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The audition is the job.

Private audition coaching with Christopher Liebe. One-on-one work on your actual sides, on Zoom, on your schedule. Over 25 years training actors.

Book a Session Actors Christopher has taught First session $95  /  60 min · $125  /  30 min quick prep · $70
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Actors Christopher has taught have gone on to

Thor: Love & Thunder · Westworld · John Wick · Beef · The Pitt · Creed · Avengers: Endgame · Now You See Me · The Morning Show · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · True Blood · The Vampire Diaries  See the full list

Coaching

You have the sides. You have a deadline.

What you need is an hour with someone who can see what's working, what isn't, and what to do about it before you hit record.

Most coaches have only sat on one side of the table. I've trained actors for over 25 years, and I've taught film production to students who've gone on to win awards at festivals around the world. So I know what makes a performance true, and I know what makes a casting director keep watching.

In a session we work your actual material:

  • Break down the scene: what's happening, what you want, what changed
  • Find the behavior that makes it yours, not a line reading
  • Run it, adjust it, run it again
  • For self-tapes: framing, eyeline, reader, and which take to send

You leave with a clear plan for the tape or the room. No general advice, no homework you don't need.

Who it's for. Working and training actors with a specific audition, self-tape, or callback. New to auditioning is fine. Meisner training is not required.

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Sessions are paid by Venmo (@filmlab). Your spot is held once payment comes in; if it hasn't arrived within 24 hours, the time opens back up. Booking for tomorrow? Just send payment before we meet. Need to move a session? No problem up to 24 hours ahead. Inside that window the session is charged as booked, because the time was held for you.

Actors Christopher has taught

The work shows up on screen.

All of them studied acting with Christopher over the past 25 years, and some studied filmmaking with him too.

Dave Franco

Dave Franco

Now You See Me 1, 2 & 3 · The Disaster Artist · Neighbors 1 & 2 · 21 Jump Street · Scrubs

Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki

The Orville · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · About a Boy · John Wick · Lone Star

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Thor: Love & Thunder · Westworld · Men In Black: International · Avengers: Endgame · Creed & Creed II

Ramona Young

Ramona Young

DC's Legends of Tomorrow · Never Have I Ever · Santa Clarita Diet · Z Nation · Blockers

Cassidy Freeman

Cassidy Freeman

Longmire · The Vampire Diaries · Smallville · The Righteous Gemstones · Doubt

Jim Parrack

Jim Parrack

9-1-1: Lone Star · True Blood · The Deuce · Suicide Squad · Fury

Brittany Curran

Brittany Curran

The Magicians · FraXtur · Chicago Fire · Men of a Certain Age · Twisted

Marshall Allman

Marshall Allman

True Blood · Humans · Bates Motel · Quantum Break · Prison Break

Diego Tinoco

Diego Tinoco

On My Block · Mourning War · Teen Wolf

Peyton Elizabeth Lee

Peyton Elizabeth Lee

Andi Mack · The Lion Guard · Shameless · Secret Society of 2nd Born Royals

Sean Carrigan

Sean Carrigan

Ford v Ferrari · The Young and the Restless · American Vandal · The Flip Side · The Event

Ahna O'Reilly

Ahna O'Reilly

The Morning Show · The Help · Day by Day · Kingdom · Marshall

Clark Freeman

Clark Freeman

Narcos: Mexico · Days of Our Lives · We Go On

Emily Berry

Emily Berry

Fresh Off The Boat · Young Sheldon · The OA · Transparent

Wolfgang Bodison

Wolfgang Bodison

A Few Good Men · American Skin · Code Black · Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Mia Serafino

Mia Serafino

Crowded · Airport Security Squad · Zeroville · Electric Love · Saving Mr. Banks

Scott Haze

Scott Haze

Venom · Jurassic World: Dominion · Zeroville

Alain Uy

Alain Uy

Helstrom · The Morning Show · The Passage · True Detective

Angela Trimbur

Angela Trimbur

The Final Girls · The Good Place · The Feels · Major Lazer · CSI: Cyber

Josh Cooke

Josh Cooke

The Right Stuff · Grace & Frankie · Longmire · Hart of Dixie · Dexter

Shoniqua Shandai

Shoniqua Shandai

I Am the Night · Nobodies · Sing It!

Michael Trevino

Michael Trevino

Roswell, New Mexico · The Vampire Diaries · The Riches · Cane · 90210

Julie Lake

Julie Lake

Orange Is the New Black · Mental · Boomtown

Eddie Shin

Eddie Shin

Alexa & Katie · American Housewife · The Man in the High Castle · Westworld · Manhattan

Reina Hardesty

Reina Hardesty

Brockmire · The Flash · StartUp · Greenhouse Academy · DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Devin Crittenden

Devin Crittenden

Greek · Jane the Virgin · Chasing Mavericks · The 4 to 9ers: The Day Crew · The Lake

Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee

Beef (Emmy nominee) · Star Trek: Picard · Searching · Lion · NCIS: Los Angeles

Chad Addison

Chad Addison

The Pitt · FBI · Summer of 69 · Appofeniacs

Julia Lehman

Julia Lehman

The Pitt · Narcos: Mexico · Modern Family · Lunch Hour

Eddie Yu

Eddie Yu

The Naked Gun · The Pitt · Bosch: Legacy · Lucky Grandma

Fareed Ward

Fareed Ward

Homeland · The Conners · CIA · Deadlock

Arun Storrs

Arun Storrs

Founders Day · ReEntry · Ninja Zombies · Shake It

About

Christopher Liebe

Filmmaking, Acting & Directing Coach

  • B.F.A. in Theater, UC Santa Barbara
  • Aputure Lighting Certification
  • REDucation, RED Digital Cinema
  • SAG-AFTRA member
  • Lifetime member, Digital Cinema Society

Christopher Liebe is a highly sought-after filmmaking mentor and acting teacher. He is the Founder of the Hollywood Film Lab program and has been sharing his extensive filmmaking, directing & acting knowledge around the world, from Europe, Mexico and across the USA, for over two decades.

Through the Hollywood Film Lab, he has taught hundreds of filmmakers the art of making movies. Graduates of his courses have gone on to win numerous awards at film festivals all over the world. He has also been a guest lecturer for the University of Cincinnati's BFA Acting program, where he taught a Film Lab intensive for the full BFA program and its faculty.

Christopher teaches the Meisner Acting Technique at one of Los Angeles' premier acting schools, Playhouse West.

He is an award-winning producer, cinematographer and actor, a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.F.A. in Theater. He studied for many years under Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West in Los Angeles – alongside many top actors including Scott Caan and James Franco. He has been mentored by such talents as Jeff Goldblum and learned on set from Academy Award-winning cinematographer Conrad L. Hall. He regularly attends world-class workshops and trainings. He has been fortunate to learn under such greats as Shane Hurlbut, Paul Cameron, Vincent LaForet, Alex Buono and many others. He has directed film projects in collaboration with fellow Playhouse West Members, such as Mark Pellegrino ('Supernatural', 'Lost', & '13 Reasons Why') and Dave Franco ('Now You See Me', 'Neighbors' & '21 Jump Street').

Christopher holds Aputure Lighting Certification, has completed REDucation through RED Digital Cinema, and is a member of SAG-AFTRA and a lifetime member of the Digital Cinema Society.

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