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* Impressions funded projects/productions by Goethe Institut and Artist at Risk here || Schott Acting Studio on Vimeo || Acting Foundation Intensive I with Matthias Schott – See latest Feedbacks in News – November 2nd to 5th || 5 Days “The Moving Frame – Cinematic Storytelling for the Actor” with Welker White and Damian Young from NYC & Masterclass Intensive – Advanced Scene Study with Terry Knickerbocker from NYC (Open for Observers: Directors, Drama Students, Actors) – Apply now for our Masterclasses in October and November to save money, plan, and give us peace of mind so we can focus on making your learning experience the best! ⊕ || Payment Plans ||* Take advantage of our 2024 workshop offer and create your own training program by selecting workshops of your choice. Book two or more workshops worth 850 Euro or more and save 8.5%. || Information: New students who have limited, or no prior experience.

	Masterclass Intensive – Advanced Scene Study with Terry Knickerbocker NYC November 7th & 8th, 2024 \| 2 Days \| In Berlin – Transform Your Scene Work from Good to Extraordinary. An actor is only as good as their ideas and their ability to execute those ideas when the director says “action,” or the stage lights come up. In this Advanced Scene Work Masterclass Terry will guide students through the process of making every moment count and creating lively, rich, and truly memorable performances. By gaining better control of their instrument and growing in their confidence students will work towards performances that transcend the skill of acting into an art. Work is to focus on truthfulness, fearlessness, and playfulness. *It is this approach that helped guide Sam Rockwell* to his Oscar Winning performance in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri**. [read more…]

	Acting Foundation Intensive with Matthias Schott November 2nd to 5th, 2024 \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – We create a basis for your further work as an actor. Stanislavski and various English and American developments of his methods, such as Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, and Lee Strasberg, offer you a framework to learn the most important aspects of the art of acting. Improvisations, exercises and scene work that will stimulate your imagination and ability to transform, in order to act convincingly in front of the camera or on the stage. Latest Reviews! [read more…]

	“Cinematic Storytelling for the Actor” with Welker White and Damian Young NYC October 26th to 30th, 2024 \| 5 Days \| In Berlin – The workshop aims to provide actors with a safe, supportive, and rich environment to explore key principles in cinematic storytelling. Early in the week, actors explore a range of original, filmed, ‘short-form’ exercises devised to strengthen moment-to-moment work and truthful behavioural language that reads on screen. We’ll investigate how visual stories are constructed (on the page as well as in shooting) and how this framework can liberate rather than constrain the actor’s expression. As the week progresses, we’ll apply these principles to the shooting of short, scripted scenes. Actors will work in pairs through multiples takes, in a range of camera setups, with particular emphasis on the close-up. We’ll explore the letting go of previous takes, allowing new stimuli to inform and deepen the possibilities in the work. [read more…]

	“Cinematic Storytelling for the Actor” with Welker White and Damian Young NYC October 26th to 30th, 2024 \| 5 Days \| In Berlin – The workshop aims to provide actors with a safe, supportive, and rich environment to explore key principles in cinematic storytelling. Early in the week, actors explore a range of original, filmed, ‘short-form’ exercises devised to strengthen moment-to-moment work and truthful behavioural language that reads on screen. We’ll investigate how visual stories are constructed (on the page as well as in shooting) and how this framework can liberate rather than constrain the actor’s expression. As the week progresses, we’ll apply these principles to the shooting of short, scripted scenes. Actors will work in pairs through multiples takes, in a range of camera setups, with particular emphasis on the close-up. We’ll explore the letting go of previous takes, allowing new stimuli to inform and deepen the possibilities in the work. [read more…]

	On-Camera Acting Masterclass with Eric Reis December 7/8 Level I and December 9/10 Level II, 2024 \| 2 x 2 Days \| In Berlin – Eric’s classes are tailored for the seasoned professional looking to sharpen their skill set and the trained actor transitioning into film & television. They’re designed to address the paradox that puzzles actors of every level of experience: namely, that being a good actor doesn’t itself lead to being an employed actor, or to landing better roles. [read more…]

Acting Studio Berlin

	Masterclass Intensive – Advanced Scene Study with Terry Knickerbocker NYC November 7th & 8th, 2024 \| 2 Days \| In Berlin – Transform Your Scene Work from Good to Extraordinary. An actor is only as good as their ideas and their ability to execute those ideas when the director says “action,” or the stage lights come up. In this Advanced Scene Work Masterclass Terry will guide students through the process of making every moment count and creating lively, rich, and truly memorable performances. By gaining better control of their instrument and growing in their confidence students will work towards performances that transcend the skill of acting into an art. Work is to focus on truthfulness, fearlessness, and playfulness. *It is this approach that helped guide Sam Rockwell* to his Oscar Winning performance in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri**. [read more…]

	Acting Foundation Intensive with Matthias Schott November 2nd to 5th, 2024 \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – We create a basis for your further work as an actor. Stanislavski and various English and American developments of his methods, such as Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, and Lee Strasberg, offer you a framework to learn the most important aspects of the art of acting. Improvisations, exercises and scene work that will stimulate your imagination and ability to transform, in order to act convincingly in front of the camera or on the stage. Latest Reviews! [read more…]

	“Cinematic Storytelling for the Actor” with Welker White and Damian Young NYC October 26th to 30th, 2024 \| 5 Days \| In Berlin – The workshop aims to provide actors with a safe, supportive, and rich environment to explore key principles in cinematic storytelling. Early in the week, actors explore a range of original, filmed, ‘short-form’ exercises devised to strengthen moment-to-moment work and truthful behavioural language that reads on screen. We’ll investigate how visual stories are constructed (on the page as well as in shooting) and how this framework can liberate rather than constrain the actor’s expression. As the week progresses, we’ll apply these principles to the shooting of short, scripted scenes. Actors will work in pairs through multiples takes, in a range of camera setups, with particular emphasis on the close-up. We’ll explore the letting go of previous takes, allowing new stimuli to inform and deepen the possibilities in the work. [read more…]

	“Cinematic Storytelling for the Actor” with Welker White and Damian Young NYC October 26th to 30th, 2024 \| 5 Days \| In Berlin – The workshop aims to provide actors with a safe, supportive, and rich environment to explore key principles in cinematic storytelling. Early in the week, actors explore a range of original, filmed, ‘short-form’ exercises devised to strengthen moment-to-moment work and truthful behavioural language that reads on screen. We’ll investigate how visual stories are constructed (on the page as well as in shooting) and how this framework can liberate rather than constrain the actor’s expression. As the week progresses, we’ll apply these principles to the shooting of short, scripted scenes. Actors will work in pairs through multiples takes, in a range of camera setups, with particular emphasis on the close-up. We’ll explore the letting go of previous takes, allowing new stimuli to inform and deepen the possibilities in the work. [read more…]

	On-Camera Acting Masterclass with Eric Reis December 7/8 Level I and December 9/10 Level II, 2024 \| 2 x 2 Days \| In Berlin – Eric’s classes are tailored for the seasoned professional looking to sharpen their skill set and the trained actor transitioning into film & television. They’re designed to address the paradox that puzzles actors of every level of experience: namely, that being a good actor doesn’t itself lead to being an employed actor, or to landing better roles. [read more…]