Ongoing Live Online Acting Class via Zoom | Based in Los Angeles, California
Develop sharp screen instincts, master the lens, and learn to trust your impulses in real-time. This is an ongoing, continuous training lab—not a temporary workshop—designed to keep your on-camera audition skills sharp week after week.
🎭 Class Focus & Curriculum
Trusting the Impulse: Break out of your head and lean into spontaneous, truthful choices on camera.
Mastering the Lens: Understand technical adjustments, eye-lines, and frame constraints for Film & TV auditions.
Active Scene Work & Sides: Continuous, live on-camera practice with immediate feedback and adjustments.
Audition Readiness: Train your brain to analyze scripts quickly and confidently deliver high-impact self-tapes and performances.
🎥 Live Zoom Schedule
Day/ Time: Wednesdays from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PST: Starting Sept. 2nd!
Platform: Hosted live online via Zoom. Secure links are sent out to registered actors weekly.
Class Size: 14 students: kept small to guarantee individual on-camera time and personalized coaching every session.
💰 Tuition & Commitment
Rate: $50 per week (Billed at $200 per month)
Commitment: Initial 4-week commitment required to build consistent habits and technical stamina. Continuous enrollment thereafter.
🎬 How to Apply & Register
Ready to trust your instincts in front of the lens? Space is strictly limited to ensure every actor gets adequate camera time.
Click the "Apply Now" button below to fill out our quick intake form.
Once submitted, we will email you to schedule a free 15-minute chat to hear about your acting goals and see if the lab is a good fit.
If accepted, you will receive your official Zoom link and the growth begins!
🎬 Meet Your Coach: Dwayne Barnes
From winning citywide acting competitions in Detroit to sharing the silver screen with industry giants in Los Angeles, Dwayne Barnes brings a massive wealth of real-world, elite experience directly from the heart of Los Angeles to the On-Camera Actor Instinct Lab.
Dwayne has guest-starred in over 60 episodic television shows, appeared in countless national commercials, and starred in major theatrical productions—earning an NAACP Theater Award nomination for Best Actor. He has shared the screen with Hollywood heavyweights like Richard Gere in The Flock, and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker in the Sony Pictures feature film Big George. He also stars as Rydell in EA's multi-billion dollar video game franchise, Need for Speed: Unbound alongside A$AP Rocky.
Beyond his extensive screen credits, Dwayne is globally recognized for his critically acclaimed, iconic role in the urban cinema classic Menace II Society—a performance so legendary it inspired widespread pop-culture merchandise and led to Dwayne being brought on as a featured columnist for the prestigious industry trade, Deadline Hollywood.
As an elite, highly intuitive acting coach, Dwayne has trained and sculpted the performances of working series regulars, established actors, and top-tier celebrities, including Usher, Mario, and Kirk Franklin.
Dwayne has mastered all major acting methodologies, but his true gift lies in his signature intuitive approach. He specializes in guiding actors to break out of their heads, heal their artistic blocks, and tap into raw, undeniable human instincts in front of the lens. When you train in the Lab, you are learning directly from a proven industry veteran who knows exactly what it takes to book the job and captivate an audience.
Inside The On-Camera Acting Instinct Lab