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The ACTING Camp

The Manhattan Beach Studios Acting Camp is a fun experience in technique and acting skills.

From script to performance, solo and team, the MBS acting camp is a fun and exhilarating experience in performance and acting.

 

What will you learn?

Filmmaking is a lifelong endeavor. We start with comfort around gear, exposure and enthusiasm for a finished product. We believe in diving in and let the creative arts flow as we hope to take away the fear of experimentation. Shoot first, enjoy, shoot again!

  • Professional techniques to boost confidence
  • Breakdown and analyze a scene
  • On-camera acting techniques for monologues and scenes
  • Working with acting partners
  • Improv techniques for comedy and scene development
  • Preparation skills, including relaxation and sense memory skills

Your Instructors

Claudia Elena is an accomplished actress and production manager and the stage manager at Manhattan Beach Studios. Claudia has cultivated a well-rounded skill set that spans acting for film, live dance performance. She graduated from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in NYC and received her Bachelors Degree in Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy in Burbank.

Claudia has dedicated years to mastering the Strasberg Method and Meisner Technique, as she has worked under the guidance of mentors such as Sally Field, Vincent D’Onofrio and Groundlings Legend George McGrath.

Camp Schedule

The Filmmaking Camp is a 2 part program – sign up for one or both!

Session 1:

  • Class 1: Intro to Sensory/Relaxation Exercises  +  Audition Technique
  • Class 2: Scene Analysis & Character Development
  • Class 3: Improv Technique + Scene Study
  • Class 4: Intro to Acting on Camera + Scene Study
  • Class 5: Scene Rehearsal with Props and Camera
  • Class 6: Filming Day

Session 2:

  • Class 7: Acting as an Ensemble (Sit-Com Scene Study)
  • Class 8: Audition Technique 2- Cold Reads & Teleprompter
  • Class 9: Monologue Analysis + Study
  • Class 10: Sit-Com Scene Rehearsal & Filming
  • Class 11: Monologue Study + Blocking
  • Class 12: Camp Showcase (Week 1 Scenes + Monologues)