La Crescenta-Montrose3-2-1- Acting Studios
On-camera school for ages 2 to adult in La Crescenta, founded 2007 by Mae Ross and now under new ownership, with tiered TV commercial and scene study classes, published package pricing, and a free trial class.
Hollywood9th Level Acting Studios
Small Hollywood on-camera studio run by working actor Alex Boling, built deliberately for new and nervous actors, with Thursday classes, a free audit, and published $200 monthly tuition.
Studio CityAlan Feinstein Acting Studio
Studio City scene study and trademarked True Cold Reading classes taught by Broadway and TV veteran Alan Feinstein, whose Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire was chosen by Tennessee Williams himself.
Beverly GroveAnnie Grindlay Studio
Audition-technique specialist on Beverly Boulevard founded in 2009 by Annie Grindlay, twenty years an audition teacher at the Margie Haber Studio, with 4-week on-camera intensives, published prices, and free intro workshops.
BurbankBrian Cutler Actors Studio
Burbank studio est. 1993 teaching Meisner via the Charles Conrad line with heavy commercial technique, every class filmed in 4K, published cycle pricing, and a free first-class audit.
Studio CityCreative Combustion Acting Studio
Joshua Finkel's Studio City coaching practice and master classes: Broadway-credentialed training in musical theatre auditioning, Shakespeare, cold reading, and college prep, for all ages at published hourly rates.
Online-onlyDoug Warhit Acting Classes
Veteran on-camera coach Doug Warhit's cold reading and scene study classes, now online-only: every session taped, a monthly industry guest, a free audit, and a private on-camera intro session to start.
Miracle MileGraham Shiels Studios
Miracle Mile on-camera studio founded 2013 by Yale MFA Graham Shiels, staffed entirely by working series-credit actors, with classes six days a week, a 3-week Lab intensive as the entry point, and published class-pack pricing.
North HollywoodInnovative Actor's Studio
NoHo Arts District studio where 40-year working actor Bob Caso teaches eclectic technique with on-camera work in month-to-month classes, administered by his actor son Vince, with a free first class.
BurbankJohn D'Aquino's Actors Workshops
Burbank on-camera workshops from veteran TV actor John D'Aquino, with weekly age-banded classes from 8 to adult, summer film camps, and Zoom coaching; formerly branded the Young Actors Workshop.
North HollywoodKeep It Real Acting Studios
Commercial and on-camera specialist founded by actress Judy Kain in 2012, with a four-level commercial track, youth classes, self-taping services, and unusually transparent published pricing; currently running classes virtually.
Currently online-onlyKillian's Workshop
The commercial-audition workshop of former casting director Killian McHugh, now fully on Zoom: dated 2026 cohorts at $285, plus a $40-a-month Actor's Gym for weekly mock-audition reps.
West Los AngelesLynette McNeill Studio
West LA one-teacher studio where Adler- and Hagen-trained Lynette McNeill teaches ongoing scene study with integrated improv, six-week on-camera cycles, and private coaching; tuition by inquiry.
Studio CityMarnie Cooper School of Acting
Studio City youth acting school led by Marnie Cooper, coaching since 1989, with age-banded scene study on Zoom and in person, a Disney/Nickelodeon comedy class, and published per-class pricing.
Sherman OaksMatthew Barry Teaches
Sherman Oaks class taught by casting director Matthew Barry (The Notebook, Rush Hour): one weekly everyone-works session rotating on-camera, audition, comedy, and scene work at a published $89 per class.
Century CityThe Playground: A Young Actors' Conservatory
Century City young actors conservatory founded 2005 by Gary Spatz, the on-set coach of the All New Mickey Mouse Club generation, with age-banded on-camera training from 7 up, an on-camera tryout, and a free intro class.
Temple CityPopRock Academy
Temple City triple-threat academy founded 2011 by Paul Kwo, teaching acting, voice, dance, and musical theatre from age 3 to adult in the San Gabriel Valley, with a free first class.
Valley VillageRichard Lawson Studios
Valley Village school and 'empowerment academy' founded 2005 by actor Richard Lawson, a 30-year Beverly Hills Playhouse teacher, pairing Katselas-lineage scene study with career administration, fully hybrid for remote students.
Melrose AveThe Screen Acting Studio
Aaron Speiser's current teaching home on Melrose, co-founded with Kay Aston: screen-acting classes and twice-weekly Speiser masterclasses, entered through a paid private orientation session.
Valley VillageSeydways Acting Studios
Valley Village outpost of Richard Seyd's two-city studio: his Trigger Approach and Stretch Work taught in classes capped around ten, with a professionals-only master class under Seyd and a published per-class rate for the open room.
Studio CityShari Shaw Studios
Studio City studio branding itself LA's comedy audition specialist: Shari Shaw's on-camera comedy and audition classes, youth camps, and a paid consultation-then-placement intake, with a live calendar and shop pricing.
BurbankSteve Eastin Studio
Veteran character actor Steve Eastin (Field of Dreams, Catch Me If You Can) teaches weekly on-camera film and TV classes in Burbank, sold through his site at published rates; his famous former studio building closed but the teaching continues, currently sold out.
East Santa MonicaTony Barr's Film Actors Workshop
The on-camera workshop founded in 1960 by CBS executive Tony Barr, author of Acting for the Camera, now taught in Santa Monica by Eric Stephan Kline with a 4K two-camera studio and a $85 two-week cycle.
North HollywoodYoung Actors Space
The original LA young actors school, founded 1979, now in North Hollywood under director Patrick Day: age-banded classes from Tykes (5-7) through adults, half improv and half scene study, with Fall 2026 enrollment open.
Mid-WilshireZak Barnett Studios
Mid-Wilshire on-camera studio for professional actors ages 7 to adult, built on Zak Barnett's whole-self approach, with a class ladder from open-enrollment CORE to invitation-only MASTER, 16-week immersives, and published membership pricing.
New to this approach? The LA Actor Guide explains what On-camera technique actually is, where it came from, and who it suits, in plain language. This page lists the LA schools that teach it.