
Course Description
This course covers the core skills and industry insights that you’ll need to launch a career in acting, from voice and movement techniques to getting ready for castings and auditions. It is ideal for those looking to retrain as an actor and build an enhanced understanding of on-set practices and the technical requirements. During this course you will:
- Six-month full-time course (Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm)
- For students who are considering a career change and looking to build robust acting skills
- Provides comprehensive introduction to the acting techniques in the fast evolving media industry
- Covers a broad range of areas of working as an actor
- Each module is based on industry practice
- You will be expected to spend time off campus going to auditions, meeting casting agents and networking
• Improve your vocal and physical expression and build an understanding of on-screen acting skills and technical aspects of the profession
• Receive an introduction to motion capture, an innovative fast-growing area of filmmaking, which focuses on movement in the virtual world
• Study the fundamentals of combat movement, essential for action films
• Learn about various job opportunities for an actor in today’s market, including acting and voice acting for film, radio and commercials
• Meet agents, casting directors and professional actors to receive advice about audition techniques and casting opportunities in the industry
• Get familiar with the filmmaking process and understand how to work with a film crew on set
• Participate in a shooting day with a professional film crew
Course Content
- Subtext and storytelling in acting
- Script analysis and performance
- Rehearsal – improvisation, speaking out an interior monologue and rehearsing the script beat by beat
- Filmmaking skills – understanding the process, stages in broad terms
- Voice and movement
- Advanced acting skills – the Meisner technique, Mast, Improvisation, Stanislavski and Clown
- Audition workshop and preparation
- Dialect workshop
- Introduction to combat movement and motion capture
- Acting careers
- Industry showcase
Entry Requirements
Minimum Age: 18 at start of course
Entry Requirements: While this course is suitable for beginners, we do require a CV and showreel where possible in order to demonstrate your acting potential. If you are unable to provide this, we ask that you provide a monologue or ‘piece to camera’ as part of your application. For more information on this please contact info@metfilmschool.co.uk or give us a call: +44 20 8280 9119
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