Acting
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Higher
UCAS Tariff
About this course
At Collective we champion groups who have traditionally been underrepresented within the Performing Arts – specifically in terms of ethnicity, disability and class.
This degree course is a full-time industry-focused actor-training. A key focus of the programme is screen acting – with 50% of the curriculum devoted to this area of the industry.There will also be an emphasis on fostering the skills needed to create your own work – such as screenwriting, editing and producing.
This three-year degree course offers a full-time professional actor-training – allowing you to develop the skills needed for a sustainable career as an actor for stage and screen.
YEAR 1
In the first year, you will develop your fundamental acting technique. Projects and subjects you will explore include:
Acting for Camera
Scene Studies of Plays by Global Writers
Practitioner Lab: Stanislavsky, Meisner, Laban and Katie Mitchell
Voice
Movement
Accent/Dialect
Character Transformation
Filming a Web Series
Creating your Own Work
YEAR 2
During the second year you will undertake industry-focused projects.Projects and subjects you will investigate include:
Scene Study: American Film and Television
American Accents
Self-Tapes
Voice for Animation and Audiobooks
Radio
Acting in different Film Genres
Audio Dialogue Replacement (ADR)
Screenwriting
Shakespeare
Devising, Puppetry and Physical Theatre
Motion Capture
Producing a Short Film
YEAR 3
The final year will focus on preparation for the industry. Projects you will undertake include:
Research and Development for New Writing
Feature-Film Project
Public Production of Two Full-Length Plays
Voicereels
Showreels
Audition Technique
Industry Showcase
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