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Learn how to create an Oscar winning performance
Anti-Anxiety Toolkit for Actors
Remember to join the Anti-Anxiety Online Class – Learn How To End Anxiety To Manifest Your Full Potential.
Anti-Anxiety Toolkit class for actor | ONLINE INTERACTIVE CLASSES
Learn how to treat and overcome anxiety. Experience proven tools and techniques to rewire the brain so that a new normal can be achieved. We will address the cognitive, emotional/biochemical, structural and energetic aspects of anxiety for immediate and long-term relief.
**Discover everything from 2-minute anxiety busters as taught by psychiatrists to their clients struggling with clinical anxiety to ancient breathing techniques (pranayama) as practiced by yogis since the dawn of civilization.
Anti-Anxiety Online Class | Learn How To End Anxiety To Manifest Your Full Potential
- Act on the motivational message behind your anxiety.
- Address the cognitive, biochemical, and structural aspects of anxiety to experience immediate and long-term results.
- End anxiety by tapping into your inner wisdom to discover your true path in life.
- Experience proven tools and techniques to rewire the brain so that a new normal can be achieved.
- Build your own anxiety relief toolkit choosing from ancient practices proven throughout the millennia.
Private Coaching with Julian Henning
Call 310-392-0815 or email [email protected]
Work on your acting technique from comedic to dramatic material. Material will be assigned ahead of time. You will form a toolbox of your own and develop a comprehensive set of “acting tools” when approaching a role or a scene, whether it be for film, television, or theater.
About Julian F. Henning, MFA., Ph.D., E-RYT 500
- Specialties: Auditioning for film and TV, Voice and Speech, Movement, Meisner Technique, Accent Reduction, On-Camera, and Anti-Anxiety Toolkit for Actors.
- Education: Graduate of Harvard College and Circle in the Square Theatre School.
- Degrees: Ph.D. in Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and MFA in Screenwriting from AFI (received a scholarship from American Express in the name of Anthony Hopkins).
- Background:
- Extensive storytelling and human experience research.
- Spent five years in India studying and teaching yoga and meditation.
- Twenty years of yoga and meditation practice.
- Studied movement for twenty years with prominent 5 Rhythm teachers Michael Molin Skelton and Jo Cobbett.
- Associated with Michelle Danner Acting School since 2005.
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Uses awareness training, voice/speech coaching, movement techniques, and Meisner Technique to help actors achieve their full potential.
Public Speaking Classes
How to Improve Public Speaking Skills?
- We offer online public speaking courses & Public speaking classes in Los Angeles.
- Embark on a transformative journey with our public speaking classes!
- Unleash your oratory prowess as you master the art of captivating speeches, conquer stage fright, and command attention with compelling communication.
- Elevate your confidence and presentation skills through engaging lessons and hands-on exercises.
- Develop a strong foundation in speech organization, delivery, and overcoming nervousness.
- Whether you’re interested in public speaking classes online or looking for public speaking classes in Los Angeles, we provide expert coaching to help you excel.
- Master the Art of Communication
Our public speaking training enhances your speaking skills by integrating style and substance, allowing you to captivate audiences and deliver messages authentically.
- We offer online public speaking courses & Public speaking classes in Los Angeles.
- Embark on a transformative journey with our public speaking classes!
- Unleash your oratory prowess as you master the art of captivating speeches, conquer stage fright, and command attention with compelling communication.
- Elevate your confidence and presentation skills through engaging lessons and hands-on exercises.
- Develop a strong foundation in speech organization, delivery, and overcoming nervousness.
- Whether you’re interested in public speaking classes online or looking for public speaking classes in Los Angeles, we provide expert coaching to help you excel.
- Master the Art of Communication
Our public speaking training enhances your speaking skills by integrating style and substance, allowing you to captivate audiences and deliver messages authentically.
Voice Coach
- Taking voice and speech classes privately can be beneficial because they can help enhance presentation skills, find a unique voice and overcome speech anxiety,
- Private coaching can also lead to career advancement, personal development, and time efficiency.
- Our acting school in Los Angeles offers voice acting classes online, and Public Speaking classes.
- Besides the online private sessions we also offer voice lessons Los Angeles
- Private coaching can also lead to career advancement, personal development, and time efficiency.
- Our acting school in Los Angeles offers voice acting classes online, and Public Speaking classes.
- Besides the online private sessions we also offer voice lessons Los Angeles
Self-Taping | Audition Technique
- Learn how to self-tape an audition to be considered for projects worldwide.
- Weekly scene assignments in various genres for online class practice.
- Develop skills to deliver memorable and engaging self-tapes.
- Catch the casting director’s attention within 30 seconds.
- Learn the technical side of self-taping, including the equipment
- Discover your best angle in front of the camera.
Schedule:
Sunday 9:00 am – 11:00 am (PST, Los Angeles Time) with Derek Reid
- Weekly scene assignments in various genres for online class practice.
- Develop skills to deliver memorable and engaging self-tapes.
- Catch the casting director’s attention within 30 seconds.
- Learn the technical side of self-taping, including the equipment
- Discover your best angle in front of the camera.
Schedule:
Sunday 9:00 am – 11:00 am (PST, Los Angeles Time) with Derek Reid
Voice & Speech Training
Unlock Your Full Potential!
- Increase Vocal Range & Flexibility
– Strengthen and refine your voice for greater control and expression.
- Develop Power & Confidence
– Learn how to open up your diaphragm, access your inner vocal strength, and project your voice with ease. - Customized Coaching
– We’ll match you with the best voice coach for your needs, ensuring personalized guidance and rapid improvement.
- Train with LA’s Best Voice Coaches
– Work with top industry professionals to enhance your voice for acting, public speaking, and beyond.
- Increase Vocal Range & Flexibility
– Strengthen and refine your voice for greater control and expression.
- Develop Power & Confidence
– Learn how to open up your diaphragm, access your inner vocal strength, and project your voice with ease. - Customized Coaching
– We’ll match you with the best voice coach for your needs, ensuring personalized guidance and rapid improvement.
- Train with LA’s Best Voice Coaches
– Work with top industry professionals to enhance your voice for acting, public speaking, and beyond.
Acting Techniques for film
- Gain confidence in front of the camera.
- Build essential skills to launch your acting career.
- Learn top acting techniques for comedic and dramatic material.
- Make powerful acting choices, listen and answer in the moment, and fully commit to your acting partner and objective in a scene.
- Techniques are based on Stella Adler, Meisner, Uta Hagen, and Stanislavski.
- Comedic or dramatic scenes will be sent via email for class preparation.
Schedule:
Friday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (PST) with Michelle Danner
Saturday:
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (PST) with Julian Henning
- 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (PST) with Michelle Danner
Sunday:
- 11:30 am – 1:30 pm (PST) with Julian Henning
- 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (PST) with Julian Henning
- Build essential skills to launch your acting career.
- Learn top acting techniques for comedic and dramatic material.
- Make powerful acting choices, listen and answer in the moment, and fully commit to your acting partner and objective in a scene.
- Techniques are based on Stella Adler, Meisner, Uta Hagen, and Stanislavski.
- Comedic or dramatic scenes will be sent via email for class preparation.
Schedule:
Friday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (PST) with Michelle Danner
Saturday:
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (PST) with Julian Henning
- 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (PST) with Michelle Danner
Sunday:
- 11:30 am – 1:30 pm (PST) with Julian Henning
- 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (PST) with Julian Henning
Contact us
IN-PERSON ACTING CLASSES
We offer acting classes in Los Angeles to help you hone your craft & jumpstart your career.
Our acting school teaches every acting technique: Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method, Uta Hagen, and the Chekhov technique.
ONLINE ACTING CLASSES
Best training in the world no matter where you live!
KIDS AND TEEN ACTING CLASSES
Learn to develop a solid acting technique and foundation. We focus on fun improvisational games, auditioning techniques, and working on scenes and monologues across comedy and drama.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Study Acting or Filmmaking in Hollywood.
F1 Student visa and M1 visa USA for applicants wishing to study the conservatory program
Short term acting classes
We offer customizable short-term Acting Programs that can be tailored to fit your budget and the length of your stay in Los Angeles.
Acting workshops
Join LA's Best Acting Workshop,
Golden box and Breaking into Hollywood the roadmap to working.
Film and television workshops for adults, children and teen
Our Mission
The Michelle Danner Acting School’s philosophy is that artists can draw upon all different acting techniques & form an individual “Golden toolbox” to use when approaching a role or a scene, whether it be for film, television, or theater. The acting school’s acting techniques are based on Meisner, Strasberg, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen & the Stanislavsky acting Technique.
Michelle Danner’s alumni include Penelope Cruz, Seth MacFarlane, Salma Hayek, Henry Cavill, Zooey Deschanel, Gerard Butler, Chris Rock, Chris Martin, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Kate Del Castillo and many others.
The acting school offers classes for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
• Classes include:
• Acting for Film
• Scene Study
• Cold Reading
• Musical Theater
• Movement
• Voice and Speech
We are one of the elite acting schools in California, known for training successful actors.
A variety of acting classes are offered in Los Angeles to help students hone their craft and jumpstart their careers.
What makes us different
Our acting program differs from other acting schools in Los Angeles, since we teach every acting technique & method, including the Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method & Uta Hagen technique.
Online Acting Classes
Scene Study & Monologues |
Meisner acting technique |
Cold Read Auditioning |
Improvisation
- Develop a strong acting foundation.
- Learn to make powerful acting choices
Acting Techniques
• The Actor’s Golden Box (acting technique) | Meisner Acting Technique | Stella Adler Acting Technique | Uta Hagen Acting Technique | Stanislavski Acting Technique | Training & Workshops: | Audition Training Classes & Workshops (Film & Television) | Scene Study Classes & Script Analysis | Improvisation | Performance & Preparation: | Acting Demo Reels | Voice & Speech | General American Accent & Dialects | Industry & Career Guidance: | Breaking into Hollywood: The Business of Acting | Coaching Options: | Private Coaching (Audition Coaching, Dialogue Coaching, On-Set Coaching) | Online Coaching & Private Acting Classes
Contact us
Call us to find out about the best acting classes in Los Angeles and to learn more about our best acting teachers in Los Angeles, 310-392-0815 or email us at [email protected]
Unlock your full potential as an actor—enroll today and take the first step toward mastering your craft with world-class training and personalized coaching
Contact Info
- 10820 Washington blvd. Culver CIty, CA 90232
- 310-392-0815
- Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
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