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Class Descriptions – LA Campus

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

METHOD ACTING

Method Acting is the core class that all students take throughout their studies.  It is designed to train the actor in Lee Strasberg’s systematic acting technique known throughout the world as The Method™. The technique develops the actor’s ability to respond with real behavior to imaginary stimuli. This four-hour class consists of two parts: work on one’s self and work on the character.

The first part of each Method Acting class begins with Lee Strasberg’s relaxation technique and then moves to his sequence of sensory exercises which train the actor’s concentration, ability to respond to imaginary objects, and organic expression. The relaxation exercise is done each week to ensure that the physical and mental tension within the body, which inhibits the actor, diminishes throughout the duration of the course. The sensory exercise starts with the actor’s ability to recreate objects which they encounters every day. The exercises become more complicated when additional objects of concentration are added and when the frequency with which the actor encounters the objects of concentration diminishes.

The second part of each of the acting classes are devoted to improvisation, scene work, and monologues where students apply what they have learned in the exercise work to fulfill the demands of a play and the creation of a role.

The core of every program is enrollment in two Method Acting classes with two different teachers. Elective classes are included in all full-time programs and may be added at an a-la-carte rate to the Part-Time Program.


ELECTIVE CLASSES

The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles is constantly evolving just like the city. As we seek to meet the actors’ needs, new acting classes are designed and added to our curriculum. Each class is carefully selected or created in order to expand the training of the Method actor. The following is a guide of elective classes that are frequently offered at the Los Angeles campus. Courses may be offered on rotation or seasonally. Please check the class schedule for our most current class offerings. Please note that some courses below may be program requirements, program specific and/or have pre-requisites.

ACTING TECHNIQUE CLASSES

ACTING FOR FILM/TV

ACTING FOR FILM/TV II

SCENE STUDY

IMPROVISATION

IMPROVISATION II

EMOTIONAL MEMORY: MAKING IT PERSONAL


VOICE & MOVEMENT CLASSES

METHOD MOVEMENT

MOVEMENT I

MOVEMENT II

MOVEMENT III

TAI CHI

THEATRE DANCE

ANIMAL EXERCISE

DIALECTS

SINGING

VOCAL BASICS

VOICE I

VOICE II

VOICE III

 


HISTORY CLASSES

FILM HISTORY

SCRIPT ANALYSIS

SCENE STUDY FOR TV – COMEDY

SCENE STUDY FOR TV – DRAMA

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

LEE STRASBERG LEGACY

LEGACY CONTINUES

THEATRE HISTORY I

THEATRE HISTORY II

SHAKESPEARE

PLAYWRIGHT SPOTLIGHT

PULITZER PRIZE PLAYS

PLAYWRIGHTS OF COLOR: DISCOVERING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES

AUDITION TECHNIQUE

COLD READ

SELF TAPE

COMMERCIALS

CRAFT TO CAREER

FILM DIRECTING

FILM MAKING FOR THE ACTOR

 

FILM PRODUCTION I

FILM PRODUCTION II

THEATRE PRODUCTION I

THEATRE PRODUCTION II

STORYTELLING & MONOLOGUES

LESSONS FROM THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE: PERSONAL STORYTELLING IN TIMES OF CHANGE

SCENE STUDY ON CAMERA


ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES

STANDARD AMERICAN DIALECT

COMIC IMPROV

FILM FIGHTING I

FILM FIGHTING II