Natalie Portman – MasterClass – Teaches Acting

Natalie Portman – MasterClass – Teaches Acting

Oscar-winning actor Natalie Portman shares the techniques at the heart of her acting process—and teaches you how to tackle your next role.

Natalie Portman began acting professionally at 12 and won an Oscar before she turned 30. As a self-taught actor, she uses personal techniques to create compelling, complex characters. In her first-ever acting class, Natalie shows how empathy is at the core of every great performance, how to bring real-life details into every role, and how to build your own creative process. Get ready for your breakout performance.

Browse Lesson Plan

1. Introduction

2. Getting to Know Your Character

3. Developing Your Character Through Research

4. Developing Your Character’s Physicality

5. Scene Studies: Physical Gesture

6. Case Study: “Black Swan”

7. Dialect Coaching: Research and Practice

8. Dialect Coaching in “Jackie”

9. Working on Set

10. Performing on Camera

11. Working With Directors

12. Successful Collaborations With Directors

13. Case Study: Working With Terrence Malick

14. Playing a Real Character

15. Assignments in Developing Performance

16. Improvisation

17. Demo: Working With the Set, Props, and Camera

18. Green-Screen Acting

19. Advice for Actors

20. Active Empathy