Intentional Acting is not a theory or philosophy, it is a practical, repeatable technique that empowers actors to unlock the script and unlock their soul. How do we do that?
By teaching the skills of acting as doing. “Doing” is having an intention: to make the other person in the scene do or say something. When an actor is focused on their intention – character, emotions, and feelings will all naturally come.
Intentional Acting was created by Award-winning Director and Acting Coach: Loren E. Chadima. Named “One of the Best Acting Coaches in the United States” by AMPAS. Her film, Cries from Ramah, qualified for the Academy Awards in the Best Short Film Category.
With a Masters Degree in Acting and a graduate of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Loren found that the foundation of acting is intention. She started with The 9 Questions of Intentional Acting www.the9Questions.com which evolved into the Three Pillars of Intentional Acting.
Loren and Intentional Acting have served as jumping off points to the careers of actors such as Madison Hu Disney’s Bizaardvark and Bex Taylor Klaus The Killing, Arrow, House of Cards.
We offer Acting Classes as well as Private Coachings for serious-minded actors of all ages.
Ongoing Acting Classes:
Adults: Thursdays
10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Young Actors ages 9 – 14:
Saturdays: 10:00 am – 12:30pm
Teen Actors ages 15 – 18:
Coming Soon!
Auditing Classes:
Intentional Acting classes are kept small and intimate and we find that auditing disrupts the paid student’s experience. Intentional Acting does not offer audits. If you’d like to find out if Intentional Acting is right for you – Sign up for a Free Class. www.intentionalacting.com/freeclass/
Private Coachings:
http://www.intentionalacting.com/coaching/
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Adult Classes
Our job is to teach actors how to prepare so that when the opportunity comes, the actor knows what to do with the sides, the role, and themselves, in order to turn that opportunity into a success. We teach actors “how to fish” versus “give them the fish.”
Intentional Acting ongoing acting classes are designed to either put you to work or keep you working. We believe that class should be the place to practice the skills and tools you need for auditions, working on set, taking meetings.
All classes are on-camera and you will receive current shooting sides. You are guaranteed to get up and practice your craft at least two times a class. If you’d like to find out if Intentional Acting is right for you – Sign up for a Free Class.
How we do this:
The first twenty minutes are committed to a warmup, developed by Loren, which integrates Alexander Technique, Linklater Voice Technique, and mindfulness. This is followed by a ten minute discussion or introduction to a topic related to the 3 Pillars of Intentional Acting and/or industry related topic – according to the Intentional Acting curriculum.
The next hour of class is devoted to on-camera auditioning. You are given sides the day before class. In class you will audition on-camera. The class will breakdown the script using the 3 PIllars of Intentional Acting and review their work on camera. Students are taught how to watch and assess their own performances objectively. Sides are current and vary each week and include anything from a co-star in a comedy to a dramatic lead in a film.
The last part of class is for you, individually, to focus on material that challenges and serves your career. You are required to bring in your own material which may consist of: self tapes to rehearse, audition material, CD workshop scenes, monologues for industry meetings.
Teen Classes:
Our job is to teach actors how to prepare so that when the opportunity comes, the actor knows what to do with the sides, the role, and themselves, in order to turn that opportunity into a success. We teach actors “how to fish” versus “give them the fish.”
We teach our teen actors the same acting techniques and tools as the working adult actors. Students walk away with repeatable tools to breakdown a script, understand the story, memorize lines quickly, and create natural, authentic and compelling characters.
If you’d like to find out if Intentional Acting is right for you – Sign up for a Free Class.
How we do this:
Classes start with an Improvisational warm-up for the mind, voice and body. Improv instills the principles of the 3 Pillars of Intentional Acting in unscripted ways; prepares teens for commercial auditions and non-speaking scenes.
The next hour of class is devoted to on-camera auditioning. You are given sides the day before class. In class you will audition on-camera. The class will breakdown the script using the 3 PIllars of Intentional Acting and review their work on camera. Students are taught how to watch and assess their own performances objectively. Sides are current and vary each week and include anything from a co-star in a comedy to a dramatic lead in a film.
The last part of class is for you, individually, to focus on material that challenges and serves your career. You are required to bring in your own material which may consist of: self tapes to rehearse, audition material, CD workshop scenes, monologues for industry meetings.
Kids Classes:
Our job is to teach actors how to prepare so that when the opportunity comes, the actor knows what to do with the sides, the role, and themselves, in order to turn that opportunity into a success. We teach actors “how to fish” versus “give them the fish.”
We teach our young professional actors the same acting techniques and tools as the working adult actors. Students walk away with repeatable tools to breakdown a script, understand the story, memorize lines quickly, and create natural, authentic and compelling characters. If you’d like to find out if Intentional Acting is right for you – Sign up for a Free Class.
How we do this:
Classes start with an Improvisational warm-up for the mind, voice and body. Improv instills the principles of the 3 Pillars of Intentional Acting in unscripted ways; prepares kids for commercial auditions and non-speaking scenes; keeps kids “just being kids” in front of a camera.
In the second part of class students are introduced to a topic related to the 3 Pillars of Intentional Acting and/or industry related topic – according to the Intentional Acting curriculum.
Then relate this tool or topic to scripted material. We fluctuate between scene study and on-camera cold reading and audition technique. Students learn how to: breakdown scripts in detail; to understand and put themselves into the story; and when appropriate apply The 10 Tools of Intentional Comedy. When working on camera, the kids are taught how to watch and assess their own performances objectively.
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