ACTING FOR THE CAMERA · ORLANDO

Stop performing.
Start living the scene.

Small, focused classes for actors who want honest work, practical camera experience, and direction they can use on set.

12 actors maximum
TRUTHBEHAVIORCAMERA
Technique
+
Philosophy

FRAME 01 / TAKE 01

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Technique that holds up
when the camera rolls.

01

Truthful behavior

Learn to respond rather than demonstrate. The work draws from Meisner, Adler, Hagen, and Chekhov without turning technique into dogma.

02

Camera awareness

Understand framing, continuity, eyelines, and stillness—then stop thinking about them while you act.

03

Usable direction

Practice taking adjustments quickly, making them your own, and delivering a new take without losing the life of the scene.

Lance Smith directing on a film set

STUDIO DIRECTOR · LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Lance Smith

Lance Smith is a television host, filmmaker, director, and acting coach with more than 20 years of professional experience. He spent nine years hosting for CMT, including CMT Top 20 Countdown, red-carpet coverage, specials, and hundreds of celebrity interviews, and later co-anchored the nationally syndicated The Daily Buzz.

As a writer, director, and producer, Lance has made independent feature films including A Time for Every Purpose and The Christmas Heartbeat. At The Film Act, he brings the director’s perspective into the classroom, helping actors develop truthful behavior, stronger camera awareness, and practical choices they can carry onto a professional set.

UPCOMING CLASSES

Choose your room.

Choose the format that fits your work. Select an open class to request a seat; full classes automatically open a waiting-list form.

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The Film Act

A full crash course in acting for the camera. We build on fundamentals and apply the work to a final scene.Final scenes will be filmed, edited, and delivered for personal use.

Every Tuesday and Thursday · New courses begin each month. 7:00–10:00 PM 1060 W. State Road 434, unit 152, Longwood, FL 32750 Max 12 actors
  • Understanding internal work
  • Camera technique
  • Script analysis
  • On-set adjustments
$395/8 classes
All levelsWaitlist open

The Actor's Workout

Drop in and workout with us! This is an ongoing group coaching session designed to keep you sharp as an actor. Scene studies. Character work. Audition prep. Stay ready.

Every Wednesday 7:00–10:00 PM 1060 W. State Road 434, unit 152, Longwood, FL 32750 Max 16 actors
$25 per class*limited time!
By appointment

Private Coaching

You need to be a better speaker, presenter, or communicator. This training is for anyone who needs to connect to their audience.

On demand Scheduled 1060 W. State Road 434, unit 152, Longwood, FL 32750 1 to 2 people per session
  • Business presenters
  • Public speaking
  • Lawyers
  • Media training
$75 per hour

BEFORE YOU JOIN

Frequently asked questions.

“The camera doesn’t need you to show it anything. It needs you to let something happen.”

— THE FILM ACT

The Film Act course and approach is a combination of proven techniques and a philosophical understanding of acting. We focus on a practical solution to being creative and authentic while faced with the mechanical demands of a film set. The camera is a lie detector. We teach how to find and deliver the truth.