Why modelling exists – learn the ins and outs to survive and thrive in this industry. Understand the advertising and fashion industry from an insider point of view, knowledge of modelling on an international level, the must-know skills to get past any commercial and fashion casting and job.
There are many ways people carry themselves, and one of the most important ways to make a first good impression is the way you walk and your posture. In our Poise & Deportment course, we teach the proper way to walk, sit and stand in which it would benefit both your self-esteem and spine posture.
1. SPEECH CLASS
2. POSTURE
3. FITNESS HEALTH
4. MAKEUP/ GROOMING & SKINCARE
5. STYLING
6. DINING CLASS
1. The Runway Foundation (2 Hours per session 6 Weeks to complete)
Join our foremost Catwalk Guru and his/her team of professionals as we introduce you to the very fundamentals required to thrive in the modelling world. You will be coached to establish a strong foundation as a model in terms of runway skills, posing techniques, as well as be educated on industry knowledge and be given insider tips; whereby these modelling essentials will allow you to perform confidently on the runway, and comfortably in front of camera lenses.
2. The Runway Masterclass (2 Hours per session 8 Weeks to complete)
Having a strong and confident catwalk is one thing, but knowing how to adapt to different client requests, runway outfits, and/or product styles, as well as catering to a variety of audiences, is a whole different level of mastery altogether. Learn only from Malaysia’s renowned Catwalk Guru and his/her top-notch team, as they endeavour to groom and guide you to a promising career in professional runway modelling. In addition to educating yourself with the essentials of being a good model, master every runway walk and technique there are to learn, and be the definitive runway model that you can be!
3. The Runway Commercial Model (2 Hours per session 5 Weeks to complete)
We are very sure that you have flipped through magazines and television channels, and wondered why you are not featured as a talent in advertisements or commercials. Much to the delight of many, your thoughts are actually not that farfetched after all. Commercial modelling is an all-inclusive field where there is a place for all types and moulds of individuals, as casting agents and directors are always on the lookout for “everyday people”. On top of that, if you have what it takes, it can prove to be a lucrative side income that can be earned on a part-time basis. With proper guidance and training from Malaysia’s renowned Catwalk Guru and his/her highly professional team, find out how you can break into the business, how to get scouted and get a casting, how to be comfortable and confident in front of the camera, how to discover your commercial assets, as well as how to market yourself as a commercial model.
(2 Hours per session 6 Week to complete)
No more child but not yet an adult? Confuse no more and make good use of the golden phase of life to shift to a better you. Just like adult models, teen models can appear in magazines, on TV or in fashion shows to promote clothing lines or brand-name products. Popular myths about models being plucked from obscurity in shopping malls or other public places, but many professional models follow a traditional career trajectory that includes taking modelling classes and signing with a modelling agency. If your teen has indicated an interest in a modelling career, classes will help him or her to acquire needed skills. Teens can benefit from modelling classes by gaining self-esteem and learning tools about presenting themselves in a positive way, paying attention to posture and eye contact. In this course, teens will learn how to audition, participate in fashion shows, prepare for photoshoots, promote their work and groom themselves. We will also connect teens with photographers to build a portfolio or offer advice on how to secure an agent and negotiate contact details.
(1.5 Hours per session 12 Weeks to complete)
Allow our foremost Catwalk Guru and his/her team of professionals to teach your kid the essential fundamentals, as we introduce them to the world of modelling. With classes conducted in both English and Malay, your kid will not only learn the importance of deportment in terms of having and practicing proper body posture, but they will also end up being professionally ready to take on a regular fashion show. Not only catering to budding junior models, this foundation course is also suitable for any kids learning to achieve an overall sense of self-improvement and enhancement, boosting them with an injection of self-confidence.
(1.5 Hours per session 12 Weeks to complete)
As your kid begins their journey into becoming a future star, let them learn only from Malaysia’s renowned Catwalk Guru and his/her top-notch team, as we will strive to groom and guide your kid into an all-rounder superkid. Your kid will be educated on everything necessary for a career in professional kids modelling, allowing them to be suitable and versatile enough to take on the spotlight regardless of whether it’s on runways or in front of cameras. Additionally, they will be taught on how to build confidence and expressiveness when delivering their thoughts, which will be highly beneficial to leave a memorable impression during audition and casting sessions, so that they are ready to be the junior superstar that they can be.
(1.5 Hours per session 5 Months to complete)
Let your kid be ready for a journey of self-discovery as Malaysia’s renowned Catwalk Guru, plus his/her team of professionals, introduces them to the mystique and craft of stage drama. They will be coached on various lessons on how to explore the possibilities of their bodies, and also expand the creativity churned from their minds, as a quest for them to harness their raw and inner feelings for stage projection. As acting provides a safe outlet for kids to express themselves and channel their emotions, allow them to discover and immerse in the wonders of the performing arts.
(2 Days Workshop)
Looking forward to attend year ends annual dinner and yet don’t know how to look good? Learn how to look stunningly gorgeous in your evening dress.
Come over and experience how you can easily transform yourself with the right coaching on colours, makeup, wardrobe and walk confidently. It feels great to be a woman.
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(2 Days Workshop)
Entry Requirements: Enthusiasm and energy is absolute must! No previous modelling experience required.
Summary: You will learn basic essential skills that are required by the modelling industry with hands-on experience and feel. These essentials are critical for those who intend to take modelling as a part time or professional career. Subjects covered are:
Posing Skills
Makeup Essentials
Catwalk & Posing
Hair Styling & Care
Wardrobe Colour Coordination
Fitness & Exercise
Duration: 2 Days
Maximum students per class: 20
Certification: Certificate of Completion will be awarded.
Tools that you will receive:
1. 5 professional photo shots of yourself in full make up
2. Essential professional make-up tools
3. Medically certified Body Analysis Certificate
Intake: Our classes are designed with flexibility in mind so they are not scheduled on calendar intakes but in groups based on appointments made as most of our students are studying or working part-time. To enrol, please contact us at academy@todak.com or todakacademy.com and we will arrange to slot you into the earliest available classes.
101 INTRODUCTION TO MODELLING
Summary: This course aims to provide the opportunity for the student to gain an extensive and holistic foundation in the many exciting aspects of the modelling industry. It helps the student to recognise the potential and market demand of the industry, the different variations and needs of a model, and modelling as a professional career.
The course also gives emphasis on good ethics and principles on how to be a professional model. It will be delivered through a selection of master classes, including expert tuition and demonstrations from top professionals in their respective fields. Among the subjects covered are:
– 10 weeks in the Art of Cat walking
– Modelling for TV and Film
– Photo Shoot Modelling
– Hair Care and Styling
– Makeup and Skin Care
– Diet, Nutrition and Health
– Communication Skills
– Wardrobe Colour Coordination
At the end of this course, the graduate will be required to attend our Graduation Fashion Show where graduates will be exposed to professionals from the talent scouting, modelling, advertising, publication, and photography industry.
To further enhance the visibility of our graduates, each graduate will have an online portfolio for professional photographers, event managers, talent agency and many others to view and provide opportunities for a professional or part time job.
Duration: 3 months
Maximum students per class: 12
Certification: Certificate of Completion will be awarded
Tools that you will receive:
I. 20 professional photo shots of yourself in full make up
II. Essential professional make-up tools
III. Medically certified Body Analysis Certificate
IV. 500 pcs of professional portfolio cards
Course Duration: 5 Weeks
Modelling PRO FEMALE is a fundamental modelling course that will equip you with essential skills on how to be a professional female model for you to embark on your path to becoming a professional model. This 5 week course will also help you to develop confidence in your image, posture & social progress. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to work as a professional model for general fashion shows and photoshoots.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 MODEL ESSENTIALS
Chapter 3 PERSONAL GROOMING
Chapter 4 BASIC CATWALK
Chapter 5 PRO CATWALK
BONUS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Course Duration: 4 weeks
Modelling ADVANCED CATWALK is an ultimate catwalk modelling course that will transform you into a runway model. This 4 week course is specially designed for models who desire to improve or transform their catwalk skills to the highest level. Upon completion of this course, you will be strutting the runway in total confidence for all types of fashion shows.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 BASIC ELEGANT CATWALK
Chapter 3 ADVANCED ELEGANT CATWALK
Chapter 4 DRAMATIC MODELLING
-hair shows
-makeup shows
-nail art shows
-bridal show
-handling veils
-lingerie shows
-fashion shows with ornaments/essentials
Chapter 5 GROUP MODELLING
Chapter 6 PRODUCT MODELLING
-bag
-shoes
-apparel
-jewellery
BONUS : Runway show with actual experience.
Duration: 2 Days
Additional Information: Products are provided during classes
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Duration: 5 Days (4 hours/Lesson per day)
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Duration: 2 Days (6 Hours/Lesson per day)
Additional Information: Products are provided during classes.
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Course fees RM599
Course duration 4 session
Make up PERSONAL is designed for the individual who wishes to express their own individuality. This short course teaches you basic makeup elements, including makeup product, and essential face art techniques to adequately apply the learned skills by yourself. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to apply various makeup style by yourself and look dashing for any occasion. Create your own look, define your individuality.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 APPLICATION
-cream
-liquid
-powder
Chapter 3 COLOR
Chapter 4 USAGE
Duration: 4 Days (6 Hours/Lesson per day)
Additional Information: Products are provided during classes. Students may gain free scissors, fake model hair, comb and hair clips.
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Course Duration 58 Session + 31 Session (Hair Styling Advanced)
Makeup PROFESSIONAL MASTER LEVEL is an advanced course for the individual who desires to become a professional beauty creator (makeup artist). You will experience all the essential makeup elements, and also learn various advanced techniques and skills that will enable you to work professionally as a makeup artist. Upon completion, you will be able to create makeup for various occasions or events, including bridal and party occasion, commercial shoot, fashion/beauty shoot, video shoot, fashion shows and Tv shows.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 APPLICATION
Chapter 3 COLOUR
Chapter 4 USAGE
Chapter 5 BRIDAL MAKEUP
Chapter 6 BRIDAL HAIR/HIJAB STYLING
Chapter 7 ADVANCE MAKEUP
Chapter 8 ADVANCE HAIRSTYLING
Course Duration 40 Session + 20 Session (Hairstyling bridal)
Make up PROFESSIONAL BRIDAL is a fundamental make up course that will equip you with essential skill, knowledge, and showing the path on becoming a professional makeup artist.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 APPLICATION
Chapter 3 COLOUR
Chapter 4 USAGE
Chapter 5 BRIDAL MAKEUP
Chapter 6 BRIDAL HAIR/HIJAB STYLING
Duration: 2 Days (6 Hours/Lesson per day)
Additional Information: Products are provided during classes.
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Duration: 3 Days (6 hours/Lesson)
Additional Information: Students will gain free nail products
Assessment: Theory & Practical, Preparation of portfolio and oral questions
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Duration: 5 Days (6 hours/Lesson)
Additional Information: Students will gain FREE nail products
Assessment: Theory & Practical, preparation for portfolio, oral questions
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Duration: 1-2 months (3 hours/lesson for 2/3 days per week)
Additional Information: Students will gain FREE nail products
Assessment : Theory & Practical
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Duration: 2 Days
Additional Information: Products and models are provided during classes
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Duration: 3 Days
Additional Information: Products and models are provided during classes
Assessment: Theory & Practical
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Unreal Engine is a complete suite of game development tools made by game developers for game developers. From 2D mobile games to console blockbusters, indie experiments, and virtual reality, Unreal Engine can power it all. This Unreal essential training course will cover the essentials of level design, lighting, effects, Visual Scripting, cinematics, and game packaging with Unreal.
Topic 1. Understanding the Unreal Interface
Topic 2. Starting a New Project
Topic 3. Level Design: Creating Base Landscape
Topic 4. Level Design: Blocking
Topic 5. Level Assembly
Topic 6. Look Development: Materials
Topic 7. Look Development: Lighting
Topic 8. Post Process Effects
Topic 9. Look Development: Water
Topic 10. Look Development: Effects
Topic 11. Blueprints: Visual Scripting in Unreal
Topic 12. Matinee: Creating Cinematics
Topic 13. Performance Monitoring
Topic 14. Packing Your Game
All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from Tertiary Courses after achieved at least 75% attendance.
We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances.
This programme has the distinction of covering two disciplines – theatre and film; it gives the students an interdisciplinary curriculum rarely found in other programmes. Students who select this programme will be surrounded and supported by like-minded and equally passionate classmates, educators and staff, with whom you will collaborate and learn from. Apart from lectures, you will be introduced to a variety of other learning methods, such as demonstrations, practical sessions, tutorials, viewings, discussions, performances and field trips.
The lecturers are dynamic individuals who are artistic and professional people known in film, television, media and theatre. They not only provide the guidance but also are the links to the industry for students’ future work contacts.
The programme aims to give you a rounded, rigorous, 360° education and training in the fundamentals of theatre and film production, and acting. This comprehensive training and education in the inter-related disciplines of theatre and film production will give you a great head start in employment and further education upon graduation.
Course of Performing Arts (Dance) offered by the Todak Academy aims to produce individuals who are competent and smart real balanced in terms of intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical well prepared to meet the challenges in the future. Curriculum program is designed as a way with the purpose to forming an individual who has the knowledge, dynamism, skill and confidence, particularly for implementing programs and projects related to culture, art and heritage preservation. Through a balanced curriculum in terms of knowledge and skills in the performing arts, this program is expected to produce professional individuals who preserve our heritage.
It is a creative form of dance that consists of various paced routines. By its wildest definition, it can include a wide range of styles such as Hip-Hop, Breaking, Popping, Locking, Girl Style, Urban Choreo, Street Jazz and Free Style.
Street dance is a full-body, high energy dance that is suitable for both beginners and advanced dancers, and can benefit people of all ages. It helps build strength, stamina, coordination, and muscle memory. It is a very fun and energetic dance that has become very popular now in music videos, movies and many other types of performances. Street dance is able to fuse with all kind of dance styles, as it is one of the most free expressing dance form with rooms to improvise and grow.
This is a fun Hip-Hop class for ages 5-8 (mini) and ages 9-13! In this fun beginner class, it teaches the fundamentals of Hip-Hop movement and style to appropriate Hip-Hop music. The classes are exciting with a focus on developing a young dancer’s self-confidence and esteem through performance skills unique to this style of dance. Getting your children involved in our Hip-Hop class can provide them with plenty of physical, mental and social benefits.
Age: 5 – 8 (mini) / 9 – 13
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
If you have never danced before or tried Hip-Hop, this is your course. This introductory level Hip-Hop class is open to all adult students without any prior dance experience. This foundation class focuses on building technical skills, freestyle ability and mastering the basic of Hip-Hop choreography. Students will be challenged to improve their coordination, musicality and groove. This class incorporates basic dance vocabulary, placement and movement in a specific technique, which in turn prepares you to progress to the more advanced stages of Hip-Hop dance.
Level: Beginner
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
Street Jazz blends Jazz and Street Dance together for an intense workout and expresses the hottest moves seen in the latest music videos. This unique style of dance is taken from the classical elements of Jazz, but placed in the modern environment. Basically, it was created to be a “cool” form of jazz incorporating moves from other street dance styles.
Level: Beginner
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
Calling all girls! Girl Style dance is a more feminine interpretive version of dance while incorporating various movements in the genre of street dance. Have fun and learn energetic moves that are sexier, more fluid and feminine. In this introductory level, students learn through grounded movements, body isolations, strong hits and flowing movements suitable for the female body – all with a subtle twist of sexy!Level: Beginner
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
Zumba is a popular Latin dance-inspired fitness program that involves dance and aerobic elements. The word “Zumba” comes from a Colombian word that means to move fast and have fun, which is just how people describe the routine. Zumba exercises include using upbeat Latin music from a variety of dance styles – salsa, merengue, mambo, flamenco, cha cha, reggaeton, samba, belly dancing, hip hop music, tango, etc. It is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that is moving millions of people toward joy and health. If you enjoy high energy, motivating music, and like to try unique moves and combinations, Zumba may be your ticket to fitness!
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
Our Zumba Kids class is perfect for our younger Zumba fans! Kids from 5-11 years old get the chance to be active and jam out to their favourite music. Zumba Kids classes feature kid-friendly routines based on original Zumba choreography. We break down the steps, add games, activities and cultural exploration elements into the class structure. Zumba Kids helps develop a healthy lifestyle and incorporate fitness as a natural part of children’s lives by making fitness fun. Classes incorporate key childhood development elements like leadership, respect, team work, confidence, self-esteem, memory, creativity, coordination, cultural awareness.
Age: 5 – 11 years
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
Also known as the “intro” class, this course is aimed for anyone who think they have two left feet and no experience at all in salsa. We start from the very beginning with all the salsa basics by working on the basic footwork and understanding of the music rhythm and timing without the added pressure of having to ‘do it’ with someone else. We will then gradually introduce the fundamentals of partner dancing, basic lead and following techniques, turns and how to put it all together into basic figures and fun easy flowing variations. Don’t worry, your first attempts at dancing with someone who is likely their absolute first steps in salsa too. Slowly and surely, that is the moto – and it works!
Level: Beginner
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: Partners welcome but not necessary and no experience necessary
This level is for those who feel they are ready to move on from the introduction of salsa. This course will explore how you can change the look of the basics you have learned without changing your basic steps. Here we introduce salsa holds, leading and following skills that will be the ground throughout the salsa levels. We think of this beginner level as the foundation to a building – if your foundation is good, you can build as high as you like!
Level: Improved
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: Requires basic salsa techniques and permission of the instructor
This class introduces you to the amazing world of belly dance! You will learn the history, terminology, basic movements, isolation and rhythms that apply to all forms of belly dance. The emphasis is on building a strong foundation of movement from which a belly dancer can grow to the next level. Instructions are presented in an easy-to-follow format, which includes technique breakdown, drills, combination sets and personalized pointers, all designed to help you apply the movements you learn in class. Learn to express your inner goddess in a safe, supportive class designed for everyone, regardless of shape and age.
Level: Beginner
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: No experience necessary
This class is for graduates of the “Intro” class who are ready to take it to the next level. We will be reviewing, drilling and perfecting all the moves and studying new movements weekly. In this level, you will learn to travel, layer movements and introduced to a more complex set of new movements to increase coordination and precision. The main focus is to take your dancing to the next level by teaching your muscle memory to perform various movements at once, such as traveling with a twisting shimmy while doing a grapevine with a basic Arabic step. Your ability to do these movements will catapult your belly dancing skills from a beginner level into the intermediate realm, where doing multiple layered movements is standard.
Level: Improved
Duration: 1 hour per class
Requirements: Requires basic belly dance techniques and permission of the instructor