You trained. You've got the instinct. But when it counts, you're winging it. That's not a talent problem. It's a process problem.
I teach the Chubbuck Technique — the 12 steps Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron and Halle Berry rely on. In London, in small rooms, on your feet, on real material.
Five doors. Pick the one that sounds like you — it takes you straight to the right place.
To understand the technique, join group class. To smash an audition, book a 1-2-1. To study it properly — to use it by yourself — join the six-week intensive.
You don't need more inspiration. You need to know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it — every time, on any script, under any pressure.
See the class →"I'm winging it and hoping it lands."
"I freeze when it counts."
"I know I could be brilliant — I just don't know how to get there every time."
"I'm missing the instructions. Like — where do I go now?"
I work intensively and intimately. Six actors, maximum. One full hour on the floor with your scene — chosen for you, not pulled from a drawer. Thirty minutes with me before you even start. And between classes? Email me. I answer.
We're all as individual as our fingerprints. So the lesson plan I make for you is built to target your weaknesses and turn them into strengths — and once we've done that, we work on broadening your range.
Brad Pitt. Charlize Theron. Halle Berry. Jake Gyllenhaal. These actors don't share agents, managers or studios. They share one technique — and at the Oscars, Halle Berry thanked Ivana Chubbuck from the stage.
A step-by-step process that gives you the exact way of working to lift the text off the page and create a living, breathing, dynamic character — every time. Twelve steps you can run on any script, so the words become your words.
Other alumni and clients of Ivana include, to name a few
Jon Voight · Sylvester Stallone · Elisabeth Shue · Djimon Hounsou · Catherine Keener · Jim Carrey · Gerard Butler · David Boreanaz · Chris Pine · Gal Gadot · Meg Ryan · Judith Light · Jessica Alba · Eva Mendes · Craig Robinson · Kate Walsh · Damon Wayans · Kate Bosworth · Pamela Anderson · Isla Fisher · Liv Tyler · Mary J. Blige · Simu Liu · America Ferrera · Sienna Miller · Kat Graham · David Spade · Ali Larter · Aubrey Plaza · Beyoncé Knowles · Meagan Good · Ian Somerhalder · Chloe Fineman · Robert Townsend · Malin Akerman · Pink · Common · Morris Chestnut · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Amy Smart · Eriq La Salle · Carrie-Anne Moss · Emilia Clarke · Patricia Velasquez · Neil Flynn · Jennifer Beals · Katja Herbers · Garry Shandling · Matthew Perry · Amy Brenneman · Jessica Biel · Travis Fimmel · David Ayer · Tasha Smith · Emily Deschanel · Mia Goth · Ivanna Sakhno · Maria Gabriela De Faria
I was classically trained and booking — filming in Zurich, Madrid, Milan. Then the roles got harder, and confidence wasn't enough. I was throwing spaghetti at the wall.
So I got myself in front of Ivana Chubbuck. I spent years training in her weekly international masterclass, on scenes with her working actors. In 2021, she invited me to teach her technique in London.
My students have gone on to Netflix, ITV, BBC and Starz — to feature films and the West End. I don't take credit for their bookings — they put in the hours. The steps give you the plan. You do the work.
Stevie Raine studied continuously for three months. Completely off his own back, he booked The Long Shadow on ITV. Before he went to set, we did 1-2-1s on his scenes — the analysis, the objectives, the personalisations. Then he went to set. And it held.
Since then: the West End alongside Bryan Cranston. Five further TV and film bookings. His first lead now lined up. We still work together whenever something tricky comes up.
"He always goes above and beyond… it's like, no — we are going in and this is getting done."
Stevie Raine
Thirty minutes with me before your first session — your training, your career so far, and most importantly, your goals. By the time you step on the floor, I know exactly where you are and what you need.
That call is why nobody wastes their money here.
And it's not a pitch — the call comes after you book, so it's all about you.
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