This is a highly specialised course for experienced actors who wish to undergo professional training to refine their skills in screen work.

The course focuses on exploring approaches to acting that are particularly suited to screen performance. You will have the opportunity to analyse notable theories and techniques of screen acting, and an understanding of theory will then be integrated into practice.

The technical aspects of screen acting will be introduced throughout the course, across a wide range of platforms and production contexts. You will experience industry standard ‘on-set’ conditions and will practise a high level of on-set protocol at all times. You will gain an insight and working knowledge of camera work, sound and editing.

There is a particular emphasis on self-directed learning. You will learn industry requirements and protocols specific to the filming environment.

This course will also teach you to identify and pursue opportunities for professional development and employment as a screen actor.

Course Overview

From the outset you will be encouraged to develop and celebrate all that is unique about you. Each student will develop an understanding of what they particularly can offer the industry of screen acting. The course will encourage you to consider yourself as an independently thinking artist with the flexibility to work across performance media specialising in screen acting.

The course will aim to help you understand the collaborative nature of screen production and you will learn how to problem solve and work autonomously as well as being a good ‘team player”. You will learn how to be a proactive and productive cast member. You will learn a rigour, a discipline and a resilience that will serve you well in a subjective and unpredictable field of work, in order to be able to sustain, develop and adapt to the needs of the profession. You will develop a curiosity and thirst for detailed research and knowledge and a proactive entrepreneurial approach to the job of acting.

The systematic analysis of acting methodology will give you a theoretical underpinning for understanding which methods or best practices can be applied in certain circumstances to result in a specific performance. An understanding of theory will be integrated into practice and this rigorous exploration, interrogation and mastery of technique will enable each student to create a personalised toolkit.

Career Prospects

Graduates of this course will have explored the subject of Screen Acting both practically and theoretically. You will have applied Acting methodology to performances for the screen and will have critically evaluated its effectiveness. You will have gained extensive experience of working on set and will have developed a high professional skill set with the relevant technical knowledge related to a screen context.