Meet your new instructor: Oscar-winner Natalie Portman. As a self-taught actor, she's built a repertoire of personal techniques for developing characters and shaping performances, and she'll be sharing them with you.
To fully embody a character, you first need to gain a thorough understanding of what makes them tick. Natalie teaches you how to dig for illuminating details, create a personal timeline, and analyze influential relationships.
Real-life resources are invaluable for developing your character. Natalie explains how historical research, documentaries, and even YouTube videos can help you understand your character's motivations and behavior.
To develop your character, you will need to use your body. Natalie teaches you how to find the right movements and physical exercises, as well as how to use wardrobe and makeup, to embody the role.
Natalie shares three performances by actors who have inspired her, breaking down how they use physical movement to reveal character in surprising ways.