Animal Study For Actors

👋 Hi there! I’m Sara!

I started BlankSlateBody in 2019 to provide actors with the most up-to-date and effective movement and fitness resources relevant to the craft of acting.

My background as both an actor and a fitness professional with 10+ years experience has provided the inspiration for this course.

The main thing that I bring to the table is a body-centric approach to acting that starts by addressing fitness and athleticism.

Instead of placing unrealistic movement expectations on an actor, I view physical theatre exercises like Animal Study as an athletic skills, similar to a chin up or cartwheel. As a trainer, I don't expect you to hop on a chin up bar and perform 20 beautiful chin ups. The same is true for a course like this.

The more confident you are in the basic positions needed for animal study, the better you’re going to be at exploring your animal and character freely.

In the first 3 weeks of the program, you'll build a base of fitness capable of playful exploration and learn the framework movements to kickstart your journey into Animal Study. In weeks 4-5, you'll learn to apply your fitness to the Animal Study acting method and transform from animal to character.

I've designed this course to be the perfect introduction into the world of physical theatre, starting with individual character exploration through animal study.

This 6 week course combines the effectiveness of bodyweight movement that I've learned as a GMB Fitness Trainer and L2 CrossFit trainer and the nuance of Animal Study I've learned from East 15 Acting School under the instruction of Tracy Collier and Christina Kapadocha. It includes over 3 hours of instructional video and voice over content and exercises, along with downloadable worksheets in an easy-to-follow format.

What users are saying:

"Sara had a wonderful way about her instructions, she is attentive and create plans that challenge in order to achieve greater fitness but is not too pushy or aggressive and I really appreciate this as my level of fitness was not high and I feel inhale begin starting to feel that greyer fitness for me is achievable working within my own thresholds. I would recommend her without hesitation!"

-Law Ballard

 Sara's program was a pleasant surprise in that it was super comprehensive and well-rounded, consisting of a tailored warm-up/cool-down, a specific skill with progressions, and a diverse workout section. She's great with cue-ing and troubleshooting, but furthermore, I had a lot of fun seeing the new things my body could do. She also made sure to tie it into how it would be useful in creative work, and encouraged me to reflect on these skills and workouts through that lens. Thanks, Sara!

-Fran Sales

Fun, clear & structured work outs. I can see & feel a difference in my body after only two weeks and my mood has definitely lifted after the work outs too!

-Tamsin Harding