Thankfully, it is now the rule rather than the exception for actors to prepare for a role for a shoot or audition with their coach. From my own experience as an actor and coach, as well as from the work of my colleagues with great actors and international stars such as Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Juliette Binoche, Travis Fimmel, Lady Gaga, Jack Nicholson, Halle Barry, Beyoncé, Charlize Theron or Jake Gyllenhaal, I KNOW that the core of their acting success is 1:1 work with their coach. With a coach, you find out what role you are playing, what it has to do with you and how you play it. Everything else is a vague search. But your job is to deliver the role, not to look for the role. And that’s exactly what we do in our joint preparation.

Profiling: Of course you have to make sure that the industry sees your work! If requests and castings don’t materialize, it’s usually because of your profile and your public persona: either they’re missing or you’re not seen in your material! The basis is: you need the right pictures and the right demo material that show you and only you in your uniqueness. This is how I profile your public persona: We clarify your essence, your subject, your artistic statement and your unique selling point. I advise you on suitable images and demo scenes and reposition you.

E-castings: We work out the scenes and, if you wish, I can also record the e-casting in my studio. Otherwise, I will advise you on the recording of the e-casting, view the test recordings and give you a “Go!” or a “Re-shoot!”.

Castings: We work on the scenes and make a proposal in the casting that you cannot reject artistically. You become an expert in your role and remain flexible. You are no longer nervous, but above all have fun.

Shooting preparation: While a casting is a sketch, a role is an oil painting: 

In other words, I will do everything in my power to ensure that you ARE the role. You will be able to clearly distinguish between yourself and the role and it will be easy for you to play the role. We will achieve this by – I could now give you the whole acting ABC: actions, animal work, beats, circumstances, doings, emotional memory, goal, imagination, inner monologue, icon work, obstacles, objectives, personalizations, sexual chemistry, sensory etc.. But it’s not about any techniques, we use what works for YOU and only what works for YOU!

In short, the role work is technically about understanding the book, role analysis, scene analysis, the relationship to other roles, your body work and first rehearsals. In addition, we clarify the relationship and language with the director and colleagues and assess all eventualities during the shoot. So far, all directors have been happy with my input – and so have my clients.

Shooting support: I am available for you 24/7 at any time during the shoot. I can also coordinate with the director on request.

Reflection: We will review your footage and analyze your performance – free of charge! What went really well and where can you be braver from now on? Learn from yourself.

Independence: As a coach, I’m there when you need me and I disappear when you’re ready for the role. I want you to be independent as an actor – not only from directors, casters, colleagues or agents, but also from me. When my clients work with me on a long-term basis, it’s for pure fun and because it’s simply quicker. Or because we want to explore new dimensions. When we work together for a longer period of time, the work becomes deeper and deeper and yet simpler.