Service Description

IN-PERSON AT OUR AGOURA HILLS STUDIO! Acting for the screen is “a severe and awesome trial”. The camera sees everything and demands absolute truth. The screen actor needs to expose their authentic emotions. This advanced Method class will teach the more seasoned student actor how to successfully face that trial. This class is designed to help bridge the gap between studio training and the professional demands of the actor. It will help students develop a strategic plan to get work and will provide students with a better understanding of industry expectations and how to translate their in-class work into a successful career and become self-sufficient artists after finishing their training. The purpose of this course is to build on the student’s experiences in theater as well as everyday life in order to make the transition to screen acting. Using a combination of scripts, method techniques and improvisation, we’ll explore how to prepare for film and television shoots. Students will perform on-camera in a variety of scenes from several different film and television genres as well as plays. Along the way, we will learn the basic skills of acting on camera: matching eyelines, framing, using light, continuity, and hitting marks. The goal of this course is to train students to create relaxed, natural, inspiring, and authentic screen performances. Students are expected to arrive to class prepared and fully memorized on their assigned shoot dates. When students are not acting on camera, they will have the opportunity to fill various production crew roles (camera op, still photos, etc.) during in-class shoots. For Adult actors. WEDNESDAYS @ 7:00-9:00 PM (Los Angeles) taught by Diane Christiansen $425 for 8 classes In-Person CLASS MAKE UP POLICY If a class is missed during your 8 week session, we offer make ups in another class any week before your 8 weeks are up. We can suggest which class is best for you if you are absent unexpectedly. We do not roll classes over into a new 8 week period. * Excused absences are classes you would have informed us you would miss in advance of joining each 8 week session.