 Masterclass is $180 a year, which if you break it down, it's only $15 a month, but still $180 for one class. I don't know. When else does a professional actor, especially of her caliber, share so much about their acting experience and technique and what they do? So this is a really cool opportunity and I really hope that more actors do this. I took Natalie Portman's Masterclass about acting and I found it really helpful. So I'm going to tell you today who I would recommend it for, some of the information that's in it. Of course, I'm not going to tell you exactly what was in the video. This class was two hours and 37 minutes and also came with a workbook and in general Natalie Portman talked about what works for her and she said this at the beginning that she wants to share what works for her to see if maybe it also works for you. So I'm going to tell you who I think would benefit from this and if it's worth the money. So first of all, $180 just for one class that's prerecorded for in this two hours and 37 minutes? No, I would not recommend getting Masterclass only for this class. That just doesn't make any sense. You could spend $180 on a live workshop where you get feedback one-on-one where you can explore your acting, like actually practicing and get professional feedback. You got to get your money's worth but make sure that you're taking the other acting classes like the comedy classes, the voiceover, the other courses that you can learn from even if they're not directly acting classes like the writing classes, improv, comedy, all of that. So you could get your money's worth. I don't like that you can't just subscribe monthly like Skillshare, you know you could do monthly instead of annually. I'm the type of person that I will take classes for a month or so and then I will move on to the next thing or I'll be too busy and I won't be able to take them. So I would much rather have it monthly and I would subscribe to Masterclass and take more if it was monthly. I was actually able to do a one week free through an actor through a Facebook group. They had a free week and I was like I'll take it and I took this class. Natalie talks about her perspective and the things that she does so how she breaks down the scripts. She talks about working with green screen, imagining that there's creatures there and just imagining the whole world around you. That was really cool to see. I've never taken a class or just heard of anybody talk about their experience with green screen. Working with different directors, communicating with them and my favorite thing about this entire class was the sample scene. You've probably seen it on the trailer for the actual Masterclass but they had a scene that they set up specifically for this class and she just walks around and tells you what she's thinking of, you know her character in that particular scene. She had just found out her boyfriend broke up with her or cheated on her and so you know maybe she's going to smash some stuff. So she talked to the props person and was like what do we have to replica stuff? What is smashable? What can I destroy? What can I spill? What am I allowed to do? What am I not allowed to do? That was really cool because as a theater actor and in general for continuity when I am acting on screen or on film, I'm usually super careful about what I touch because I don't want to mess anything up. But as humans you know we touch things, we grab things, we drink out of cups so why wouldn't we do that when we're acting right to make it feel more real? And you know filmmakers work really hard on getting it all set up so talking to the DP and asking them how close can I get to you? Where am I okay to go to without ruining the shot? That is so important. I never thought of that. I don't know why I usually just take direction and I'm like okay I can go here, here and then I think I'm good but helping the camera see things, asking how far you can go really important. Natalie Portman also talked a bit about using costumes and props and makeup and physicality, all of these things in order to learn more about your character and be able to play that character or that person more authentically and really get to know them and not judge them for who they are but really accept who they are and be able to portray them better. She did share how she breaks down scripts whenever she gets one and of course just like you know everybody else every script is approached differently but I've never done it the way she did it. Now actual acting lessons within this master class if you're an absolute beginner she doesn't delve that much into like discovering acting so I would definitely recommend this class for somebody who has already taken like a discover acting class or a beginner like level one acting class. If you've already delved into you know acting I think this would be a really cool additional resource or additional place to find information of how an actress like her does the work that she does but she also gives you a few exercises on how to look at actors that you admire, watch their films and learn from them and see different things even if it's like a dialect if you want to because she also talked about her experience and using a a dialect coach which man I wish I could get a dialect coach and the dialect coach that she brought on to the course did also give some tips on how to practice different dialects and like resources so you can get better at it. Towards the end she also gave some general tips about the industry and auditions but very very little as far as that goes which is why I would suggest this acting well that's one of the reasons why but this class this master class I think would be a little too much for a very very beginner actor like if you are just thinking about getting into acting you don't have any experience you're never taken a course this might be a little too much maybe you should wait to take this class. I would recommend this to somebody that has maybe already taken like a discover acting class or a level one acting class because they show you different techniques to continue exploring your acting so I just it just seems like some of this you you should know a little bit about acting and then this will help supplement what you already have and explore different ways to express yourself. Don't put this on your credit card be good with your money especially if you're an actor or you're looking into getting into acting you need to be good with your money because sometimes you'll get a job and then sometimes you won't get a job for months and months and months so let me know what you guys think if you end up taking this class. Of course I recommend in-person classes so you can get some one-on-one feedback and really you know get good at acting with a professional teacher that will help you and see how you're progressing and how you're doing but I mean doesn't hurt to explore and learn more from books or films or YouTube or master classes but thank you so much for watching and at the end of every video I feature another channel this is today's feature if you would like to be featured on my next video make sure you're subscribed like this video and leave me a comment