The Online Actor offers eligible actors the option to attend a mini-workshop & audit a technique class for free. This workshop/class combo is offered 1-2x a week on different dates/times. When you attend the free session, you'll learn new and practical ways to approach screen acting during the workshop called Modern Concepts in Screen Acting. The coach will go in-depth on powerful elements of acting, as well as theory and exercises you haven't seen anywhere else before. These form part of Intuitive Acting Training -- developed by Coach Vas Saranga, a series regular and working actor of nearly 20 years.
For instance, in our online classes, actors don't use Script Analysis, but rather, they learn Active Script Exploration. They don't simply sit at their computer desks and discuss a scene as if it was homework, with the goal of playing a scene once, then getting notes to play it again a certain way. Instead, actors use our class scenes to work through a series of exercises intended to get them experiencing and making discoveries about the story and characters. They also move through the space, using blocking, activity, and props -- hitting marks and different shot sizes, cinematically, as if they're were on set. This type of training better prepares them for the realities of self-taping, as well as working as a screen actor on location, or in studio.
Nearly all cerebral concepts and practices from other forms of training are challenged in Acting Skillset Training by using visceral counterparts: these get actors living and breathing the character and story. Dramatic Improvisation is explored, putting the actors through exercises where they speak actor and character truths, building out the story world by using their essence. By being introduced to these concepts in the workshop, then watching our actors get coached on this approach, you'll see it all put into practice, and leave with useful tips, insight, and exercises to take with you on your acting journey.
Whether you're totally new to acting, experienced in theater but not the screen, or you've already been working in Film & TV, you'll learn something fresh and unique when you attend the free mini-workshop and audit a class at The O.A. There's no obligation to take any paid classes with us after the free session. It's completely free for actors to learn a new approach, and get exposure to our studio. We're proud to have been recently featured in Backstage as one of the best online acting classes.
To sign up, simply click the button above, or click here to fill out the submission form.
This free session is only available for actors 18+. If you're a Teen actor interested in classes, check out our ongoing program: Acting On-Camera for Teens.
There is no obligation to join the studio after a free session. This is a risk-free way to experience our training style and gain new insight on acting technique. If you decide you want to train with us, check out the progression of our classes and programs in our class infographic.
Our Acting On-Camera | Beginners Workshop is a 4-hour session for brand new actors to get an introduction to the film/TV industry and lots of time working on scenes with other actors. After the workshop, select actors may be invited to continue training in our Beginners ongoing program.
You'll progress through the five categories of our Acting On-Camera training program, starting with Foundations & Core levels 1-6. Then, onto Essentials, Intermediate, Advanced, which are hybrid classes of On-Camera Technique, Scene Study, Character Development, and Dramatic Improvisation. Each has multiple levels with 4 classes per level, except Advanced which is an ongoing program. Those in the mixed-level class have access to an ongoing Audition Technique Class.
There's a clear progression through these categories and levels. You'll take on more complex material across numerous genres while finding what is uniquely you as the actor. Your coach will challenge you to build and develop areas of your range through a variety of individualized exercises and techniques. You'll discover what's memorable and compelling on-camera that you can bring forward to help casting learn who you are and solidify your talent as someone to watch.
If you're a Teen actor interested in classes, check out Acting On-Camera for Teens.
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