THE BRAVURA ACTING

STUDIO COURSE

True acting is the reflection of our humanity and there is nothing more organic than human beings. Organic acting is simply listening and responding truthfully, naturally and effortlessly. Acting participants will learn to relax, listen, develop their sense of wonder, imagination and empathy. We hope to enrich the lives of those involved, both professionally and personally.

Emphasis is on Acting Coaching

From Uta Hagan, to Stanislavsky, to Strasberg to Meisner our adult classes are based in traditional theatre training, but we don’t make or advise our students to subscribe to one belief only. We believe actors should learn to take direction as this is a skill in itself. It’s about listening, while being truthful and honest. The intimacy and truthfulness of acting for the stage is our focus. We use real and current original scripts to develop our actors.

Through simple and enjoyable exercises, including relaxation, cold readings and improv – acting participants will practice real world auditions, cold reading and off book in-depth scene study. All classes are safe, supportive and will focus on the real world subtle, intimate work of auditioning and acting. Our job is to simply reflect humanity, by living truthfully under fictional circumstances.

An actor projects for theatre but will adapt this for film. Learn the difference. Some people are good at acting some people are good at auditioning – you have to be good at both. You can’t get the job unless you audition/interview for it…whatever business you’re going into. If you're an experienced actor who's been around for a while and knows the ropes but whose career seems to be going nowhere, or whatever your level of skill or experience, we can point you in the right direction.

Why Your Career Stalled

You want to act. Perhaps it's been a desire of yours for years. Perhaps you once made a few tentative steps in the industry but for some reason held back. Maybe life got in the way. Maybe it was a desire for security. Maybe it was a lack of confidence. There are many reasons why those who have a burning desire to be on stage or in film or television pull back from attempting to realise their dream. The Acting Studio’s acting classes are intended to help change that round. They should be the first stop on the road to breaking through into an industry that can be incredibly confusing.

We Can Kick-Start Your Career

Confidence. It's probably the biggest issue to deal with, and not only where the beginner is concerned. Many actors, very good actors, are shy and self-conscious. Sometimes the fear of being judged, of being thought of as silly, can get in the way of real talent. Self-doubt creeps in and a process of self-monitoring occurs which can be fatal in performance. Initial one-to-one acting tuition attempts to eliminate this negativity by replacing it with an attitude of 'can do.' Bit by bit, confidence is built up until there are no longer any obstacles in the way of an actor expressing the talent that he or she possesses.

You want skills. Of course, you can have all the confidence in the world but without the skills with which to impress at an audition it's unlikely that you'll manage to sustain long-term growth within the industry. We’ll help to take you out of your comfort zone and helps you to discover the limits of your abilities by such means as finding the right audition monologue for you, working on cold reading, scene work and improvisation. All areas are covered with a view to your finding and fulfilling your potential as a performer.

An Actor is Self-Employed
Being an actor is a bit like being the owner of a business. The business is that of selling. The product on sale is you. It's hard to get noticed, and unless a strategy is devised in order to get noticed it probably won't ever happen. You can be the best actor in the world, but if you're invisible who's going to know it? A part of the tuition is the ongoing discussion about how best to raise your profile. We can sort out your c.v., your head-shots/photos, your covering letter, your plan of campaign. What happens if you don't have a plan of campaign? We make one. (We can do new fully professional head-shots in-house as part of your tuition sessions).

Getting an acting job is tough enough. Building a career is really difficult. It's no good bagging a two month contract if you're then going to be unemployed for the following six months. In order to survive in the industry you have to think of creating it from the foundations up until it's established. It's a case of placing one building block on top of another. We can focus on how best to do this.

The Foundation
The aim should always be to attempt to build something that lasts. Taking your first steps towards a career in acting is exciting, but it can also be quite daunting. You need to be tough with yourself if you are going to succeed in this profession. You therefore need to have the commitment to attend each and every class and once you have agreed the timescale it is important to keep turning up, except in cases of genuine emergency, as reliability and punctuality are key habits to develop and maintain in this most competitive of professions. Acting tuition isn’t reserved for highly talented and experienced actors and actresses. Studio Eye’s Acting Studio Course classes can help you improve your communication skills, develop self-confidence, and relieve stress.

Our tutors focus on diction and dialogue. You will discover how to enunciate so everyone can hear and understand you, experiment with new tones that add meaning to your vocalisations, and you will become more confident in the unique voice you have. You will also feel more comfortable in your body than ever before. “A tense instrument cannot fully express itself.”

Every session or class will begin with a series of activities built to relax your body and voice with things like breathing exercises and physical poses. Whether you walk into acting class after a stressful day at work or home, you will be able to drop off some baggage while you’re there. Some dramatic scenes require you to tap into passionate emotions like anger, despair, hatred, love, shame, and yearning. While this is far from easy for any relative newcomer to acting, you’ll become more comfortable tapping into your full emotional range as time goes on.

Many acting classes will require you to prepare your own monologue, which is a great opportunity to express some feelings that have been held in, or you could select a monologue that makes you think about whatever you’re going through in real life (effectively giving you a much-needed emotional outlet where no holds are barred).
You can expect to meet many different types of people who come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and world-views. You can expect to become quite close to your new friends in acting class, as you’ll all be actively working to improve your communication, body confidence, and ability to express your emotions.

Working on these things together has a way of creating an emotional connection you will grow to be thankful for.

The Acting Studio classes will change your life for the better. You will be able to express yourself more clearly with better diction and more enunciation, and feel more comfortable and “at home” in the body that is yours and yours alone.

Think of it as personal development.

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