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Mixing Networks & The London Meisner Company Collaboration Intensive

This unique one-day workshop is a first of its kind collaboration between the London Meisner Company, and Mixing Networks.

Designed for actors seeking to refine their on-screen presence, this workshop blends the emotional depth and authenticity of the Meisner approach with practical skills for delivering compelling performances in front of the camera.

Objective

To equip actors with the tools to create truthful, emotionally connected performances using the Meisner technique, while translating these skills into effective on-camera acting for film, television, and digital media.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the fundamentals of the Meisner technique, including emotional availability and listening and apply Meisner principles specifically to the demands of on-screen acting.
  • Understand camera awareness, framing, and technical considerations for film and TV performance.
  • Enhance confidence in making bold, authentic choices in front of the camera.

The day will consist of

A morning of doing Meisner exercises with Founder and Owner of The London Meisner Company Robyn Paterson. These will include Tone work, Single Word Repetition, Calling on Behaviour, Calling on Behaviour and Repetition with the text. The aim being to help free up your work.

Lunch break

An afternoon working with founder and owner of Mixing Networks Michael Gamarano Singleton on a chosen scene. Actors will be given a scene to prepare and work alongside each other on camera. They will be using the techniques given to them in the morning to help free up their screen technique and work with a director to guide them through the scene.

When: 8th Feb 2025
Where: 65 Whitechapel Road. E11DU. London.
Time: 10am – 5pm
Price: £75.00
Spaces limited to 12

  • £250.00
  • London | EC3A 4AF
  • 2-3 hour classes
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Six Week Repetition Intensive

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A six-week repetition intensive in the Meisner technique provides focused and immersive training for actors to deepen their emotional truth and authenticity. This concentrated program enhances actors' listening and observational skills through consistent, rigorous practice of the repetition exercise.

Participants quickly build trust and responsiveness, crucial for dynamic and engaging performances. The structured format allows for progressive skill development, ensuring actors gain a solid foundation in Meisner principles. Intensive feedback from instructors accelerates growth and helps identify and overcome personal acting challenges. Overall, a six-week intensive offers a transformative experience that significantly elevates an actor's craft.

Students are encouraged to join the waitlist. The class will proceed once it reaches the required number of participants.

  • £250.00
  • London | EC3A 4AF
  • 2-3 hour classes
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The National Film and Television School

National Film and television school Meisner Teaching Location

The Acting for Screen two-week intensive will take students through the entirety of the Meisner Technique and apply Meisners approach as well as other methods, to help actors reach the next level in terms of their emotional honesty under imaginary circumstances. It will aid actors in responding truthfully and fully to the surrounding environment and their commitment to serving the scene. These full 10am-5pm days are thoroughly intensive. Students will receive a certificate of completion at the end of their training.

Notable alumni from NFTS include oscar award winning cinematographer Roger Deakins, Oscar award winning animator Nick Park and acclaimed directors David Yates (Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts) and Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin).

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Online 4-month Short Course

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We are pleased to offer an online 4-month short course in the Meisner Technique. This comprehensive course will take students through the entirety of the Meisner Technique, resulting in a certificate of completion.

In these weekly 3 hour online classes, students will learn Single Word repetition, Calling on Behaviour, Independent Activities, Knock at the Door, Emotional Preparation before moving into scene work.

This course is perfect for students interested in training with The London Meisner Company but who are not based in London. The next course will run in April 2025 on Saturday afternoons.

The online class will be capped at 10. There are currently 10 spaces left in this course.

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