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Film stunt training-Stage Combat

 

This class is necessary for performers entering either stage or television/film productions where unarmed combat may take place. 

 
Learn safe and effective unarmed fight choreography for all formats of storytelling. We will start with the basic and most common moves and then graduate to more technical moves.
Thanks to the success of action movies in the modern age stage combat and stunt work is more practical than ever before! And it doesn’t just apply to your one-off kung-fu or James Bond movie anymore. 
 
Wednesday 6:30pm-9:30pm-2 spot open
 
 

Performance Benefits

  1. Enhanced Physical Storytelling
    • Helps actors communicate emotion and intention through movement, not just dialogue.
    • Adds layers to a character’s physicality, particularly in emotionally charged scenes.
  2. Increased Confidence
    • Mastering physical action boosts on-set confidence.
    • Actors feel more secure when tackling intense or risky scenes.
  3. Improved Body Awareness & Control
    • Stage combat trains actors to move with precision and purpose.
    • Helps prevent injuries and makes their physical performance more believable.

🎬 Professional & Technical Advantages

  1. On-Camera Realism
    • Trains actors to react and move convincingly for the camera.
    • Helps create fight scenes that look authentic but are performed safely.
  2. Understanding Camera Angles
    • Actors learn how to “cheat” movements to camera for maximum visual effect.
    • Develops awareness of spacing, distance, and sightlines.
  3. Adaptability on Set
    • Better prepared to take direction during physical scenes.
    • Can quickly adjust choreography for different takes or blocking.

🤝 Collaboration & Safety

  1. Teamwork and Trust
    • Combat requires close collaboration with scene partners and stunt coordinators.
    • Builds trust and communication skills essential to ensemble work.

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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.

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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. ​

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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

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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]

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