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Celebrity acting coach Michelle Danner teaching the Golden Box & Audition Acting Technique Workshop:

 

Celebrity acting coach Michelle Danner teaching the Golden Box & Audition Acting Technique Workshop:

The world-renowned Los Angeles acting school, led by Michelle Danner, announced today that the Golden Box and an Audition Acting technique Workshop will be offered for aspiring actors.

Students will have the one-of-a-kind benefit of working with sought-after acting coach to the stars, Ms. Michelle Danner.

The Golden Box
What makes one choice more powerful than the next? How can one deliver a raw, unforgettable acting performance? What tools in particular can be applied to film, TV and stage work? Learn how to create, fleshed out, vivid and interesting characters through an intense emotional workshop with lectures and exercises

Michelle Danner Workshops !!
The Golden Box intensive is a two day in-depth lecture which breaks down the technique used at The Studio. Students learn how to create, fleshed out, vivid and interesting characters through an intense emotional workshop with lectures and exercises.

The intensive focuses on answers to the following questions: What makes one choice more powerful than the next? How can one deliver a raw, unforgettable acting performance? What tools in particular can be applied to film, TV and stage work? How can one develop a personal backstory from scratch and discover material for a screenplay, short, one man show, or novel? The class is supported by film clips. Included are discussion and analysis of performances by Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, James Dean, Marlon Brando, and many others. Class exercises include building provocative, complex backstories by opening up your instrument emotionally, and finding psychological gestures and triggers to use in your work. This class serves as more than just an acting seminar, as past students have uncovered profound insights about themselves as people and artists. email [email protected] Her acting technique encompasses: Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekov, & the Stanislavsky Technique.

 

In the film & TV class with Michelle Danner, actors practice in front of the camera with sides from movies and TV shows ranging from comedy, sitcom, romantic comedy, slapstick, black comedy, and all genres of dramatic writing. *Playback is watched on the big screen.  Students learn to stamp their signatures on a character with unique choices.  This class aims to exercise an ease working in front of the camera and the confidence to perform and to shine in every audition. Private Coaching with Michelle Danner –To book and for more information about classes, email [email protected], attention Alexandra.

If you want to study in Los Angeles, the Michelle Danner Acting Studio also offers M1 Visa Sponsorship for students who follow the Well-rounded Actor’s Training Intensive
(Private coaching is also available!)
The Michelle Danner Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts, one of the top acting centers in Los Angeles, offers sponsorship to international students who aspire to begin, improve, or polish their acting skill set, and to expand their acting resumes. Through the M1 Visa Program, international actors are able to study & work in beautiful, world famous, Santa Monica CA! This acting school offers individual acting classes or a 6 to 12 month well-rounded actor training conservatory for actors interested in learning the craft at a more accelerated pace. The technique is diverse and encompasses the following schools of acting: MeisnerHagenStrasbergChekhovAdler, and the Stanislavsky Technique. It also provides M-1 visa sponsorship for international actors. Our 6 to 12 month programs are an amazing opportunity to explore the acting scene in Hollywood, the entertainment capital of the world.

Michelle Danner
Michelle Danner has coached some of Hollywood’s most accomplished actors, including Chris Rock, Penelope Cruz, James Franco, Salma Hayek, Zooey Deschanel, Isla Fisher, Christian Slater and more. She has directed and acted in over 30 plays and musicals in Los Angeles and New York, and she has directed two films. “How to Go Out on a Date in Queens” stars Jason Alexander and Rob Estes, and the recently completed “Hello Herman” stars Norman Reedus. More information can be found at www.allinfilms.com

 

To meet with Michelle Danner in person and sign up for los angeles acting classes or the   Best Improv Classes in LA
please RSVP for the free informational session or call 310-392-0815 or
email us at [email protected]

The Michelle Danner Los Angeles Acting School’s philosophy is that artists can draw upon all different acting techniques from Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov, & the Stanislavsky Technique and form a toolbox of their own, their very own Golden Box.

She is a renowned acting coach and works with many A-List Actors privately as well as on set. These include James Franco, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Rock, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Melanie Brown, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Verne Troyer, Grant Bowler, Kate Del Castillo, Michael Pena, Catherine Bell, Gabrielle Union, Rob Estes, Rick Fox, and Michelle Rodriguez and many others.

Michelle trained with Stella Adler and Uta Hagen.
Sign-up For a Free Informational Session with top Los Angeles acting coach Michelle Danner

 

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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

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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

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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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