Screen Acting and Film Production
University of Chichester
UCAS Code: W600 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Our BA (Hons) Screen Acting and Film Production course allows you to build an exceptional understanding of film production practices and industry technologies as you develop your screen acting skills. You will undertake traditional acting training and study a range of techniques including Stanislavski, Adler, Meisner, and Strasberg, as you explore topics including classical and contemporary performance texts, acting methods, physicality, character psychology, and improvisation.
You will be taught by a team of highly qualified professional practitioners and current industry figures including award winning directors, producers, actors, writers, editors and composers from the fields of Film, TV and Games. You will develop contemporary tradecraft skills offered by the advances in digital technologies, as you deepen your specialist theoretical knowledge and skills in areas that are vital to successful digital filmmaking.
With our digital technology facilities at the Tech Park, students will be able to engage with state of the art spaces and equipment including a 200sqm Film Studio, a dedicated Green Screen Studio, professional standard postproduction facilities and Recording Studios. Our approach gives aspiring screen actors the real world experiences and employability skills needed to develop their acting careers in a range of screen based creative industries. In addition, you will have the opportunity to explore the history, theory, and cultural relevance of screen-based content, and investigate a range of topics with optional modules such as horse riding, weaponry ands combat acting, and climbing.
Modules
Year One
In your first year, you will begin to develop your key acting skills around movement, voice, and speech, as well as study the wider history and context of the discipline. In addition, you will explore the fundamentals of digital film operations, screenwriting structures, and project planning.
Year Two
In your second year, you will continue to develop your core acting skills as well as look to develop wider elements of your performance skillset, including specialist focus on action acting, motion capture, and character psychology. You will also begin to build your degree around your own interests, as you select from optional modules that explore screenwriting, production management, and additional focus on dramatic productions.
Year Three
In your third year, you will work towards your final project, which allows you to work across a range of areas to demonstrate your acquired performance and/or technical knowledge through the production of a creative portfolio. You will also explore more advanced elements of action performance techniques and develop your employability options with modules in freelancing and building your own online portfolio of creative work.
Assessment methods
There will be a range of creative and practical assessments which will include:
-Short films
-Audio tracks
-Video essays
-Creative portfolios
-Pod casts
-Presentations
-Reflective writing
-Skills observation
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Bognor Regis Campus, University of Chichester
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