Portland, OR Film Acting Lessons

Learn how to audition, market yourself, character analysis, as well as monologue prep, choice, and editing for film and television.

There is a difference between stage acting and film acting. Learn how to act natural on camera, as well the language for when you are on set. Learn your best angles and get rid of any bad habits. I'm a professional award winning actress with over 25 years of training (yep, since I was a kid!), and I'm here to pass along that training to you. We will strengthen your voice with vocal training, use acting exercises to break out of your shell, and eliminate all fears that have held you back from being the best you on camera! Come ready with a goal so we can achieve it together :)

With 25 years of experience as a leading actor in television and film, award winning actor Ernie offers private training and audition coaching for actors of all levels of experience. Applying various techniques, Ernie offers personal, performance and audition coaching, enhancing the actor's understanding of various aspects of the craft and on set experience. Sessions are offered via Skype or in your home if within the service area. Each session is catered to the individual actor, with an emphasis on preparing audition pieces, scene study, vocal and physical techniques, and boosting the performer's confidence. A variety of monologues and scenes for study are available to the actor prior to each meeting.

I am an actor and acting coach living in New York City. I have worked over the last seven years on stage, both in NYC and regionally, as well as in television and film, working with talent such as Hugh Grant, Donnie Wahlberg, and Beau Willimon.

I hold an MFA from Yale School of Drama, a BFA from UC Santa Barbara, and have studied extensively with on-camera experts such as Bob Krakower, Jessica Cummings, and Marci Philips. As a coach, I work with individuals and productions, on stage and film, and specializes in dialect management for actors and on camera auditions.

I can assist you in shaping your audition, expanding your actor toolbox, learning an accent or dialect, or putting an audition on tape!

I teach acting for the practical world. I teach acting tips and resources for the wild professional world of acting. Students will learn how to react and act without acting. Through exercises and homework, students work towards getting better at weaknesses and perfecting your strengths. I want every one of my students to be ready for the real audition and work when it comes down to it.

Hello! My name is Sherese I am actress and theatre teachers from NYC! I specializ in monologue and audition prep as well as acting technique. Under my teaching I have had 4 students get cast in Broadway shows such as Kinky Boots and The Lion King. Additionally my students have been cast on TV on shows such as Chopped Juniors and Orange is the New Black. I have had countless students under my coaching get into colleges such as AMDA and Performing Arts High Schools across the Northeast. I too still perform on stages across NY and NJ.

I am a working television, movie and commercial actress who has studied and continues to study acting from professional and trained coaches and teachers. I have been in the business since the '80's.

I have a Bachelor of Fine art Degree from Loyola Marymount College in Theater from Los Angeles, Ca. I also attended Tisch School of The arts in Manhattan at New York University. I have studied with many private coaches on "How to Audition" in Los Angeles including The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Ketselas. I do character analysis as well as breaking down a script or scene for a specific auditions, as well as scene study. Also studied with many now successful actors on television today, "The Walking Dead", Seth Gilliam and casting director Sherri Thomas. I'm also trained in old school Viola Spolin, Improve with Paul Sills at The Neighborhood in Manhattan.