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Shiek Studios Online Class:

This class a two monthly class that meets twice a week. Consisting of Auditioning Technique, Scene Study, Script Analysis, Camera Technique, Character Development, with the addition of film theory & The Business of Acting. 

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Shiekstudios Online class—is a unique, immersive experience that blends creative vision with practical insight. Through the eyes of an actor's director, you'll uncover the true essence of your role, gaining a profound understanding of the filmmaking process and your place within it. By the end, you'll emerge not just as an actor but as a storyteller, ready to make your mark on the world.

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Monday & Thursday 7-9pm EST

Next Class: January 20 - February 10

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Price: $700 

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Our goal is training actors to have successful careers.

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Other Payment Options:

Cash App: $shiekstudios

 

*Payment arrangement available

2 Payments
$350.00

Full Payment
$650.00

Shiek Studios Online Class is a two month class that meets twice a week

Monday & Thursday 5-7pm EST.

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Auditioning, Script Analysis, Camera Technique, Character Development, Film Theory, Scene Study. 

Audition Technique

Shiek Studios Live 3 Day Intensive comes to DETROIT!

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This class is for actors on all levels. By usage of improvs, and a variety of exercises founded by the principals of the different methods of acting, Lee Strasberg, Stanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, and Michael Chekhov, actors will learn how to be more specific in the work.

 

By focusing on the Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? of the character, actors are aligning themselves with making stronger choices in the Character Development phase. Understanding with clarity the dialogue and scenes written in the script, gives levels and truth to the work. Allowing actors to efficiently, and creatively tell the character's story.

 

Deepening the work, and making stronger choices is one of many things that has Shiekstudios actors standing out! 

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When: TBD

Where:  919 S. Main St. Royal Oak, MI 48067

Price:  $575.00.   â€‹

More info: info@shiekstudios.com

 

Shiek Studios is committed to helping it's students achieve

"A List Excellence" in acting!"

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All payments are final. No Refunds. All rights reserved, without recourse [12USC411] [12USC412]

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Camera Technique

Shiek Studios classes are some of the most intense, informative and fun filled classes around. Every actor works. Shiek leads actors through several exercises that help to  free actors up from the intellectual binding that that stifles their creative process.

 

Actors are taught a strong acting technique, how to break down scripts, how to dissect and understand the psychology of the character's mind. Actors are taught how to personalize the work and allow the character to live through them, how to understand the writers thoughts through scene study, script analysis. Actors are taught how to internalize the work.  the business of acting.

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 Shiek Studios Workshops are for the actors that are passionate and serious about being a consistently working actor. If you not only want the job but want to do great work, you have to actually to do the work.  

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Shiek Mahmud-Bey's experience in front and behind the camera gives his students real world industry training. His no nonsense and direct style of teaching melds together the different methods of acting such as Stella Adler, Mesiner, Chekhov, and Strasberg. Shiek Studios 

At Shiek Studio our goal is to create Professional /Working Actors. In doing so our camera technique classes are in depth and specifically designed to make the class room to set transition effortless.  

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Arkansas

Shiek Studios 3 Day Intensive is excited about coming to ARKANSAS!

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This class is for actors on all levels. By usage of improvs, and a variety of exercises founded by the principals of the different methods of acting, Lee Strasberg, Stanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, and Michael Chekhov, actors will learn how to be more specific in the work.

 

By focusing on the Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? of the character, actors are aligning themselves with making stronger choices in the Character Development phase. Understanding with clarity the dialogue and scenes written in the script, gives levels and truth to the work. Allowing actors to efficiently, and creatively tell the character's story.

 

Deepening the work, and making stronger choices is one of many things that has Shiekstudios actors standing out! 

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When: TBD 

Where: 1201 Center street Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

Price:  $575.00

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Early Bird

$400.00 -  TBD

$475.00  -  TBD

$575.00  -  TBD

                   

($155.00 deposit must be made to hold spot for special. The time the deposit is made will indicate the amount due. All balances must be paid by TBD) 

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More info: info@shiekstudios.com

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Shiek Studios is committed to helping it's students achieve

"A List Excellence" in acting!"

​

 

All payments are final. No Refunds. All rights reserved, without recourse [12USC411] [12USC412]

Deposit
$160.00

Full Payment
$575.00

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At Shiek Studio we will challenge, push and train the actor to  be versatile. To deepen the work and prepare her/him to be able to live at the top level alongside, of the industries best. "A List Excellence".

 

Shiek Mahmud-Bey is an award winning Actor/Director/Producer/ Teacher. With over 30 years in the business, Shiek has starred opposite some of the industry's A list actors. Such as Samuel L Jackson,  Marcia Gay Harden, Joaquin Phonix, Edd Harris, Scott Glen, Morgan Freeman, Robert Deniro, Ving Rhames to name a few. As a director Shiek's goal has been to create and direct character driven movies that entertain and challenge thought. Shiek is known to invest in his students. "Casting is 90% of a great movie if I train actors, I want those actors in my movies, I know they can deliver''

  

Shiek also teaches Directing, and Producing in the masters program at New York Film Academy and Directing at BAFTA. 

 

Shiek Studios is committed to helping it's students achieve.

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"A List Excellence" in acting!"

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Atlanta

Shiek Studios 3 Day Intensive is coming back to ATLANTA!  TBD

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This class is for actors on all levels. By usage of improvs, and a variety of exercises founded by the principals of the different methods of acting, Lee Strasberg, Stanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, and Michael Chekhov, actors will learn how to be more specific in the work.

 

By focusing on the Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? of the character, actors are aligning themselves with making stronger choices in the Character Development phase. Understanding with clarity the dialogue and scenes written in the script, gives levels and truth to the work. Allowing actors to efficiently, and creatively tell the character's story.

 

Deepening the work, and making stronger choices is one of many things that has Shiekstudios actors standing out! 

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 When: TBD

Where:  3772 Pleasantdale Rd Ste 130 Atlanta , GA 30340

Price:  $575.00   

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Early Bird

$400.00 - TBD

$475.00 -  TBD

$575.00 - TBD

                   

($160.00 deposit must be made to hold spot for special. The time the deposit is made will indicate the amount due. All balances must be paid  by TBD) 

More info: info@shiekstudios.com

 

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Shiek Studios is committed to helping it's students achieve

"A List Excellence" in acting!"

 

All payments are final. No Refunds. All rights reserved, without recourse [12USC411] [12USC412]

Deposit
$160.00

Full Payment
$575.00

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What Our Client Says

"The Knowledge that every day there is something  more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious."
Uta Hagen-

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