Film/TV Preparation Techniques with Sheila Gray from NYC

Recognized for her work in series such as ‘Sex and the City‘, ‘The Sopranos’ among many others; Sheila Gray will be in Berlin conducting an acting workshop. Exercises and Scene Work.

This workshop will be a survey class of tools an actor can implement while rehearsing and performing with an emphasis on film technique. Since working in film is an intimate process with the camera picking up subtleties we will focus on how to develop privacy in a public setting and how to create a rich internal life and inner dialogue that the camera will then pick up. This will enable the actors to embody the characters and the stories they tell in a realistic and unique way. We will work on preparation, concentration and the physicality for the scenes in order to bring the intensity and depth which make film scenes so dynamic and exciting. I will often interject during an exercise or scene in order to guide it and accustom the actor to taking direction in the moment.

“Working with Sheila Gray has given me more confidence in my work than I’ve ever had before. She’s helped me thoroughly develop and understand my characters, taught me techniques I rely on tremendously, and with her help I truly feel that I have learned so much about myself as an actor. We are only a year into working together, but I now feel that I don’t know what I’d do without her! She is an amazing, honest, meticulous, and supportive acting coach, and a wonderful person.” – Lily-Rose Depp (“Nosferatu”, “The Idol”,”La danseuse”, “The King”)

“Sheila’s improvisation class was the first acting class I ever took. It was also the thing that made me want to become an actor. I felt like I had been woken up in a sense. I was forced to be present and pulled out of my head in a way I had never experienced. It gave me a platform to deal with things that I did not anticipate sharing with anyone. Like any good acting class, Sheila teaches you not to act. And it was that honest approach that was so attractive to me. I feel like I have learned so much about myself in my time working with Sheila. Like she introduced me to the different people inside of me and got me to make friends with them. And it was uncomfortable to recognize these parts of myself that I had maintained a secret. But ultimately so liberating.” – Margaret Qualley – ‘The Substance’ ‘Kinds of Kindness ‘Poor Things’ ‘Novitiate’ ‘Nice Guys’ ‘Once Upon a Time In… Hollywood’

Dates: June 2nd to 6th, 2025 | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: In Berlin | Limited to 26 participants