All our New York acting classes are on-camera acting classes. And, wherever you are in the world, you can study with Jason Bennett via live video conference -- it's amazing.

On-camera acting classes are, at most schools, only technical and rehearsal-driven. In those on-camera acting classes, you only learn easily taught technical realities about working on-camera, and you practice them. Here are a few examples:

• It is un-wise to blink often, or at all, when the camera is in close-up.

• When the camera is in close-up, and the scene is intimate, you can and often should speak in very quiet tones. And your expressiveness must be minimalist.

• When the camera is pulled out for a wider shot, you can be much larger, in terms of your physical and vocal expressiveness.

It is common for beginner actors to think there is a fundamental difference, in terms of acting methods, between theater, film and television. This is untrue. What is different between the mediums is only technical and practical. The artistry and basic acting tools you use to create characterizations and imaginary worlds are exactly the same -- and this is what 98% of quality actor training is about.

So, the difference between film and television, versus theater, is a matter of practicing "levels of expressiveness." You must learn to "calibrate" your performance to the camera, as you must also learn to calibrate your performance for a theater with an audience of 3,000, or a theater with an audience of only 40.

Frankly, the technical aspects of working on-camera you can mostly learn from reading a current book about acting on film and television. It's about 2% of the work you need to develop yourself as an actor. And, you can get a video camera (which you can check out for free from our acting school!) and play in your living room and probably learn much of what you need to know about acting on-camera with a friend. This comes as a surprise for many beginner actors who think the main focus of actor training should be learning to work with the camera. Actually, that's the easy part about acting.

So, our New York acting school is different than others. We integrate on-camera acting work into your acting classes whenever you need it and want it. And when you are working on-camera in our New York acting classes, we do much more than only teach you the technical aspects of working on-camera. We teach you the technical aspects of on-camera work while continuing to develop your acting process and tools.

Occassionally, we will offer special on-camera workshops. But, we find that we just don't need to do that often. If you come to our school, you will absolutely be prepared for on-camera acting -- in any of our New York acting classes, any time, and/or in private coaching. So, read about our Basic New York acting classes and our Professional New York Acting Classes with all this in mind. If you feel you only need to develop your on-camera acting, isn't it better to do that in an environment and with a teacher who knows your artistic process well and that is also continuing to help you develop your acting process and tools?

Give us a call any time and speak with Jason Bennett to learn more and to ask any questions you have.