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Natalie Portman Teaches Acting

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Overview

Teaches Acting

Natalie Portman began acting professionally at 12 and won an Oscar before she turned 30. As a self-taught actor, she uses personal techniques to create compelling, complex characters. In her first-ever acting class, Natalie shows how empathy is at the core of every great performance, how to bring real-life details into every role, and how to build your own creative process. Get ready for your breakout performance.

Syllabus

Class Trailer
Class Sample
1. Introduction
2. Getting to Know Your Character
3. Developing Your Character Through Research
4. Developing Your Character's Physicality
5. Scene Studies: Physical Gesture
6. Case Study: “Black Swan”
7. Dialect Coaching: Research and Practice
8. Dialect Coaching in “Jackie”
9. Working on Set
10. Performing on Camera
11. Working With Directors
12. Successful Collaborations With Directors
13. Case Study: Working With Terrence Malick
14. Playing a Real Character
15. Assignments in Developing Performance
16. Improvisation
17. Demo: Working With the Set, Props, and Camera
18. Green-Screen Acting
19. Advice for Actors
20. Active Empathy

Taught by

Natalie Portman

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