2025 🎬 ACTING & FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS – ASHEVILLE, NC
For Beginners, Dreamers & Doers
Discover your voice. Step into the frame.
🎟️ MASTERCLASS
Intro to Acting & Filmmaking (2 Hours)
A hands-on, beginner-friendly session designed for aspiring actors and filmmakers with little to no experience.
We’ll cover warm-up exercises, camera basics, and short performance drills.
Choose your age group:
🕘 Morning Session 11:00 am: Ages 12–18
🌙 Afternoon Session 3:00 pm: Ages 21+
💰 Cost: FREE (Tip Jar encouraged)
📌 Participants aged 15–18 who wish to attend the 21+ session must provide parental consent.
June 14th
802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200
Asheville, NC
DONE!
🎥 FULL-DAY WORKSHOP
Lights. Camera. Action. In One Day.
📅 6-8 hours of immersive learning and creation. You’ll:
Warm up with acting and film exercises
Write a script
Break down scenesTake on real set roles (actor, director, DP, etc.)
Shoot the scene
Learn basic editing techniques
Present the film
💰 Cost: $129 per student or $100 if you get the paperback book!
July 12th - 10:30 am
802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200
Asheville, NC
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🎞️ 3. 5-WEEK PROGRAM
From Idea to Film – In Just 5 Sessions
A complete creative journey — act, direct, shoot, and edit your own short film.
✔️ Weeks 1–3: Theory, acting games, camera training
🎬 Week 4: Shoot Day!
✂️ Week 5: Edit + Screen + Feedback + Receive Certificate
🎓 Includes Certificate of Completion
💰 Cost: $400–500 per student
⏱️ 4-hour sessions (6 on shoot day)
Saturday & Sundays from July 19th/20th to
August 16th/17th
802 Fairview Rd. Suite 1200
Asheville, NC
Raúl Acosta
Creative Writer | Filmmaker | Self-Published Author
The Instructor
Raúl Iván Acosta is a writer and filmmaker whose work spans continents and mediums. From national TV in Lima to short films in Paris, he’s told stories through film, music, and art. His award-winning shorts earned acclaim at the 48 Hour Film Project and Filmapalooza.
Raúl has directed commercials, curated art auctions, and been active in arts education. He produced a rap series and music videos during the pandemic as a creative outlet. Later, he led emergency shooting days on Peru’s historical TV series Los Otros Libertadores.
In New York, he rediscovered his voice as a filmmaker with The Dish and Double Booked. He authored Always Be Selling, a hands-on guidebook for actors. Now based in Asheville, NC, he leads local film programs and the 48HFP competition. Raúl co-founded NewYorkStories.org and is driven by stories that move, amuse, and resonate.
Raul Acosta
Capturing emotions through stunning visual storytelling.
contact me
abfilmmaker7@gmail.com
(646) 302-6331
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