Continent Breakfast

4:00 p.m.  -  4:30 p.m.
Makeup and Dress

4:30 p.m.
Anchoring Session Begins

4:30 p.m.  -  8:00 p.m.
Anchoring Workshop

8:00 p.m
Anchoring Session Ends and Reporting Session Begins

8:00 p.m.  11:00 p.m.
Reporting Workshop

11:00 p.m.
Reporting Session Ends

11:00 a.m.  -  12:00 a.m.
Voiceovers Workshop

12:00 a.m.
Voiceovers Session Ends

Monday Schedule
4:00 a.m.  -  4:15 a.m.
Refreshment/Continent Breakfast

4:15 a.m.  -  4:30 a.m.
Dress

4:30 a.m.  -  4:45 a.m.
Makeup

4:45 a.m.
Reporting Session Begins

4:45 a.m.  -  6:00 a.m.
Reporting Workshop

6:00 a.m.  -  11:55 a.m.
Hotel Check -Out Time


2 Day Schedule For Monday Workshop

Monday  Schedule
3:00 p.m.  -  5:00 p.m.
Hotel Check -in Time

5:00 p.m.  -  5:30 p.m.
Consultation

5:30 p.m.  -  6:00 p.m.
Continent Breakfast

6:00 p.m.  -  6:30 p.m.
Makeup and Dress

6:30 p.m.
Anchoring Session Begins

6:30 p.m.  -  11:00 p.m.
Anchoring Workshop

11:00 p.m.
Anchoring Session Ends

11:00 a.m.  -  12:00 a.m.
Voiceovers Workshop

12:00 a.m.
Voiceovers Session Ends

Tuesday Schedule
4:00 a.m.  -  4:15 a.m.
Refreshment/Continent Breakfast

4:15 a.m.  -  4:30 a.m.
Dress

4:30 a.m.  -  4:45 a.m.
Makeup

4:45 a.m.
Reporting Session Begins

4:45 a.m.  -  6:00 a.m.
Reporting Workshop

6:00 a.m.  -  11:55 a.m.
Hotel Check -Out Time

You will be allowed to change your clothes during scheduled breaks.




Other Workshops and Dates Will Be Designed And Emailed To Client