Hollywood Actors Studio prides itself to be a unique and innovative force in the acting and public speaking arenas, which includes voice-over work. Our courses train and prepare you for the professional arenas of film, television series, soaps, sitcoms, voice-overs and stage. We provide useful manuals on the "business" of how to get the right start in acting, and an extensive manual on the craft of acting and public speaking.

Weekly Intensive One-on-One Individual training in Los Angeles
Private One-on-One study in Los Angeles
Weekend or week day intensives in Los Angeles
Weekend intensives in some cities around the country
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THE APPROACH AND PHILOSOPHY

People develop at their own pace and are encouraged to be bold in ideas, courageous in taking chances and tenacious to acquire a seamless, solid and lasting technique. The programs are unique is that they cover a complete and necessary spectrum of distinctions which Mr.Stone considers the most potent in the pursuit of acting as an art form and a career.

Self-expression, self-esteem and self-confidence matter in relationship to acting. They are examined in depth. Issues of personal power and effectiveness are also dealt with extensively during the course. Eric Stone views acting as a physical, experiential and public art form. To exist freely in those realms demands more than a casual interest or even determined wishing. It takes real courage to be an actor and Eric prides himself to deliver the tools and "heart of the matter" insights to give his students over the years the confidence to succeed.

Eric views confidence as the certainty and therefore reliability of something. To be confident he says is to be certain. A reliable technique is something you can depend on and therefore "stand on" and, from that platform act committedly and with power.

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ERIC STONE STUDIO METHOD

The Hollywood Actors Studio System is an organic and innovative approach to teaching the craft of acting. The strength of the approach is that it is entirely tailored and focused on training the individual as opposed to delivering a general "system" to a group. The claim and result of this new method is to succeed in developing strong, independent and free-spirited artists in charge of themselves and their craft.

By aiming straight for the individual rather than the group, it becomes easier to understand the actor's specific needs, talents and possible problem areas. The coaching is clear and composed of tools & techniques that make sense rather than concepts and theories that remain intellectual. In this system, the theories and concepts are an integral part of the tools, not separate from them. Therefore, theories are practiced and demonstrated directly to the student. This makes acting tangible and real.

This System is rooted in strong artistic principles; principles inspired by many major twentieth century American and foreign acting teachers and directors: Herbert Berghof, Uta Hagen, Stanislavsky, Lee Strasberg, Method Acting, Stella Adler, Alexander Technique, Sandy Meisner, Michael Chekhov...etc...most of whom Eric Stone studied with for many years.

THREE LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION

STUDIO LEVELS

LEVEL 1: Students spend most of the time assimilating the fundamentals of relaxation and acquiring the basic language and distinctions of their craft. This level can serve as a refresher course in real basic fundamentals for more experienced actors as well. Please see full detailed program for specific content covered. Represents 2 to 5 years of acting training and experience.

LEVEL 2: Student has acquired the fundamentals of relaxation and is able to access some real feelings on his or her own. At this level the student has assimilated most of the terminology and language of the craft and understands the importance of truthful behavior in his or her work. The student also possesses some clear knowledge of how to break a script down and has good rehearsing habits. Stage 3 becomes the main focus of the work: how to access real feelings while remaining true to the dramatic structure. Character work is encouraged and the actor starts taking real chances and make bolder choices and his/her work becomes more personal. Please see full detailed program for specific content covered. Represents 3 to 7 years of training and experience.

LEVEL 3: Student has made relaxation the most important aspect of his/her technique and is having fun with it. Actor is no longer afraid or unfamiliar with real feelings and experiences in his/her work. The fundamentals are fully integrated. The work is seamless and interesting. The actor has full confidence in his or her ability to act. He or she is now ready and primed to be delivered the tools and techniques to develop solid performing skills. The actor is encouraged to take on the path of the actor as artist on a full-time basis and to make the work personal, bold and unique. Represents 7 to 15 years of training and professional experience combined depending on the individual.

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