THIRTY YEARS OF ACTING ADVICE IN ONE BOOK Christine McClure has more than thirty years of experience coaching actors one-on-one, on set, and in group classes. Her students have appeared in major features and television series and have worked with Oscar-winning directors Steven Soderbergh, Stanley Kubrick, Sofia Coppola, the Coen brothers, and more. Now Christine puts that experience to work for you by sharing her techniques and giving you a literal front-row seat in her dramatic acting classes. This book is an indispensable part of any teen actor's training.
CHRISTINE McCLURE (stage name Elli Maclure) began as a young stage and screen actor herself, working with Academy Award-winning talents like Peter Weir, Peter Bogdanovich, John Cassavetes, and Gena Rowlands. Later, she trained with John Lehne of The Actors Studio in the Stanislavski/Strasberg Method. It was then that she discovered her love of teaching, and she has since devoted herself to training young professional actors, many of whom have achieved international fame.
In DRAMA FOR TEEN ACTORS - you'll read about how teen actors create dramatic roles through exercises for emotions, character improvisation, and scene work. After that, the actors will reveal what they worked on and what they discovered-followed by class questions, discussions about their acting experiences, and, finally, my feedback and guidance. We do this in a safe environment where students feel free to make mistakes, learn without being judged, support their dreams, and share their love of acting. Those who train in this method will be educated for life because they know how to construct a role.
ENDORSEMENTS
I have been in the business for over thirty years as an agent and manager. I was never comfortable referring my clients to acting coaches until I found out about Christine. I refer everyone to her now. She helped many of my clients become working and successful actors. -Chris Snyder, Agent, Iris Burton Agency (Joaquin Phoenix, Kirsten Dunst) & Snyder Management.
We are very grateful to you. She was fortunate enough to find you, and you truly helped to build a great foundation for her acting and taught her so many amazing skill sets that she still continues to use!! -Michele, Kyla Kenedy's mom. Kyla's credits include series regular, The Walking Dead, Speechless, Mr. Mayor.
Congratulations Christine on your work with Claire Julien. I am very impressed with how Claire is so present and in touch with what she does since working with you. -Oscar winner Fred Roos, Producer & Casting Director (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now); cast Claire in The Bling Ring directed by Sofia Coppola.
I am so incredibly thrilled with the results of your coaching. Thank you for all you do! -Meredith Fine, Coast to Coast Talent Group, Los Angeles
BOOK ENDORSEMENTS
Hello! I've very much enjoyed reading your book.... It reads so easily and it's a very imaginative and clever way of embedding instructional information on the art and skill of acting for camera for young people. Congratulations! Andrew McFarlane, actor, Truth, The Devils Playground, Glitch. (Email 6/19/23)
Congratulations to Christine McClure, inspiring teacher to the young. Elli Maclure, when I knew her, was a remarkable young actress in the early days of Australia's Cinema Renaissance. She has much wisdom to offer. Brian Trenchard-Smith, Director, Writer, The Man From Hong Kong, Drive Hard, Absolute Deception. (Facebook, June 7 2023)
