Acting Classes

Self-Tape Studio at Home: Step-by-Step Setup Guide

The Problem of the Kitchen Table Audition

Every Los Angeles parent has felt the same stomach drop. A casting notice arrives at 7:14 p.m. and the upload deadline is 9 a.m. sharp. You glance around the kitchen: cereal boxes, tangled headphones, a cat that refuses to stay off camera.

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Acting For Kids: First Month of On-Camera Classes

Monday Week One: Meet the Mirror

Class One starts at 4:02 p.m. sharp in our Los Angeles studio on Melrose. Parents peel little fingers off their legs and kids waddle toward a circle of colored floor spots. Coach Gayla kneels, holds up a tiny mirror, and asks everyone to make their silliest face.

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Step by Step Solutions: Gary Spatz on Set in Los Angeles

The Problem Every Set Faces

Picture a soundstage in Burbank at 10:07 a.m. Lights blaze, a camera operator adjusts focus, and a boom mic hovers on set. Somewhere in the middle stands a seven-year-old actor who was laughing thirty seconds ago and now must cry real tears because the script says the puppy ran away.

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Free Thursday Adult Class: What Happens & Who Should Attend

Acting Classes For Adults

At 6:58 p.m. the elevator in our Century City building smells faintly of coffee and ambition. You step out into the lobby and see a handwritten sign that reads Free Adult Class Tonight, Sharpies and snacks provided.

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Life-Skills Your Child Gains From On-Camera Acting

Monday Morning

Sarah pulled up to the elementary school drop-off line and her usually shy eight year old leaned out the window to thank the crossing guard by name. The guard blinked twice, smiled, and waved back like a celebrity had just shouted him out.

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