Acting For Screen
Plymouth Marjon University
UCAS Code: AFS1 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
General Studies not accepted.
Achieve 23-45 Level 3 credits at Merit/Distinction with a minimum of 6 level 3 credits at Distinction
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Grade C or 4 English Language equivalent.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
We will accept triple grades gained from a combination of other BTEC qualifications
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About this course
This course trains you to be an imaginative, technically skilful and employable screen actor. The programme has strong industry connections and is, in part, based at a sound stage at PYTCH, a campus of production sound stages and studios in Bristol, where you can gain experience of industry level practice with working practitioners. The programme offers a cohesive approach in which core acting skills are fully integrated to ensure your craft is flexible enough to allow you to develop a personal process but singular enough to offer an in-depth exploration of the art of acting for screen as a specific discipline. Your professional practice is developed from short film to long form drama, from sketch comedy to Voice Over, and the latest VR technologies. You work towards appearing in a professionally produced film as well as being supported to prepare for employment with classes in audition technique, self-taping and self-marketing. A showcase screening for agents, and an industry trip to New York support your career progression. The programme equips you with the essential technical and creative skills required of a working screen actor, motivated artist and independent thinker as well as the critical thinking
and research skills required by postgraduate study.
Modules
Introduction to Screen Acting
Acting 1
The Instrument
History of Screen Performance
Production Practice 1
Laban Technique
Acting 2
Self Scripting
Production Practice 2
Industry Project
Situation and Sketch Comedy
The Actor in New Technologies
The Professional Actor
Final Production
Evaluation of Practice
Assessment methods
Formative- Rehearsal, draft presentation, rehearsal of workshop, draft journal
Summative- Performance on film, completed presentation, workshop showing, completed journal
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