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Method Acting | Strasberg Acting Technique

Learn about how an actor prepares, building a character, and creating a role.

 

 
 
The Method Technique will teach you how to create a moving performance, infused with a vibrant inner life. This acting technique in which an actor aspires to encourage sincere and emotionally expressive performances by fully inhabiting the role of the character.
Method acting is an acting technique wherein the actor aims to completely identify with the part they’re playing at an emotional level. They try and “become” the character and remain in character for long periods. By completely aligning with their psyche with that of their character and going about life impersonating them, the actor seeks to understand more about this other “person” and deliver a more authentic performance on screen. This technique is just as valid for fictional characters as it is for portrayals of real people.
Method acting is based on a system originally evolved by Stanislavski. It was developed, in particular, by Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan. Some of its contemporary exponents include Marlon Brando, Robert de Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
 

What is Method Acting and How to Method Act?

This technique is a study in psychological exploration as the actor tries to plumb the depths of their character’s individuality. To embody their character’s life experiences, the actor must often be willing to go through the trauma and wear the emotional baggage that can accompany those experiences. This then becomes a self-explanatory journey to the character’s “natural” self.
Method acting involves a series of training and rehearsal techniques devised to help you “get into character.” It’s critical to approach a role with a blank slate. If you want to authentically convey your character’s beliefs, you must let go of your own. Mental and bodily relaxation to release tension is key to this.
Engage all of your senses when you’re practicing a scene. Actors sometimes try to recreate their character’s experiences in their own lives and commit all the sensory feedback, including touch, smell, sound, and sight to memory. Recalling all these stimuli can help them evoke rich responses on set.
 

Learn Acting at Michelle Danner Acting Studio

At Michelle Danner Acting Studio, we train our actors in a range of acting techniques, including the Stanislavski, Meisner, Stella Adler, and Strasberg methods. We also teach you to build on your learning and create your own Golden Box of acting techniques that you can tap into at will. Learn how to wear your character like a glove and deliver memorable performances on stage and on set. Contact us for more information about what method acting is or about our classes.
 
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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.
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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.
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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.

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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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