The last live teaching of the 8 Keys β break down any script in under 10 minutes and know exactly what casting wants. $149. Recording included, forever.
π Stop Guessing What Casting Wants
Live on Zoom 2 days - 4 hours
The script is not a mystery.
It's a communication tool.
Casting is telling you exactly what they want β
itβs written in the script.
In 2 days live on Zoom, you'll learn The 8 Keys: Decode the Script. Know the Production β a repeatable process for breaking down any script. I can break down any script in about 3 minutes. After two days, you'll have the same tools β and with practice, most actors get there in under ten. Work the keys live with Loren, get coached, and keep the recording forever.
Most actors memorize the lines, make some choices, and hope. Then the feedback lands: βItβs a comedy.β βThat was the cliffhanger moment.β How did I miss that?
Youβre not missing talent. Youβre missing clues β because no one ever taught you where to look. The script is how the writer, director, producer, and casting director communicate the story to you. Itβs not a mystery. Itβs a communication tool. And you can learn to decode it.
Register TODAY and walk out of the workshop being able to:
Decode any script in under 10 minutes β even when casting hands you new pages in the room.
Know what casting and production actually want β and ask them smarter questions
Walk into every audition with the grounded confidence of the actor who knows the story & what production wants
Casting hands you 3 pages.
But the full script is 110 pages long.
How do you know what they want???
Your agent sends the audition at 6pm. No breakdown. No context. No one picking up the phone. Tape's due tomorrow.
Meanwhile, everyone you're auditioning for β casting, the director, the producers, the network β has read the whole script. They can see the whole picture. Your job? Fit perfectly into a picture you've never seenβ¦ from a few pages.
So you work hard. You memorize. You make choices. You hit submit. And your tape goes out into the ether.
3,000+
Submissions
15+
Callbacks
1
Actor Books the Role
The actor who books isn't more talented than you. They're the one whose audition fits the picture everyone behind the table is already seeing.
Learn The 8 Keys: Decode the Script. Know the Production
Eight practical keys that marry your instincts with analysis β so the clues land in your gut, not just your head. Together, they let you decode any sides and know the genre, the tone, the shooting style, where your scene sits in the story, and what the production needs from you.
I'm teaching this live one final time, then it becomes a recording. This is your only chance to work The 8 Keys with me in the room: get coached, ask your questions, and run the process on your feet. Live attendees keep the recording for life.
Every script you'll ever be handed is full of clues about what the production wants. In two days, you'll know how to decode them: all of them, every time, under 10 minutes. It's the first step to an undeniable audition.
π¬ Is This Workshop for You?
π You're getting auditions and self-tape requests β but not enough callbacks
π You've trained for years and still don't have a reliable way into a script
π You've ever gotten feedback that made you think "how did I miss that?"
π You're a seasoned pro β most working actors were never taught these keys either
π You're doing (or planning) the 9 Questions or Intentional Comedy and want the full payoff
If thatβs you β youβre in the right place.
What You'll Get:
β 4 hours of live teaching and on-your-feet coaching with a working director
β Real sides and guided practice β the keys get into your body, not just your notes
β The 8 Keys decoding sheet to run on every audition
β The story-structure map every actor should know
β Lifetime access to the full recording β before it's ever sold on demand
β Live Q&A β the part no recording can give you
Meet your Coach:
Loren E. Chadima
I'm Loren Chadima β award-winning director, filmmaker, and acting coach. That order matters. I'm not guessing what directors and casting professionals want to see. I'm one of the people who books.
But I built The 8 Keys because I needed them. Even with a graduate degree in acting and directing, I once had a Hollywood acting teacher ask me: "Loren β you did know your character was making a suicide pact?" I had no clue. The clues were in the script. I couldn't see them.
So I built a specific, repeatable process for finding them β under 10 minutes, out of your head, present in the scene. It's the same process I use to coach actors working in television and film today. And it's the process that put me back on camera: two feature films, a national commercial, and a standing ovation from the producers after the shoot.
Students of Intentional Acting have booked:
β Dahmer
β This Is Us
β The Devil Wears Prada
β Sugar
β For All Mankind
β The Genius series
β My Spy 2
β Roles opposite Colin Farrell, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Lopez, and Kristin Scott Thomas
Register here below: (spots are limited to keep this interactive)
Mondays
September 21 & September 28, 2026
4:30pm PT - 6:30pm PT
$149.00
Thursdays
September 24 & October 1, 2026
11:00am PT - 1:00pm PT
$149.00
FAQ by Actors
What if I can't make it live?
You'll get lifetime access to the full recording either way. But this is the final live teaching β the only chance to be coached in the room, ask your questions, and work the keys on your feet with Loren. If you can make even one of the two days live, do it.
I've taken a lot of classes. How is this different?
Your past training wasn't wasted β it was missing the operating system. Most training teaches concepts. The 8 Keys is a specific, repeatable process you can run on any script under a 24-hour self-tape deadline. And it's taught by someone who directs and sits on the casting side β so you're learning what the people who book are actually looking for.
I'm a seasoned actor. Will I learn anything new?
Almost certainly. Veteran actors are consistently surprised by these keys β most were never taught to read format, titles, and page numbers as story clues. If you already know some of it, the value is having it as one fast, repeatable system instead of scattered instincts.
Will this help with memorization?
Yes. When you understand the story, the context, and the why behind every line, your brain has meaning to attach the dialogue to β which is exactly how memory encodes, retains, and retrieves. Analysis first makes memorization faster and performances more present.
"Before using this technique, I felt fake in auditions. I was so focused on the lines that I couldnβt respond truthfully, constantly doubting myself. Iβd think, βIβm not doing this rightβ or βThis is horrible,β which held me back. Iβd try to wing it, and my auditions always fell flat. Even when I got lucky, I didnβt feel good about it. I knew I could do better.
The 8 Keys of Intentional Script Analysis have changed everything. They gave me tools to analyze the scene and truly understand what casting is looking for. Itβs amazing to finally have the clarity and confidence that I've been missing."
James Cronin - Etoile, The Devil Wears Prada, 30 Rock
