TEACHING
New Zealand
“While growing up in a family with two languages, I learned to read the sub-textual subtleties of behaviour when I couldn’t understand the words. I learned at a young age that how a person feels and behaves reveals more about who they are, than what they say. ”
2025 WORKSHOPS
Film Acting Workshops
An intense weekend workshop similar to the Masterclass which teaches actors to create believable characters and emotionally connected relationships on screen. Working in pairs with scripts, actors learn the Art of Relating, which maximises creative choices and trains actors to bring their instincts to the screen.
Benefits include: strengthening and recharging idle acting muscles, removing blocks, deepening emotional connection and improving sight-reading skills.
This workshop suits actors wanting to be on form for their next audition or role. It can be suitable for writers and directors keen to explore acting techniques that develop character and deepen story, as well as provide tools to better communicate with actors.
All participants work as actors.
Saturdays Schedule:
10am - 10.15am - Introduction
10.15am - 1.15pm - *Chair work and review
1.15pm - 2pm - Lunch
2pm - 5pm - Shooting scenes and reviewSundays Schedule:
10am - 10.15am - Reflections
10.15am - 1.15pm - Couch work cold read and review
1.15pm - 2pm - Lunch
2pm - 5pm - Shooting scenes and review
*Chair work is an actors gym technique, which uses the script to explore connectivity between actors and develop emotional muscle
Spaces are limited. click on one of the options above to request a booking form.
Wellington | Film Acting Masterclass | 11 Feb - 6 Mar (THIS CLASS IS FULL)
This twice weekly, four-week masterclass, trains actors to create believable characters and emotionally connected relationships on screen.
Working in pairs with scripts, actors learn the Art of Relating, which maximises creative choices and trains actor to bring their emotional instincts to the screen.
strengthen and recharge acting muscles
identify and remove blocks
deepen emotional connection with partner & script
improve sight-reading skills
Suitable for:
for actors seeking to be on form for auditions and screen roles
for writers wanting to deepen character and develop a story from the ‘inside out’
for directors seeking to better communicate with actors
All participants work as actors. All work is filmed and reviewed.
**Actors must attend both classes per week.
2024 Masterclass
TUESDAYS
6.30 PM - 9.30 PM - COLD READING
FEB 11
FEB 18
FEB 25 (online module)
MAR 4
THRUSDAYS
FEB 13
FEB 20
FEB 27 (online module)
MAR 6
* Chair work is an actors ‘gym’ technique, which uses the script to explore connectivity between actors and develop emotional muscle.
Vicky’s expertise
Vicky Yiannoutsos has worked for over 40 years in the film industry as an acting coach, editor, director and producer. She trained at the Jeremiah Comey Acting Studios in Los Angeles and has run two studios in Grey Lynn, Auckland. She has taught at Toi Whakaari in Wellington, Auckland University, UCOL, TAPAC, The Actors Programme in Auckland and Relativity Film School in Los Angeles. Vicky led the screen acting program at Unitec for eight years and worked extensively with actor, writer and director teams, developing collaborative actor driven working models to create films. She has co-taught industry workshops in Aotearoa/ New Zealand with LA based acting coach Jeremiah Comey. Vicky splits her year between New Zealand and Greece and is currently teaching and developing projects out of Manchester Tce Studios, home to Vix Pix Productions Ltd, in Melrose, Wellington.
For future workshops please enquire below
“Vicky encouraged us to become more courageous with our choices, while remaining truthful to them and the scene. She’s an animated, passionate, and skilled teacher with great intuition and drive to always discover and learn more about what she can bring to her work and the actor””