SUZANNE LACHASSE
COACHING
Minimum Movement
Learn WHEN and WHY to Move on Camera and how to Avoid the Cutting Room Floor.
-Blocking for the Camera
-Eye Lines
-Hitting Marks
-Continuity
-Subtle Precision
-Get Rid of Bad Stage Habits
Emotional Availability
Learn to Access and Fine Tune your Emotions for an On-Camera Performance that Makes an Impact.
-Learn how to get out of your comfort zone without scaring the camera.
-Emotional Multitasking
-Learn to communicate with the camera in a grounded reality.
-Erase Sentimentality and Theatricality from your Performances.
Assistant Storytelling
Learn a simplified approach to Script Analysis and Understanding Audition sides.
-Stop Memorizing
-Learn the Structure of Story
-Learn to break down audition sides
-Character Work
-Objectives, Tactics, Obstacles
-Rid yourself of the dreaded Actor Voice
State & Management
Learn the business of being a working film actor in the industry and how to market your strengths to casting directors.
-Audition Technique
-Self Tape Tips and Tricks
-Cameras, Lighting, Editing
-On Set Etiquette
-Agents & Managers
-Wardrobe/Makeup
-Film Shoots every cycle to build your Demo Reels, included with tuition.
5 Ways Actors Can Avoid The Cutting Room Floor
By SUZANNE LACHASSE | JULY 20,2020 9:00 AM
In editing, the actors who are able to communicate huge ideas in the smallest packages will have more screen time.
Subtle precision and seamless emotions are what make cutting great performances possible. Unfortunately, good actors can develop bad habits that complicate the editing process. Make sure your best moments never hit the cutting room floor by using these on-camera strategies.
1. Use your eyes.
Ask yourself, “What am I looking at and why?” Actors who get this right are an editor’s dream because we use your eyes to tell the story. With a thoughtful and powerful point of focus, you can make an audience laugh or cry, and change the story completely. Every look is a communication, so use your eyes strategically.
The best thing you can do is always have your eyes up and available. If we can’t see your eyes, we can’t see the emotion and we can’t see the story. Many actors hide from the camera trying to pick up a line or build to an emotion, but this is a mistake. The eyes are the gateway to your soul and the audience wants to see it.
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