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Online Acting Tips – Current List

By Richard Sarell | Online Classes

YOUR GROWING LIST OF ACTING TIPS

These tips are profoundly simple and very practical. They are not an acting lesson in themselves but they will clearly point the way to the concepts and skills you need to work on. They will also raise your awareness of the mindset that is required to manage the exciting and rewarding job of being an actor.

You will also find FREE exercises that enable you to test out the concepts.

For $20 (AUS) you can have ongoing access for 12 months to this ever-growing list of tips – emails will update you as new tips become available. Enrol for the tips here.  Or purchase “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds – PREMIER”  and you will immediately have access to “Tips to Inspire” for free for 12 months.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL …Richard@rehearsalroom.com (put “Online Question” in the subject line)

TIP 1: An Important Difference The key foundation of this approach to acting is to be able to separate a character’s conscious and unconscious impulses. No other process makes this important separation so clear. ACTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTER​FREE EXERCISE INCLUDED WITH THIS TIP. Some instructions and a scene to enable you to test out these concepts. If you wish you can send them to The Rehearsal Room for personal feedback.

Tip 2: The Importance of the StoryUnderstanding the Importance of the Story – acting techniques focus on lots of specific processes but none of them focus on how to deliver the story – that’s The Rehearsal Room difference. STORY TECHNIQUE

Tip 3 Being Totally RealThe key to being totally real is connected to managing the relationship and conversation as separate entities. ACTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTERRead the blog “I Got the Job”

Tip 4: Beginnings and EndingsRelaxation – is a big deal for any performer but so are beginnings and endings.ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 5: Instigating and Responding in a ConversationKeeping an audience engaged through the middle of a scene is the next important step once you have engaged them with the beginning of the story. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 6: Conversation StructureUnderstanding that conversations have a structure and how that structure works is a fundamental skill for an actor. Conversations always have an ‘Instigator’. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 7: The Importance of ListeningListening is the key to being real. ACTING TECHNIQUE(This tip was recorded in 2017 in a different format)

Tip 8: The Key to Great ListeningActors often confusing hearing with listening. This tip clearly defines the difference. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 9: The Importance of Owning the SpaceA simple fundamental of acting can be easily corrupted if the actor doesn’t understand how their mind might works. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 10: A Professional ChoiceNever stop a take if you can keep going. The professional choice is to keep going. Your feeling that a performance isn’t going well is notoriously unreliable. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Managing the actor’s mind.

Tip 11: Mind Management There is a problem with overloading the mind with too much information. For the actor, stoking the fire too much can mean you block up the chimney. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 12: A Fundamental of this TechniqueThe importance of managing the actor’s mind when making acting decisions is important territory that is often overlooked – this is the focus of The Rehearsal Room technique. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 13: Making the Best Choices Psychologists tell us how our minds function in life and when actors understand how our minds make decisions then they can work at applying those processes to their acting. ACTING TECHNIQUE & STORY TECHNIQUE

Tip 14 The Reading ProblemThe actor’s reading skills can sometimes be more of a hindrance than a help. One important tool to manage this problem is to move away from literary intuitive choices and get specific with the details. ACTING TECHNIQUE & STORY TECHNIQUE

Tip 15:   Fear Vs LogicFears and self-doubts run our lives. Don’t let fears or self-doubts tell you there is a problem. Use your logic. It might tell you there isn’t a problem at all. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 16 Measuring Your Success Acting is such an ephemeral task that no one offers specific ways of measuring your achievements – if the audience says they like it that’s the best you are likely to get. But MEASURING SUCCESS is an essential skill for the actor. It can only be done by understanding the practicalities of the actor’s craft. ACTING TECHNIQUEIf this tip makes sense to you but you want more specific information about how to measure your performance success then Tip No 20 will give you some additional food for thought.

Tip 17 Patterns are a Problem Many of the techniques actors use for learning lines or movement result in them getting locked into patterns. The result is that the acting looks controlled rather than spontaneous. This tip evolved from a very successful application of this technique to a production of Shelagh Stephenson’s “The Memory of Water” which I directed in 2017.  ACTING TECHNIQUE & STORY TECHNIQUE

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Tip 18 Playing a Three HanderThe way people behave in groups is fascinating. The challenge for the actor is creating group behaviour in a logically organized way. ACTING TECHNIQUE

Tip 19 A Challenge for YouPsychologist Daniel Kahneman in his book “Thinking fast and slow” tells us that in life we “We can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our own blindness.” So … how good are we at assessing our choices?ACTING TECHNIQUE& STORY TECHNIQUE

Tip 20 Measuring Your Performance in an AuditionThe greatest moment of uncertainty for any actor is as they walk out of the audition room. How do you know how you went?? Here’s a simple checklist that achieves a very clear performance assessmentof your audition or any performance. It works!!When you come out of an audition you can assess how you went.ACTING TECHNIQUE & STORY TECHNIQUE

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Tip 21 A Path to Being RealUnderstanding the core elements of what you are doing provides the foundations on which true achievement is built. A core process element is that acting isn’t about what you are doing, acting is all about what the other person is doing.ACTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTER

Tip 22 The Importance of Listening to RelationshipThis is one essential skill area that has traditionally been left to chance in every acting process until now. The Rehearsal Room’s analysis of how we listen and the development of techniques to generate skills that parallel the way we actually do it in life are unique.ACTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTER

PROMOTION ONE: Learn more about this acting processAn opportunity to find out more about the nuts and bolts of this approach to acting and what makes it so unique and so practical. Sophia who was doing “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds” explains a discovery she made. She found, to her surprise, that she could completely change the focus of her listening.

Tip 23 19.9 What Makes a Good AuditionUnderstanding what makes an audition good is the key to being able to put the elements in place to make sure your next one hits the spot.AUDITION SKILLSPosted 12/7/2019

TIP 24 Making Your Character RealIt is very easy to over-complicate simple tasks. A simple reality is that Constantine Stanislavski, for all his genius, is too complicated to manage effectively. This is a brilliant simplification of Stanislavski process to make it actionable in a modern world.ACTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTERPosted 14/7/2019

TIP 25 A Great Lesson Via Uta HagenI often see actors refusing to follow their natural impulses because they are waiting for their ‘cue’. An actor who is waiting for a cue is dysfunctional. A script is only a graph that lays out the dialogue it isn’t a description of how the character should listen and behave. This great thought from German actor Alfred Bassermann (1867 – 1952) comes from Uta Hagen’s experience of working with him.ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 16/7/2019

Tip 26  The Choice to Look AwayOften Casting Directors are heard to say “Don’t just stare at the other character, look away, the way we do in life.” But do you know why you look away in life? Do you understand what impulses drive your choices in a conversation? There is a simple way to decide if you should look away or not.This tip also explores the challenges of learning acting from books.ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 17/7/2019

Tip 27  How to Action Your Script‘Actioning’ your script with an appropriate verb is a long-standing technique that has been taught in major tertiary acting academies around the world. This is an incisive analysis of its value and a very powerful tip on managing its deficits.ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 5/8/2019

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Tip 28  High Quality ListeningWhether in the audition room or on the set, for the actor, it is the quality of the listening that determines the quality of the performance. How to listen to all the meaning in the dialogue is the focus of this tip very useful tip. When you can do this your performance will be FOUR TIMES BETTER.ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 18/8/2019

Tip 29 Making Choices That Feel RightHow you feel about your acting choices has always being something that actors believe is important. But it is absolutely possible, because of the way our minds work, to let feelings override logic – then that happens we can have big problems. Getting the balance right is important.ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 18/8/2019

Tip 30 The Challenges of a Nude ScenePerforming the intimacy of a sex scene in front of onlookers is a challenge for any actor. But to be confronted with this option on your first big professional gig is a whopper of a challenge. Wesley Forke shares the things he learnt when he had to deal with these circumstances.WORKING ON THE SETPosted 25/9/2019

Tip 31 A Practical Approach to Pre-historyPre-history or back-story is an area where a lot of the discussion sounds purposeful but is in fact very vague. This is the first of a series of tips on a practical approach to sorting out you character’s pre-history. ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 7/9/2019

Tip 32  Using Pre-history on a Feature Film ShootANTHONY SHARPE’S first large feature film role was a challenging one. He is an actor who uses The Rehearsal Room’s processes and he used those techniques to plot his way through this role. He finds it faster and more effective than other processes. In this interview he explains how he went about using the pre-history element to set up a scene. This is the second in a series of tips on managing pre-history choices. ACTING TECHNIQUE – PRE-HISTORYPosted 14/10/2019Tip 33  Problem Solving is an Acting SkillProblem solving is not only an acting skill it is a mind management problem. A group of actors came together to explore things that niggled them. What we found was that niggles are often a sign of a much bigger problem. The result was four very useful tips for solving seemingly insurmountable problems.ACTING TECHNIQUE – PRE-HISTORYPosted 6/11/2019Tip 34  A Practical Definition of CharacterHow to create a character is an important task for an actor. Yet it is one that is mostly dealt with in very vague terms in all the acting literature. The Rehearsal Room has evolved a very specific definition of character. As a result of this clear thinking approach actors who use these techniques can create or change the fundamentals of their character in 10 seconds. This technique is perfect for the modern screen actor who has to work fast and produce results of international standards.ACTING TECHNIQUE CHARACTER

Tip 35  Two Essential Ingredients of Character CreationCreating a character is only one issue. How to balance the character’s needs against the text or dialogue is the next hurdle for the actor. That is the key to creating a lifelike complexity. Actor ELlMIR ASIPI explains how he used these techniques to create a challenging character for his first guest role on “Neighbours”. 

Tip 36  Two Essential Ingredients of Character CreationThree actors demonstrate the importance of a professional understanding of managing your centre of gravity in performance. Energy levels in the body have a huge impact on the performance outcome. Understanding how they work is an essential tool. Explore how your energy actually moves in real life and how you can easily control it in performance.

Tip 37 How to Make a Conversation RealConversations have a number of specific and measurable patterns and qualities. Using an actual performance of a scene to demonstrate the point, this tip explores the importance of ‘Stepping UP’ and why it makes a conversation look real. It also explains another outcome from understanding how Centre of Gravity works for the actor.ACTING TECHNIQUEPosted 30/6/2020

FREE EXERCISE INCLUDED WITH THIS TIP. Some instructions and a scene to enable you to test out these concepts. If you wish you can send them to The Rehearsal Room for personal feedback.

ONGOING UPDATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY EMAILED TO YOUOnce you have subscribed to “Acting Tips to Inspire” you will receive regular reminders of new updates. You will also receive information of other developments in services and classes at The Rehearsal Room.

Learn skills you will use throughout your career. Learn to be real, to be versatile, to be a great listener and to be skilled in auditions. 

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Online Acting Tips to Inspire

By Richard Sarell | Online Classes

Online Acting Tips“Tips to Inspire”

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Richard Sarell

$20FOR 12 MONTHS SUBSCRIPTON

A LIST OF 37 VIDEO ACTING TIPS that are ever-expanding. They cover a diverse range of topics that will inspire actors to assess, test and if necessary refine their techniques. Introductory Offer:    $20 for 12 month subscription

This is not a class.  It’s a forum in which Richard can point out discoveries that he has made and you can share your discoveries, too.  You share your thoughts by commenting on the posts. 

AN ADDED BONUS:  NOW THERE ARE FREE EXERCISES INCLUDED SO YOU CAN TEST OUT THE CONCEPTS.Check out the FREE PREVIEW tips … there’s a FREE exercise there, that you can try, too.

A diverse range of tips will be explored - managing your fears,  how to engage an audience, finding what’s important in a scene,auditioning,fundamental acting techniques,building your listening skills,avoiding making basic mistakes,professional approaches to working on set,and taking direction.

PREVIEW LIST of current tips HERE

The unique practicalities of The Rehearsal Room acting techniques will also be clearly explained.  Because this list will always be expanding you can ask for topics that interest you to be addressed. That will bring more depth to our discussion.Join the fun. Participate in the discoveries and the debate. Expand your awareness to new levels or re-awaken techniques you had forgotten about.

ONGOING UPDATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY EMAILED TO YOU

Click HERE to preview a list of the tips

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ONGOING UPDATES FOR YOUOnce you have subscribed to “Acting Tips to Inspire” you will receive regular reminders of new updates.  You will also receive information of other developments in services and classes at The Rehearsal Room.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF …

• Finding out about new acting techniques is something you love
• Acting is an important part of your life
• Opportunities to participate in discussions about acting are limited for you
• Techniques that make acting simpler and more powerful excite you
• Time to be involved in your acting passion is limited but you love to participate when you can

ABOUT RICHARD…

Richard never intended to be a teacher.  But he has discovered that he is a very good one.  Actors who use his techniques find themselves achieving performances they never thought were possible.  They also achieve an understanding of performance process that they find empowering.

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Because actors are constantly explaining to him the choices they find hard to make, Richard is constantly coming up with clever ideas to resolve those difficulties.  It’s the response to those queries that generates a new tip that can be recorded to stimulate your understandings.  He likes the challenge of finding a new and clearer way of explaining acting concepts and he is very good at it.

Learn skills you will use throughout your career. Learn to be real, to be versatile, to be a great listener, a great cold-reader and to be skilled in auditions. 

Online Acting Class – Creating Character

By Richard Sarell | Online Classes

Online Acting Class  “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds”

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Ten Tutorials in your own time

Richard Sarell

View the first Tutorial for FREE –the package is $225AUD

VIEW THE FIRST TUTORIAL FOR FREE

VIEW TUTORIAL ONE HERETEACH YOURSELF with these online classes. Use practical professional techniques in 10 video tutorials and 30+ exercises.  By tutorial five you will be using these techniques in your next audition.

This is an acting revolution because it delivers a process that will fix all the problems created by the previous techniques you have learnt. If you feel that the processes you have been taught are too complicated – this is the technique for you. It works both for stage and for screen.

Brilliant new book to be released in Sept 2021

In an audition you have two tasks. The first is to create the character.  The second is to deliver the story.  ​This Online Acting Class gives you the tools to create a vast range of different characters quickly. That’s what you need when auditioning. This course provides you with practical skills that are more efficient and more effective than anything you have done before.

An acting class that is perfect for the beginner actor and an exciting challenge for the experienced professional.  You will learn to create or change a character in 10 seconds – exactly what you need when auditioning.

It is an advanced approach to an online acting class that is clear, logical, easy to apply and you can instantly see results.

This is the ‘DO IT YOURSELF’ version of “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds”. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS COURSE IS THAT YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF.You get all the lessons, all the exercises and lots of clear guidance on how to measure your progress. It is amazing material. It is practical, professional and it works. But, if you want one-on-one coaching then sign up for “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds – PREMIER”.If needed, you can upgrade to the “PREMIER” version at any time.

There are many exercises for you to build your skills

HOW THE ONLINE ACTING CLASS WORKSThere are 10 video tutorials for you.  Thirty exercises will build your skill plus quizzes to test your learning and many downloads with valuable information.

You can join the six actors who came together to test out these techniques for character creation. We recorded their journey of discovery to share with you. This is a new approach. Share the experience with the actors as they learn techniques that deliver in seconds a clear pathway to creating character.  You will learn with them.  And you can do the exercises, too. 

WHAT YOU GET!!!

ENROL HERE

Tutorial 1:THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Tutorial 2:THE SIMPLEST WAY TO CREATEA CHARACTER

Tutorial 3:HOW TO CREATE A CHARACTERIN TEN SECONDS

Tutorial 4:HOW IT WORKS

An introduction to the principles, philosophiesand the successes of this process.

Understand the core ingredients of character.  What makes a character tick is the keyto creating one – these are the core issues. 

A clear demonstration of how practical and effectivethis process is.  Watch actors try it out for the firsttime and see how amazed they are at the outcomes.

Explains this clear and … Oh!! … so SIMPLE approach. Heaps of fascinating information plus 2 extra exercises in this class.

Six more tutorials include -Tutorial 5: DROPPING IN YOUR ‘NEED’; Tutorial 6: LISTENING TO RELATIONSHIP; Tutorial 7: KEEPING IT SIMPLE AND ACTIVE; Tutorial 8: TIPS AND TRICKS; Tutorial 9: THE HISTORY OF THIS APPROACH; Tutorial 10: GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER.

Sophia LightfootActor – Queensland

This is a really high quality course. Its brilliantly presented in a format that is practical, easily accessible, easy to follow and easy to understand and gets rapid results.

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE …

1. the actor’s journey of discovery
2. the questions they asked
3. the new levels of understanding they achieve

Learn these unique techniques that transform your choices into positive performance outcomes.   Your understanding of how to create character grows in the same way as the actors in the group.

Actors from face-to-face classes share their views

ENROL HERE

ACCELERATED LEARNING

Everyone wants to learn quickly.  No one wants to waste time.  You need a learning system that explains techniques clearly and that arouses your interest.  This process will excite you to explore more and expand your understandings.  It is an approach to acting and learning that engages your participation and stimulates your imagination.  It is a very effective skill builder.  

HOW YOU LEARNThe quickest way for the actor to learn is to be able to instantly view their own work.  Reviewing a video recordings is 10 times more effective than just being lectured by the teacher.  The Rehearsal Room tradition has always been to shoot an acting exercise in every class. In the online acting classes actors also record their work for assessment.  The actor can follow the detailed instructions to self-assess their video or submit their exercises for personal one-on-one assessment by a professional director.

Video assessment is the proven key to quickly increasing your skill.If you want personal one-on-one assessment of your video exercises sign up for “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds PREMIER” for the personal coaching option.

GET ONE-ON-ONE FEEDBACK

In the ‘PREMIER’ format you will have ONE-ON-ONE coaching and feedback.  Just upload your recordings of your exercises for very personal assessment by professional director Richard Sarell.  

CREATING A CHARACTER IN TEN SECONDS

TEN fascinating video tutorials that explain this process in very practical detail. 

Do more than THIRTY clever exercises that make the techniques clear and train you how to apply them.

There is plenty of guidance about how to assess your achievements and measure your success.  Answer quizzes that expand your knowledge and test your understanding.

THIS IS THE DO IT YOURSELF KIT!

TEMPORARY OFFER: Get Premier for $220

CREATING A CHARACTER IN TEN SECONDS ‘PREMIER’

Get ALLthe video tutorials with ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. PLUS you submit the videos of your exercises for one-on-one expert assessment of your exercises. Personal feedback and video conferences specifically for you.  (You also get feedback on your written exercises).

And you receive a completion certificate to confirm you achievements.

GET PERSONAL ONE-ON-ONE COACHING 

‘Premier’ is only $416

HOW TO MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS

You can work on your own with this version and assess your own progress. All the exercises have suggestions as to how you can check whether you are achieving a successful outcome and whether you are making progress. Or you can choose to do the Premier version and upload the video of your exercises to get one-on-one feedback. Or you can start with this self-assess version and upgrade to the Premier version at any time.

I AM READY TO START A JOURNEY THAT WILL CHANGE MY VIEW OF ACTING FOR EVER

SIGN ME UPAnn TruongRomper Stomper, Hard Target 2, Hunters, Schapelle, Neighbours

“Something clicks in every class. It’s an amazing feeling – knowing that you are going to learn something profound but you are yet to have any idea of what that is until it happens. I return each week excited knowing that I am about to experience this.” 

ONGOING UPDATES FOR YOUOnce you have purchased the “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds” class you will receive, free of charge, ALL the ongoing updates that are published for this class.  As you will see in Tutorial 9 The Rehearsal Room continually explores new ways of using these techniques.  This is a natural evolution of the mindset that actors acquire from studying this course material.  The explanations of this process are so clear and practical that actors use their new understandings to experiment with new possibilities.   Sometimes the new understanding they achieve is so practical and so exciting we will just HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

I STILL HAVE A QUESTION?

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A 15 MINUTE ONLINE CHAT WITH RICHARD.  He wants to answer your questions and make sure the course is the right fit for you.

EMAIL FOR ONLINE CHAT

What will be covered in this course?

1) Learn how to build a character effectively

Throughout the history of acting tools that create a character are complicated and vague. These new techniques will enable you to create a believable character quickly. Managing character choices efficiently is the key to being an effective TV actor. You can learn to do it in seconds.

2) Be able to change the character without affecting other content

Character is a separate entity that should be managed in its own right.  You will be able to make huge changes to character if your director or casting director is looking for something different without changing the character’s role in the story.

3) Understand how to create a character that audiences like

Casting Directors and Directors know that actors who deliver engaging performances are hard to find. If you can totally engage an audience with your performance, the professionals who want to hire you will instantly recognize your skills.

4) Gain a modern understanding of Stanislavski techniques

This is a no bullshit approach to traditional theories. It cuts through the complexities of other acting processes and explains them in a simple common sense language. You will be empowered by your new understanding of Stanislavski process. This is an acting process that makes sense.

5) Try exercises that develop your expertise

Amazingly effective exercises will both build your skill and expand your understanding.  This is an inventive and productive approach to learning how to create a character.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF…

• You are looking for a place to start building professional acting techniques
• You have trained at a reputable school or university but have never been clear about what makes a character real
• When the teaching you have experienced kind of makes sense but isn’t clear about what you have to do
• You feel acting and life can be simpler
• You sense your acting teacher is just directing you how to do a scene not teaching you how to act

IF YOU DON’T HAVE THESE SKILLS …

• You will make slow progress trying to find a system that works for you
• Active realistic listening will probably elude you
• Flexibility to take direction will be difficult
• You won’t have an acting process that grows with you and for you

ABOUT RICHARD…

Richard first discovered the core values of this technique when he was directing drama at the ABC in Melbourne in 1984. In an actor/director workshop run by the marvellous teacher Murray Hutchinson a simple, clear and common sense approach to Constantine Stanislavski’s theories was explained. Richard immediately began using these theories as the foundation of his directing techniques.

After watching Richard direct an actor on the ABC series “Embassy”, experienced British actor Brian Marshall commented, “That was pure Stanislavski!!” Other actors began to notice the difference and soon some began asking Richard to teach them the techniques he was using. Those requests generated what has now become The Rehearsal Room acting school in Melbourne. Over thirty-two years those common sense concepts have continued to develop and evolve.

Unlike any other acting process before it, the main focus of this approach is on engaging and entertaining an audience. Actors who can do that are a sought after commodity. Richard loves teaching it. You will love learning it.

IF YOU HAVE READ THIS FAR YOU MUST HAVE FOUND MANY THINGS THAT INTEREST YOU!!!

IF YOU HAVEN’T DECIDED TO SIGN UP AT THIS POINT THERE MUST BE A  QUESTION YOU DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER TO …DON’T HESITATE – EMAIL Richard@rehearsalroom.com AND ASK THAT QUESTION.If you don’t you will miss out on learning something important.    REMEMBER … there are no silly questions.

For the actor delivering story is as important as creating a character and that will be our next online class

Learn skills you will use throughout your career. Learn to be real, to be versatile, to be a great listener and to be skilled in auditions. This workshop lays all the foundations for a professional acting career.

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Online Acting Class – Creating Character PREMIER

By Richard Sarell | Online Classes

Online Acting Class  “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds PREMIER”

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New Intake 14 April 2024

Ten Tutorials – do 1 a week

Richard Sarell

$329

NEW INTAKE of 10 Actors – Join now first group review on 14 Aprilsupervised lessons – one-on-one feedbackNEW intake available NOW – Enrol and get started

When auditioning, an actor has two tasks. The first is to create the character. The second is to deliver the story.  This Online Acting Class gives you the tools to create a vast range of different characters quickly. That’s what you need when auditioning. Offering a credible character and being ready to change a lot if the director wants something different are essential skills.

This course provides practical skills that are more efficient and more effective than out-dated traditional processes.Or start with the ‘Do It Yourself’ option.  You get all the tutorials all the exercises plus guidance how to assess your progress but NOT THE ONE-ON-ONE coaching.  Save$190.

The theory and the exercises exceed university standards …

ONE-ON-ONE supervision with director, Richard Sarell, makes this acting class perfect for the beginner actor and an exciting challenge for the experienced professional.  Be guided to master professional skills that create or change a character in 10 seconds – exactly what you need when auditioning.

It is an advanced approach to an online acting class that is clear, logical, easy to apply and you can instantly see results.

There are many exercises for you to build your skills

HOW THE ONLINE ACTING CLASS WORKSThere are 10 video tutorials for you.  Thirty exercises will build your skill plus quizzes to test your learning and many downloads with valuable information.

You can join the six actors who came together to test out these techniques for character creation. We recorded their journey of discovery to share with you. This is a new approach. Share the experience with the actors as they learn techniques that deliver in seconds a clear pathway to creating character.  You will learn with them.  And you can do the exercises, too. 

ONGOING UPDATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY EMAILED TO YOU

Click HERE to read the terms and conditions

WHAT YOU GET!!!

Tutorial 1:THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Tutorial 2:THE SIMPLEST WAY TO CREATEA CHARACTER

Tutorial 3:HOW TO CREATE A CHARACTERIN TEN SECONDS

Tutorial 4:HOW IT WORKS

An introduction to the principles, philosophiesand the successes of this process.

Understand the core ingredients of character.  What makes a character tick is the keyto creating one – these are the core issues. 

A clear demonstration of how practical and effectivethis process is.  Watch actors try it out for the firsttime and see how amazed they are at the outcomes.

Explains this clear and … Oh!! … so SIMPLE approach. Heaps of fascinating information plus 2 extra exercises in this class.

Six more tutorials include -Tutorial 5: DROPPING IN YOUR ‘NEED’; Tutorial 6: LISTENING TO RELATIONSHIP; Tutorial 7: KEEPING IT SIMPLE AND ACTIVE; Tutorial 8: TIPS AND TRICKS; Tutorial 9: THE HISTORY OF THIS APPROACH; Tutorial 10: GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER.

Sophia LightfootActor – Queensland

This is a really high quality course. Its brilliantly presented in a format that is practical, easily accessible, easy to follow and easy to understand and gets rapid results.

Read terms and conditions HERE

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE …

1. the actor’s journey of discovery
2. the questions they asked
3. the new levels of understanding they achieve

Learn these unique techniques that transform your choices into positive performance outcomes.   Your understanding of how to create character grows in the same way as the actors in the group.

Actors from face-to-face classes share their views

ACCELERATED LEARNING

Everyone wants to learn quickly.  No one wants to waste time.  You need a learning system that explains techniques clearly and that arouses your interest.  This process will excite you to explore more and expand your understandings.  It is an approach to acting and learning that engages your participation and stimulates your imagination.  It is a very effective skill builder.  

HOW YOU LEARNThe quickest way for the actor to learn is to be able to instantly view their own work.  Reviewing a video recording is 10 times more effective than just being lectured by the teacher.  The Rehearsal Room tradition has always been to shoot an acting exercise in every class. In the online acting classes actors also record their work for assessment.  The actor can follow the detailed instructions to self-assess their video or submit their exercises for personal one-on-one assessment by a professional director.

Video assessment is the proven key to quickly increasing your skill.

GET ONE-ON-ONE FEEDBACK

In the ‘PREMIER’ format you will have ONE-ON-ONE coaching and feedback.  Just upload your recordings of your exercises for very personal assessment by professional director Richard Sarell.  

CREATING A CHARACTER IN TEN SECONDS‘PREMIER’

TEN fascinating video tutorials that explain this process in very practical detail. 

More than THIRTY clever exercises that make the techniques clear and train you how to apply them.

YOUR EXERCISES WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED by a director with 25 years experience.  You will be guided personally to understand your strengths and assisted to remedy issues. Ultimately, you will learn how to assess your  own achievements and measure your own success.  

ACHIEVE A POWERFUL PROFESSIONAL UNDERSTANDING

Actors are currently using this process on series TV and feature film shoots.  It is so efficient that their preparation time is considerably reduced. Their planning has them able to offer a variety of very practical options to a director.  Their confidence is high because their choices are clear and specific.  This is a process that makes sense.  

The one-to-one feedback you get from the exercise videos you submit will enable you to build those professional skills.  

And you receive a completion certificate to confirm you achievements.

Real Value $490WILL NEVER AGAIN BE AVAILABLE FOR $220

HOW TO MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS

You can work on your own and assess your own progress. All the exercises have suggestions as to how you can check whether you are achieving a successful outcome and whether you are making progress. Or you can choose to do the Premier version and upload the video of your exercises to get one-on-one feedback. Or you can start with the self-assess version and upgrade to the Premier version at any time.

I AM READY TO START A JOURNEY THAT WILL CHANGE MY VIEW OF ACTING FOR EVER

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Ann TruongRomper Stomper, Hard Target 2, Hunters, Schapelle, Neighbours

“Something clicks in every class. It’s an amazing feeling – knowing that you are going to learn something profound but you are yet to have any idea of what that is until it happens. I return each week excited knowing that I am about to experience this.” 

ONGOING UPDATES FOR YOUOnce you have purchased the “Creating a Character in 10 Seconds” class you will receive, free of charge, ALL the ongoing updates that are published for this class.  As you will see in Tutorial 9 The Rehearsal Room continually explores new ways of using these techniques.  This is a natural evolution of the mindset that actors acquire from studying this course material.  The explanations of this process are so clear and practical that actors use their new understandings to experiment with new possibilities.   Sometimes the new understanding they achieve is so practical and so exciting we will just HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

I STILL HAVE A QUESTION?

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A 15 MINUTE ONLINE CHAT WITH RICHARD.  He wants to answer your questions and make sure the course is the right fit for you. Email contact@rehearsalroom.com to make an appointment.

Email for an online chat with Richard.

RIchard@rehearsalroom.com

What will be covered in this course?

1) Learn how to build a character effectively

Throughout the history of acting tools that create a character are complicated and vague. These new techniques will enable you to create a believable character quickly. Managing character choices efficiently is the key to being an effective TV actor. You can learn to do it in seconds.

2) Be able to change the character without affecting other content

Character is a separate entity that should be managed in its own right.  You will be able to make huge changes to character if your director or casting director is looking for something different without changing the character’s role in the story.

3) Understand how to create a character that audiences like

Casting Directors and Directors know that actors who deliver engaging performances are hard to find. If you can totally engage an audience with your performance, the professionals who want to hire you will instantly recognize your skills.

4) Gain a modern understanding of Stanislavski techniques

This is a no bullshit approach to traditional theories. It cuts through the complexities of other acting processes and explains them in a simple common sense language. You will be empowered by your new understanding of Stanislavski process. This is an acting process that makes sense.

5) Try exercises that develop your expertise

Amazingly effective exercises will both build your skill and expand your understanding.  This is an inventive and productive approach to learning how to create a character.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF…

• You are looking for a place to start building professional acting techniques
• You have trained at a reputable school or university but have never been clear about what makes a character real
• When the teaching you have experienced kind of makes sense but isn’t clear about what you have to do
• You feel acting and life can be simpler
• You sense your acting teacher is just directing you how to do a scene not teaching you how to act

IF YOU DON’T HAVE THESE SKILLS …

• You will make slow progress trying to find a system that works for you
• Active realistic listening will probably elude you
• Flexibility to take direction will be difficult
• You won’t have an acting process that grows with you and for you

ABOUT RICHARD…

Richard first discovered the core values of this technique when he was directing drama at the ABC in Melbourne in 1984. In an actor/director workshop run by the marvelous teacher Murray Hutchinson a simple, clear and common sense approach to Constantine Stanislavski’s theories was explained. Richard was captivated by the wonderful practicality of these theories and immediately started exploring it. He also began using it as the foundation of his directing techniques.

After watching Richard direct an actor on the ABC series “Embassy”, experienced British actor Brian Marshall commented, “That was pure Stanislavski!!” Other actors began to notice the difference and soon some began asking Richard to teach them the techniques he was using. Those requests generated what has now become The Rehearsal Room acting school in Melbourne. Over thirty-two years those common sense concepts have continued to develop and evolve.

This is a practical, professional approach focused on delivering the performance outcomes that directors and casting directors are looking for. Unlike any other acting process before it the main focus of this approach is on engaging and entertaining an audience. Actors who can do that are a sought after commodity. Richard loves teaching it. You will love learning it.

IF YOU HAVE READ THIS FAR YOU MUST HAVE FOUND MANY THINGS THAT INTEREST YOU!!!

IF YOU HAVEN’T DECIDED TO SIGN UP AT THIS POINT THERE MUST BE A  QUESTION YOU DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER TO …DON’T HESITATE – EMAIL Richard@rehearsalroom.com AND ASK THAT QUESTION.If you don’t you will miss out on learning something important.    REMEMBER … there are no silly questions.

For the actor delivering story is as important as creating a character and that will be our next online class

Learn skills you will use throughout your career. Learn to be real, to be versatile, to be a great listener and to be skilled in auditions. This workshop lays all the foundations for a professional acting career.

Acting Work Out – Drop Ins

By Richard Sarell | Acting Classes & Workshops , Online Classes

‘Drop-In’ Wednesdays & Sundays Online

Dates:

Wednesday 2021Sunday 2021

Duration

Ongoing Weekly

Times

10am to 12 noon (Wed)2pm to 5pm (Sun)

Tutor

Richard Sarell

Fee:

$25 session

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CLICK ON THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON 15 MINUTES BEFORE A SESSION STARTS OR ANY TIME DURING A LESSON. (That will take you straight to the ‘Waiting Room’ – if you aren’t admitted quickly, text Richard on 0407 226620)

TRY IT OUT – your first session is FREE.

The ultimate ‘Drop-In Workshop”.  You can DROP-IN and do a scene or just DROP-IN and watch (for free).

These online Zoom sessions are a great way to keep exercising your acting muscles. Bring a scene, grab a partner and get working.

Pay per session:

The fees are $25 per session.  You can https://paypal.me/TheRehearsalRoomVIC or direct bank deposit to …    BSB:   033 059     Acc:  338111

Save $40 and purchase any eight sessions for $160

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Join​ “The Rehearsal Room Drop In Wednesdays & Sundays” Facebook Group. 

IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO CHOOSE A SCENE PARTNER AND A SCENE TO WORK ON IN ADVANCE … Email any questions to richard@rehearsalroom.com or ring 0407 226620

Glenn Quinn Mama Mia, Spamelot, Jersey Boys [lead]

I was able to quickly overcome my long held misconceptions about what acting is and was ushered into a place of freedom, spontaneity and freedom with the scene.

How this session works?

1) A good way use the session is to organize a scene partner in advance

That way you can be learnt for the Drop In session on Wednesday.  Post a request on The Rehearsal Room Drop In WEDNESDAYS & SUNDAYS Facebook Group and see who might join you.    OR INVITE A FRIEND.

2) If you don’t have a scene partner DROP IN ANYWAY.

You might find a scene partner on the day.  Have a scene on standby so you can email it once you do have a partner.(Most scenes are gender neutral.  You can frequently swap a character’s gender without any detrimental consequences.)

3) Practice your established skills and develop new ones

If you are already familiar with The Rehearsal Room techniques then this is a simple way to expand them further.  IF YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH THIS APPROACH USE YOUR OWN PROCESS AND SEE WHAT YOU LEARN.  Actors must be flexible, eh!!

4) You will rehearse in a ‘Breakout Room’ with your scene partner

The format is the standard approach to classes at The Rehearsal Room.  1) General discussion about acting theory  2) Actors move in pairs to ‘Breakout Rooms’ to work their scene (Richard can join you to offer advice.)  3) Rejoin the main group to play your scene and get feedback.

5) You can record your work

Zoom allows you to record your work so you can re-evaluate afterwards.

6) Enjoy a relaxed social environment

Enjoy the convivial atmosphere of these classes while you continue to explore the wondrous world of acting and KEEP EXERCISING YOU ACTING MUSCLES.  

6) Just keep on learning

You can make these sessions as challenging or relaxing as you like.  Actors who keep returning to The Rehearsal Room see there skills get better and better.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF…

• You have the foundations of The Rehearsal Room process in place and want to continue to build your skills
• Gaining a basic understanding of this technique is your plan, this is a great way to do it
• Fixing an acting problem is your goal – then discuss it in the session
• Needing a stimulating way to freshening up your weekly routine is a requirement
• Sharing your interest in acting with others of like mind gives you pleasure

IF YOU DON’T JOIN IN …

• You will miss out on the FUN
• You could miss finding an acting buddy or a new friend
• You may never know the way this approach could change your view of acting and increase your skills
• You will miss sharing stimulating views on a topic you love
• You will never find out how much your skill could grow from these powerful techniques

ABOUT RICHARD…

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Richard finds every workshop provides the opportunity not only for actors to grow more but also for the collective understanding of technique to grow more. The exciting element of these classes is that they train actors to think in a productive way about the practicalities of acting. The discussions are stimulating, purposeful and highly productive. Richard is always on the look out for the new view that he will learn from the next class. Some thought you philosophize about today might well be an exciting basis for tomorrow’s class.Richard often says, “I get out of bed each day excited by the prospect of an unexpected new discovery.”

USE THESE EXCELLENT SESSIONS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.Learn skills you will use throughout your career. Learn to be real, to be versatile, to be a great listener and to be skilled in auditions. ​AND … HAVE SOME FUN!!!