Courses
SHORT COURSES
Summer - Acting for Screen Intro
This course is a comprehensive introduction to acting for camera. It is suitable for varying levels of experience from those who are just starting out to those with theatre experience wishing to learn more about screen techniques.
On this course students will consider technical aspects of acting for the screen through exercises including frame size, hitting the mark whilst also building on their confidence by exploring various scenes and camera exercises. The skills learnt on this acting for camera course are relevant to all forms of acting. Scenes will be recorded, reviewed and analysed.
As well as learning to work effectively on script and presenting yourself advantageously on screen you will develop an understanding of character and textual interpretation.
Session will cover areas such as sight reading, building a character, improvisation, and analysing and working with text.
You will also experience "mock" castings on camera using our scripts for commercial tests, television castings and film screen-tests. You will receive handouts of tips from casting consultants and actors on their experiences in castings.
This is a full-time course running Monday to Friday for a week.