AGES 13-16
Scene Study for Film & TV
Anastasia Barnes

An ON-CAMERA class for 13-16 year olds with emphasis placed on developing listening, interacting and reacting skills by working with scene partners, and participating in theater games as a group. Students will discover creativity and how big their imaginations really are! The goal here is to develop a strong foundation to become a confident and skilled on-camera actor. The first thing to remember is that you must forget. This is called rehearsed spontaneity. The camera sees everything, especially the LACK of spontaneity. This technique is very specific to film and television. The more unaware you are, the more spontaneous you will be. You will also learn why an actor should never pick "the best way" to act in the scene. He or she should have various approaches and trust them all!

"The camera sees everything, especially the LACK of spontaneity." -- Michael Caine

Prerequisite: Acting experience/background is required.

Saturdays / 12:30pm until 2:30pm

This class meets once a week for 2 hours.
4 classes X 2 hours = 8 hours

4 Classes: August 9, 16, 23, & 30

Course fee:
$125.00 [No discounts available.]

YES, spaces are still available!
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please follow it up with an EMAIL to matt@cpcasting.com

All classes are held at C.P. Casting,
537 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts
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Anastasia Barnes is a native of the Boston area. After graduating from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1996 with a BA in English Literature and a minor in Theatre Performance, Anastasia moved to Boston. After a two year hiatus, Anastasia became in involved in the Boston theatre scene, performing at various venues such as Boston Center for the Arts and Theatre CoOperative. She began studying acting for film at CP Casting under the guidance of Peter Kelley. After landing starring roles in both film and theatre in Boston, Anastasia relocated to New York in the fall of 2002. There she continued her studies with some of New York's finest teachers: Wynn Handman, June Stein, Joanna Merlin. Anastasia was also blessed to study with one of the most sought after Acting coaches in the industry, Bob Krakower. She studied at Upright Citizens Brigade and The Actors Center. She landed roles in national commercials, feature films, and Off-Broadway productions. In October of 2005, Anastasia graduated from the New Filmmakers Program from the International Rockport Film Workshops in Maine. One month later she left for Argentina for four weeks, where she coproduced, cowrote and starred in a short film and co-produced a short documentary. Both films are in the editing phase.

Anastasia Barnes ...
...also offers private coaching to acting students 9-16 years old.

Anastasia teaches film and television "on-camera" acting (drama, comedy and commercial) with a special focus on specific techniques for acting in front of the camera. Coaching sessions are 1 or 2 hours each, one on one, and designed for the individual actor’s strengths and needs.

$50 per hour or $90 for a two-hour session.
To reserve a time, or if you’d like to speak with Anastasia:
Email: matt@cpcasting.com