THE ACTORS CIRCLE WORKSHOP
The Actors CircleThere are five areas of concentration in our on-going curriculum: Scene Study, Cold Reading, Interview Technique, Improvisation and Character Development. The students in the class are always required to play within their age range. Students are not allowed to critique other students, but are instead encouraged to comment positively on specifics within any actor's performance. As indicated in the class schedule we do not believe in mixing age groups. Our style of communication varies depending on the age group within the class. We do not give "line readings". Our staff believes that we are facilitators for even our youngest of actors. It is our job here at The Actors Circle to expose the actor to many different ways to get to the same place within their emotional subtext. The young actor must learn to make independent choices in order to effectively deal with the independence that is expected of them when on a film set. We encourage choice making by empowering the young actor. Our classes develop and foster confidence, focus, self awareness, creativity, sensory awareness, choice making, memory and sequencing skills, preparation, investigative skills, reading and comprehension skills, building the necessary tools for a competent actor who is capable of taking direction and has the stamina necessary while filming or taping. We will often communicate in film terms in order to develop the on set vocabulary with the young actor, so they will understand directions given to them when filming. Discussing characters, story line, emotional transitions, backstory and motivation encourages the young actor to look beyond the words to find the emotional subtext within the scene where the truth lies and an honest performance will follow. How we approach these concepts varies with each age group. It is most important to develop the instinct of the young actor, because often the young actor must simply get out of their head.
Located at 4475 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CACall The Actors Circle at 310-837-4536
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