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If you found this video you are probably looking for acting classes in Bangkok.

I am here to tell you, you have come to…

If you found this video you are probably looking for acting classes in Bangkok. I am here to tell you, you have come to…

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If you found this video you are probably looking for acting classes in Bangkok.

I am here to tell you, you have come to the right place.

My name is Robin Schroeter and I am an acting coach, actor and director living in Bangkok, Thailand. Together with my wife, I have started MasterClass Studio, the performing arts school and creative learning space in 2018.

The good news is…we survived Covid.Yay! We are still here! Yay!

In the next part I am going to give you some information on our Fundamentals of Acting Course.

If you would like to know when the next Fundamentals of Acting course is going to start or the details of the course, just send me an email to robin@masterclass-studio.com

The Fundamentals of Acting Course was designed by Warunya Soontorntae and is one of the most comprehensible acting programs that I know. The course itself is three months long. One time per week. Usually on a Saturday or Sunday. Each class is 3+ hours long.

The course is progressive so each class builds on the one before that.

There are three main sections to the course:
1. The Human Essences part
1. Where we guide each of our students goes on a journey to discover themselves. You get used to the process of an actor of exploration, explanation and expression.
2. After that we go into dialogue. We explore what dialogue is and then start to work with scripts, how to analyze a script.
1. Then we go into scene work.
In this part of the class we explore how to work with our partner. There is much more responsibility on you in this part of the class. To learn your lines, to meet up with your scene partner and rehearse to be prepared for the class.
1. The final part of the course is the showcase performance.
The showcase is essential to the course as you have to apply everything that you have learned and put it to the test. The usually also is one of the most satisfactory parts of the course. There is nothing that compares to the energy before, during and after putting on a show.

That is our Fundamentals of Acting Course in a nutshell. After that we have our Advanced and Intensive Acting Courses which will give you even more tools for your actor’s toolbox.

Feel free to contact me under 0869488394 or send me an email to robin@masterclass-studio.com if you would like to sign up for our Fundamentals of Acting Course.

See you soon!

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More information on how to enter the acting industry in Thailand: https://youtu.be/IVd-hLvZ8ww

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Follow me on… Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobinDurigan

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robin.schroeter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robin_schroeter

Blog: http://www.robinschroeter.de

Blog2: http://www.actors-thailand.com

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Phone: +66 869 488 384

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I hardly know anybody who prepares themselves this well for any part.

Now it is his time to shine as the main villain in this new movie. His first main part.

You can’t force it. But you can work towards it. To make sure you are ready when the occasion comes around.

The worst thing to do is to sit around idly while dreaming of your chance to shine.

Just like a fighter. You need to train to be ready when your chance comes around.

Just like Nobu who made sure he was ready, because you never know when your chance arises.

You need patience, dedication and passion.

Don’t wait for your chance. Make it happen.
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Becoming an actor takes patience and dedication.

If you think you can take one acting class and learn all there is to k…

Becoming an actor takes patience and dedication. If you think you can take one acting class and learn all there is to k…

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Becoming an actor takes patience and dedication.

If you think you can take one acting class and learn all there is to know about the craft, think again. It takes years to perfect your skills, to find your niche. Our lives are not a Rocky movie where you train for 1 month and become the boxing champion of the world.

That is simply not how it works.

You train. You win. You train. You fail. You get back up. You try some more. You practice. You become better. You become good. You fail. You get back up. You try again. You learn some more. Repeat.

Do you think you can become a stock broker in 3 months? No. It takes years of experience.

Here is a little story of one my students for you, whom I admire for his dedication and patience.

He started taking classes with me 3 years ago, pre-covid. After the first class I coached him through the audition for the Movie “Kate” which was being shot in Thailand and he got the part. His first speaking part in a Hollywood movie.

He continued the classes and his training.

Every week he would come to me and ask me “Sensei, do you have a job for me?” I didn’t. That is not how things work.

A few months later he received another speaking part in the series WU Assasins. Two speaking parts in Hollywood productions within one year.

That was not bad.

Then Covid hit.

Which was a disaster for the film industry in Thailand.

Nobu continued his studies. Now becoming my teaching assistant. Eager to learn more about the craft in a time where there were but very few jobs. Nobu continued accent reduction classes with Nathan Mills as well as taking online lessons with Hollywood’s own Wendy Alane Wright, whom he introduced to MasterClass Studio. On top of that he took stunt acting classes with Ron Smoorenburg. All of this while working a full time job.

Then mid 2021 he was cast for a Thai mini-series with Nimit Pipitakul (P’Nued), whom I worked with a long time ago on the Live Action Show the Bridge on the River Kwai. The production was delayed. Nobu had to go back to Japan and just barely made it back to the shoot. He faced A LOT of obstacles on his way back but he was determined to be here for the shoot no matter what it takes.

It was not about the money he made from that project. But it was his first chance back in the movies after the dry-spell during Covid. Nobu was ready. He had trained for this.

Here are some excerpt of his work.

It was the first time that he was able to act in Japanese and his scenes stand out in this mini series. His acting is a pleasure for the viewers.

Then Nobu and my second Japanese student, Hiro both got cast for a series of funny commercials:

Early 2022, Nobu was contacted by the casting director of another movie. They saw his work in the mini series, found him on Facebook and wanted him to cast as the main villain for their movie.

That is the project that Nobu is working on right now. 3 years after his first acting class and minor speaking parts in big productions, was cast as the main villain for this movie. His first main part.

Through his dedication, training and passion, he continued to follow his dream through all obstacles.

I hardly know anybody who prepares themselves this well for any part.

Now it is his time to shine as the main villain in this new movie. His first main part.

You can’t force it. But you can work towards it. To make sure you are ready when the occasion comes around.

The worst thing to do is to sit around idly while dreaming of your chance to shine.

Just like a fighter. You need to train to be ready when your chance comes around.

Just like Nobu who made sure he was ready, because you never know when your chance arises.

You need patience, dedication and passion.

Don’t wait for your chance. Make it happen.
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Becoming an actor takes patience and dedication.

If you think you can take one acting class and learn all there is to k…

Becoming an actor takes patience and dedication. If you think you can take one acting class and learn all there is to k…

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Becoming an actor takes patience and dedication.

If you think you can take one acting class and learn all there is to know about the craft, think again. It takes years to perfect your skills, to find your niche. Our lives are not a Rocky movie where you train for 1 month and become the boxing champion of the world.

That is simply not how it works.

You train. You win. You train. You fail. You get back up. You try some more. You practice. You become better. You become good. You fail. You get back up. You try again. You learn some more. Repeat.

Do you think you can become a stock broker in 3 months? No. It takes years of experience.

Here is a little story of one my students for you, whom I admire for his dedication and patience.

He started taking classes with me 3 years ago, pre-covid. After the first class I coached him through the audition for the Movie “Kate” which was being shot in Thailand and he got the part. His first speaking part in a Hollywood movie.

He continued the classes and his training.

Every week he would come to me and ask me “Sensei, do you have a job for me?” I didn’t. That is not how things work.

A few months later he received another speaking part in the series WU Assasins. Two speaking parts in Hollywood productions within one year.

That was not bad.

Then Covid hit.

Which was a disaster for the film industry in Thailand.

Nobu continued his studies. Now becoming my teaching assistant. Eager to learn more about the craft in a time where there were but very few jobs. Nobu continued accent reduction classes with Nathan Mills as well as taking online lessons with Hollywood’s own Wendy Alane Wright, whom he introduced to MasterClass Studio. On top of that he took stunt acting classes with Ron Smoorenburg. All of this while working a full time job.

Then mid 2021 he was cast for a Thai mini-series with Nimit Pipitakul (P’Nued), whom I worked with a long time ago on the Live Action Show the Bridge on the River Kwai. The production was delayed. Nobu had to go back to Japan and just barely made it back to the shoot. He faced A LOT of obstacles on his way back but he was determined to be here for the shoot no matter what it takes.

It was not about the money he made from that project. But it was his first chance back in the movies after the dry-spell during Covid. Nobu was ready. He had trained for this.

Here are some excerpt of his work.

It was the first time that he was able to act in Japanese and his scenes stand out in this mini series. His acting is a pleasure for the viewers.

Then Nobu and my second Japanese student, Hiro both got cast for a series of funny commercials:

Early 2022, Nobu was contacted by the casting director of another movie. They saw his work in the mini series, found him on Facebook and wanted him to cast as the main villain for their movie.

That is the project that Nobu is working on right now. 3 years after his first acting class and minor speaking parts in big productions, was cast as the main villain for this movie. His first main part.

Through his dedication, training and passion, he continued to follow his dream through all obstacles.

I hardly know anybody who prepares themselves this well for any part.

Now it is his time to shine as the main villain in this new movie. His first main part.

You can’t force it. But you can work towards it. To make sure you are ready when the occasion comes around.

The worst thing to do is to sit around idly while dreaming of your chance to shine.

Just like a fighter. You need to train to be ready when your chance comes around.

Just like Nobu who made sure he was ready, because you never know when your chance arises.

You need patience, dedication and passion.

Don’t wait for your chance. Make it happen.
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The “Peter Dinklage Effect” – How to make your dreams come true

The “Peter Dinklage Effect” – How to make your dreams come true

My name is Robin Schroeter and today I would like to talk to you about what I call ‘the Peter Dinklage Efffect”

If you don’t know who Peter Dinklage is, first of all, shame on you! Second of all, he is the actor with dwarfism who became famous by playing Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones.

In an industry that admires tall people so much – yes, statistically it is much simpler becoming an actor if you are tall and the minimum height for models is 180cm, having dwarfism and being shorter than 140cm can arguably be described as having the odds stacked against you.

So what do I mean with the Peter Dinklage Effect?

Well, Peter Dinklage made it. Despite the odds, he established himself as an A-listed Actor in Hollywood. There are other examples of very short actors making it to the top, like Danny Devito, for example or… but Peter Dinklage is the most recent and he is noteworthy for a few other reasons.

What I think is noteworthy in Peter Dinklage’s success is the way he rose to fame.

  1. He is a trained actor He has a shitload of training
  2. He is a theatre actor Aside from training himself he established himself on stage first
  3. He put value on himself first Instead of taking parts a Christmas elve and the likes, parts that his peers took on to make some money, he made it a point that he wanted to be seen and respected as actor. Just imagine him at the height of his fame and then footage surfacing of himself playing a Christmas elve at an event. He made it a point that he wanted to be seen and respected as an actor first.

Through his training he elevated himself from the crowd. Through his work on stage he established himself as a working actor playing major parts. By putting value on himself he made other people see that value in him.

And then he had to wait. He got some parts in movies earlier on, but he had to wait patiently for the right role to come along. For Peter Dinklage that was the role of Tyrion Lannister. A part that in hindsight looked as if it was written for him. But when the part came along, he was ready. He had training, he had experience, both on stage and on camera, and he knew that this part would establish him as the quality actor that he is. And it did. Because he was ready, and more ready than his peers, when the part came along, he got to where he always wanted to be.

And now…he gets offered parts that usually would go to tall actors. He is playing super-hero villains.

He never sold himself short. He always believed in himself and he trained like a maniac to become the best actor he could possibly be.

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More information on how to enter the acting industry in Thailand: https://youtu.be/IVd-hLvZ8ww

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Follow me on… Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobinDurigan

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robin.schroeter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robin_schroeter

Blog: http://www.robinschroeter.de

Blog2: http://www.actors-thailand.com

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Line: robinschroeter

Phone: +66 869 488 384

Email: robin_schroeter@hotmail.com

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How to become a Thai actor

How to become a Thai actor

1st of all, I get a lot of email and inquiries like this. And my first reaction always is “You cannot become a Thai Actor, because you are not Thai.”

Now if you want to become an actor in Thailand, of course, that is possible. But if you want to become a Thai actor, at some point you have to change your nationality to become a Thai citizen, you have to read and write thai and sing the national anthem in Thai and live here for 20+ years.

I am pretty sure that most people that ask me how can I become a Thai actor actually mean “How to become an actor in Thailand?”

Becoming an actor in Thailand is definitely easier than becoming a Thai actor.

To become an actor here in Thailand I would recommend the following steps:

  1. Take acting classes here to meet people and build your network The people that you meet when taking acting classes are people that are serious about their craft and about their work. The people that I met at my first acting classes here in Thailand have become established actors in the Thai film industry and all have had major parts in Thai and international films. And we are still good friends.
  2. Build your Network You may build your network by going to see theatre productions of others, or by joining workshops, or even online or by doing volunteer work in the field. It is of major importance that you are pro-active and don’t just sit by idly. You need to be outgoing. See and be seen. Talk to people, engage them. Listen and learn
  3. Join theatre productions Most theatre work in Thailand is on volunteer basis. It is not paid, or if paid, it pays very little. Most of the actors on stage also have a career in the film industry or are aware of other acting jobs. Working in theatre is the most rewarding work you can do. It builds trust and you learn for life.

Whatever you do, you want to stick out from the masses. If you think you can establish yourself as an actor by taking on extra work and hope that you will be discovered while being an extra on set, think again. That doesn’t happen. Unfortunately, most of the time, extras are being treated very poorly on set. The crowd that you hang out with defines you, so if you want to be seen as an actor, being an extra is not the path.

You have to invest in yourself first. Take acting classes. Learn the craft. Set yourself apart from the masses. Build your network. Gain experience. In order to make it in this super competetive industry you either need to be super good looking or you need to be better than the rest.

You are worth it.

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More information on how to enter the acting industry in Thailand: https://youtu.be/IVd-hLvZ8ww

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Follow me on… Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobinDurigan

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robin.schroeter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robin_schroeter

Blog: http://www.robinschroeter.de

Blog2: http://www.actors-thailand.com

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Line: robinschroeter

Phone: +66 869 488 384

Email: robin_schroeter@hotmail.com

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