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David Kagen's School of Film Acting

"DAVID KAGEN IS ONE OF THE TOP ACTING TEACHERS IN HOLLYWOOD." - MSNBC

VOTED "BEST ACTING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES"- DAVID KAGEN'S SCHOOL OF FILM ACTING TEACHES THE AUDITION & ACTING SKILLS YOU MUST HAVE TO GET ACTING JOBS AND HAVE AN ACTING CAREER!"

What We Do In Our Los Angeles Acting Classes:
 
All our acting classes are on-camera and our acting students use their filmed scenes to get agents and managers. We work with students of all ages. We also have the smallest number of students of any acting school in Los Angeles, so that we can give each student personal attention with lots of time to act in every class. Our acting classes give you the real-world approach to professional acting in Hollywood (without phony hype or slick gimmicks) that gives you the on-camera acting, audition. scene study, and cold reading skills you need to effectively compete to get work. (Take a look at our Acting Jobs Bragboard to see actors just like you, getting work all the time!) In our acting classes you always act from film and TV scripts. And we use the principles from Sandford Meisner's book ON ACTING as teaching tools while drawing from the best of all the great acting teaching methods including Stanislavky, The Actors Studio, The Group Theater, Scene Study and Improvisation.
You learn how to perform a scene by expressing your instinctive emotional responses to everything that's going in the scene. more about our acting classes

(Pulbic speaking or conflcit resolution & team buildng training, click here) 

What Our Working Students Say About Our Los Angeles Acting School:

"One of the best acting teachers that I've worked with. Inspires you to do your best work - To really express your unique self. Caring and enthusiastic. An excellent coach for the working professional."
-- Ted Danson,
DAMAGES (on FX with Glenn Close), BECKER, CHEERS.more client reviews of our film acting training

CONGRATULATIONS  TO OUR CLIENT SCOTT LAWRENCE  FOR HIS ROLE IN AVATAR!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS ALEC BALDWIN FOR  WINNING THE 2010 GOLDEN GLOBE AND SAG AWARD for "30 ROCK. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLIENT TED DANSON for his 2009 Emmy Nomination! - And to Catherine Hardwicke on her directorial success, TWILIGHT!  

"In David's acting classes I was immediately struck by how preceptive the teachers are and how quickly I was able to move through blocks in my acting that had been there for years. They got me "out of my own way". I have had more "epiphanies" from these guys than anyone else" "
-- Thanks,
Anthony Wemyss

Internet & Telephone Coaching Sessions for Actors; WorkshopsIntensives at our LA Acting School:

NOW OFFERING ACTING COACHING BY PHONE OR ON THE INTERNET. CALL FOR DETAILS!

MONTHLY & SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND INTENSIVES IN LOS ANGELES- STUDY UP TO  5 TIMES PER WEEK!
 Discounted workshop lodging - click here


ASK ABOUT HOW TO GET FREE ACTING CLASSES!!!

Important Information From the State of Califronia About Casting Director Workshops Click Here

ON-GOING ACTING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES FOR BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ACTORS

ON-GOING LOS ANGELES MASTER ACTING CLASS FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS ONLY!

Fun 12-week acting workshops for non-actors - who want to see what it's like to be a film actor!

WE NOW OFFER GIFT CERTIFICATES! CALL FOR INFO.

Call us NOW at (818) 752-9678 for more info about our acting classes and intensives! We'll be happy to answer all your questions!

Our Acting Teachers:  

David has taught Acting Classes in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Boston, and Philadelphia- over 30 years experience teaching you the real world skills you need to get work and keep on working. Our acting teachers are working actors in film and television in Los Angeles, with conservatory training from the best and oldest established schools in the United States. They have been trained in a wide variety of acting classes and techniques including Meisner, Stanislavsky, Michael Checkov, Viola Spolins Theater Games, Improvisation, and Scene Study. They know what it really takes to get acting work because they have all supported themselves as actors - and they are supportive. They teach you by building you up in our acting classes, not tearing you down. more about our acting teachers

Industry Buzz about  our Acting Classes-

" David Kagen is a wonderfully professional, articulate and insightful teacher who achieved impressive results with the actors with whom he worked on SANTA BARBARA."
-- Jill Farren Phelps, Executive Producer - GENERAL HOSPITAL and former Executive Producer, SANTA BARBARA

"I audition actors for my projects from David Kagen's casting director workshops"
-- Robin Nassif, Casting Director. Head of ABC sitcom casting for 8 years!

"David Kagen has a film director's eye"
-- Howard Deutch, Director, PRETTY IN PINK, THE REPLACEMENTS

More industry reviews of our acting classes

David's Blog on Acting Classes and Schools and the Acting Business in Hollywood.

See Video Of David Teaching His Acting Classes in Los Angeles! Hear His Radio Interview About Our LA Acting Training:

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Only 2% to 5% of all those seeking to earn money as actors support themselves financially. Our classes are not jobs, interviews, or auditions. Attending classes or a workshop is how you get more emotionally expressive, to give you the best chance to get work as an actor. Such contact as you may have with a casting director or any other industry professionals at a workshop or classes rarely results in further contact with that casting director, industry professional or any company affiliated with that casting director or industry professional.