Explore and develop a versatile palette of acting techniques and immerse yourself in the world of acting for film and television.
Film & Television Acting Foundations (5 Sessions) Focus: Authentic, camera-specific work for beginners & intermediates.
Format: Zoom, 120-180 minutes, depending on class size.
Session 1 – Fundamentals of Film Acting; Trusting Impulse; ‘Being’ vs. Performing; Sense Memory, Relaxation & Private Moments
Session 2 – Accurate Scene Analysis for Character Arc, Urgency and Stakes
Session 3 – Acting Listening & Finding the Agreement
Session 4 – Emotional Momentum & Inhabiting Character; Thinking & Doing vs. ‘Line Delivery’
Session 5 – Self-Tape Audition Technique and On-Set Mastery: Tips & Tricks
Working actor with 100+ IMDB credits offers a 5-week online Zoom intensive focused on authentic film and television performance. Training draws from and integrates Strasberg, Meisner and Stanislavski techniques, adapted specifically for on-camera truth. Curriculum foundations include accurate scene interpretation, trusting impulse, 'being; vs. performing, active listening, emotional momentum, sense memory for private moments and more. Scene work and weekly self-tape 'auditions' will ground the theory in practice. Will also explore on-set etiquette and tips. Limited to 10 students for personalized feedback. Simon Reynolds has developed his craft performing opposite accomplished actors such as Julianne Moore, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Dennis Quaid, Rob Morrow, Hugh Grant, Saul Rubinek, Jennifer Connolly, Wes Bentley, Jeff Daniels and Martin Sheen.
Explore and develop a versatile palette of acting techniques and immerse yourself in the world of acting for film and television.
Film & Television Acting Foundations (5 Sessions) Focus: Authentic, camera-specific work for beginners & intermediates.
Format: Zoom, 120-180 minutes, depending on class size.
Session 1 – Fundamentals of Film Acting; Trusting Impulse; ‘Being’ vs. Performing; Sense Memory, Relaxation & Private Moments
Session 2 – Accurate Scene Analysis for Character Arc, Urgency and Stakes
Session 3 – Acting Listening & Finding the Agreement
Session 4 – Emotional Momentum & Inhabiting Character; Thinking & Doing vs. ‘Line Delivery’
Session 5 – Self-Tape Audition Technique and On-Set Mastery: Tips & Tricks
Working actor with 100+ IMDB credits offers a 5-week online Zoom intensive focused on authentic film and television performance. Training draws from and integrates Strasberg, Meisner and Stanislavski techniques, adapted specifically for on-camera truth. Curriculum foundations include accurate scene interpretation, trusting impulse, 'being; vs. performing, active listening, emotional momentum, sense memory for private moments and more. Scene work and weekly self-tape 'auditions' will ground the theory in practice. Will also explore on-set etiquette and tips. Limited to 10 students for personalized feedback. Simon Reynolds has developed his craft performing opposite accomplished actors such as Julianne Moore, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Dennis Quaid, Rob Morrow, Hugh Grant, Saul Rubinek, Jennifer Connolly, Wes Bentley, Jeff Daniels and Martin Sheen.
The videos below illustrate the transition from a successful self-tape audition to final on-set scene! - 2025 Showtime USA Series “Fellow Travelers”
