The Studio Journal

The Van Kamp Method: How Years of Training Became One Powerful Technique

Method Acting is not simply a technique — it is a way of being. After years of training at the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Ivana Chubbuck Masterclass, and The Loft, Merete Van Kamp synthesized t...

The Actor's Body and Voice: How to Train Your Most Important Instrument

Every musician tunes their instrument before they play. Every athlete trains their body before they compete. As an actor, your body and voice are your instrument — and they require the same dedicat...

How to Choose and Prepare Your First Monologue — A Guide for Every Genre

Choosing and preparing a monologue is one of the most personal things an actor does. At The Actor Studio, we start where you are — with your personality, your strengths, and your voice — and build ...

The Actor's Mindset: How to Handle Rejection, Stay Consistent, and Build a Long Career

The craft of acting is learnable. The mindset required to sustain a career is harder to teach — but just as essential. Merete Van Kamp shares the principles that separate actors who last from those...

How to Build a Self-Tape Studio at Home (Without Breaking the Bank)

Self-taping is now one of the most essential skills for working actors. This complete guide walks you through how to build a professional home self-tape studio on a budget — covering lighting, soun...

How to Book an Online Acting Class with Le Van Kamp Studio — Available Worldwide

The Actor Studio offers global one-on-one online acting classes led by Merete Van Kamp — actress, director, and founder of Le Van Kamp Studio. Book your session in audition preparation, accent redu...

The Actor Universe — A Home for the Actor

The Actor Universe is a home built by an actress, for actors. A place where you are allowed to be your authentic self with pride — and where everything you need to succeed lives in one space. Educa...

Your Mask Fell Off

The mask fell off. And now I see you — clearly, completely, without any remaining doubt. This is what it feels like when the illusion finally breaks: the humiliation, the shame, the cruelty of reme...

Ganesha — the Remover of Obstacles, the Lord of New Beginnings

I turn to Ganesha when I feel like the whole world is against me. I painted him. I gave the painting to my mother. Praying with Ganesha makes you borrow his strength and power to see you through — ...

Bienvenue à Paris

I first came to Paris at sixteen as a fashion model. I returned for love. I stayed through opposition, loss, and eleven years of a city that is beautiful even in the rain. Paris came for me — and I...