The Golden Box is a helpful acting class for any actors at any skill level. Since I am a beginner, I felt the techniques taught by Michelle Danner to be quite useful. Whether or not it is helpful for acting veterans, I have no input about that. Danner goes through various exercises for the whole class to freely express any emotions stirring inside of everybody. I used my imagination the way she told us to and I felt the raw emotions running through me. It was quite a life changing moment for me as I realized that I enjoy acting and it could be a profession. When Danner told everybody to close their eyes and imagine a loved one is gone forever, it hit me because I started to imagine that my good friend is gone forever. I went through notions that the friend who cared for me whenever I felt down is gone forever. The images ran through my head seeing my good friend lying there lifeless and it hit me emotionally. I was a bit shocked with how I reacted to some false image but I guess that is the point of acting. I've learned how to rediscover my emotions in my past memories, which is the main objective in this class called the Golden Box, a tool actors use to deliver emotions on the spot. The method Danner taught me will be an invaluable lesson for me.\r
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The Golden Box consists of two day lectures by Michelle Danner, analyzing different methods of acting and various clips of Hollywood stars. Specifically, Michelle Danner goes into detail about the multiple acting techniques by Meisner, Strasburg, and Adberg and how all three are important for an actor. I was quite intrigued by it and was interested from the first minute class started. Since I am a big film buff and I adore classical actors, it was interesting to hear Michelle talk about the classical actors and what methods they used when they performed. I don't know about what other people think about the class as they could find sitting down for many hours listening to a teacher simply boring. I wasn't.
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