Conservatory Performing Arts Program Artist's Keys to Success

New Partnership with MTS - Milan

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The Artist's Keys To Success

Written by Natalia Lazarus

The Acting Key

Creating Your Best Performance

A technique into creating, developing & understanding different Personality Types to produce memorable characters and diverse performances. Designed to provide actors a firm mastery in the basic psychological makeup of human beings, focusing on behavior, dialogue, professions, and thinking styles.

The Screen Star Key

The Secret to Unforgettable Characters

A technique for actors that focuses on the creation and development of multi layered characters through decision-making processes, script analysis, character biographies, and filmic reality.

The Screen Icon Key

Driving the Role into an Award-Winning Performance

A tool that allows the actor a deep understanding into the execution of character needs and objectives by creating a behavioral blueprint with nuances, emotional triggers, emotional actions, and creation of body language through form and animals.

The Pathology Key

Uncovering the Dark Side

Understanding the basics of human psychology through addiction, disconnection, abusive patterns of behavior, control release cycles, curses and spells. Participants learn the origin of pain and suffering, how to access suppressed feelings and engage in empathy and transformation.

The Director’s Key

A Clear Vision for Directing Actors into solid performances

Designed for better understanding for Self and the Craft of Acting. By journeying into the world of personality types, directors strengthen their skills; achieving clear and concise communication in filmmaking, an organized environment to work in, remarkable characters, solid performances, and a dynamic visual landscape.

The Screenwriter’s Key

Unlocking the mysteries of structure and character development

Cutting edge technology to create a psychological landscape for characters with depth and assimilation, emotional through lines, conflict and transformation.