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Learn how to create an Oscar winning performance
LOS ANGELES ACTING CLASSES -ACTING TECHNIQUE GOLDEN BOX
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.
The Golden Box is a two day in-depth lecture that breaks down the technical map used at The Michelle Danner Acting Studio. Learn how to create vivid, fleshed out, and interesting characters through an intense and emotional workshop with lectures and technique exercises.
Michelle teaches a technique that is effective for actors of all different levels. The Golden Box emphasizes on how to get out of one’s head and learning to completely live in the moment by finding unique emotional triggers based on personal experiences. You will learn how to access your full range of feelings and emotions in an instant. Actors around the world have found success studying with Michelle because she takes the emphasis off of the “method,” and helps actors rediscover their innate creativity. Michelle will push and encourage you to grow out of acting, and into artistry.
The class focuses on answering the following questions:
• Why are some choices more powerful than others?
• How does one deliver a raw unforgettable performance?
• What specific tools can be applied to film, television and stage work?
• How does one develop a personal story from scratch and discover material for a one woman/man show, screenplay, short or novel?
Exercises include learning how to build provocative and complex backstories by opening your instrument up emotionally and finding triggers and psychological gestures in your work. This class has served as more than an acting seminar as past participants have discovered profound truths about themselves as artists.
Benefit to Writers
The Golden Box helps writers understand the in-depth process on how to create dynamic characters that are layered, multi-dimensional and that are guaranteed to hook audiences in every genre. The class takes them through a series of exercises providing a layout of actor’s tools and script analysis that can be applied to the writing process.
Exercises include learning how to build provocative and complex backstories by opening your instrument up emotionally and locating triggers and psychological gestures in your work. This class has served as more than an acting seminar as past participants have discovered profound truths about themselves as artists.
The class will be supported by film clips along with discussions and analyses of performances by Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Dean and many others.
*Los Angeles acting school based in Santa Monica.
To sign up for acting classes and to meet with acting coach Michelle Danner in person at her Los Angeles Acting School please RSVP for the free informational session in the contact form on the left. You may also call 310-392-0815 us
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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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