Acting for Stage and Screen

Program Overview

The program focuses on both stage and screen, offering a balanced curriculum that prepares individuals for careers in theater, television, and film. Students develop their acting abilities through workshops, rehearsals, and performance opportunities, while also gaining a comprehensive understanding of key figures and practitioners in the field of drama and acting. The program emphasizes the development of transferable skills that are valuable in the performing arts and creative industries, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program aims to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel as professional actors across various media. It focuses on both stage and screen, offering a balanced curriculum that prepares individuals for careers in theater, television, and film.

Key program objectives:

• Develop students' acting skills and techniques through workshops, rehearsals, and performance opportunities.
• Provide in-depth knowledge of key figures and practitioners in the field of drama and acting.
• Train students in specialized techniques required for recorded media, such as MoCap, animation voice-over, and virtual production.
• Cultivate transferable skills that are valuable in the performing arts and creative industries, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.
• Offer opportunities for students to participate in public performances, showcases, and work experience placements.
• Prepare students to negotiate their learning and explore their interests through a final project of their choice.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Focus on fundamental principles of drama, storytelling, and acting for all mediums.
• Explore contemporary and classical texts using a range of performance workshops.
• Develop a strong foundation in key figures and practitioners like Stanislavsky.
• Cultivate a solid understanding of body, voice, and imagination through relevant workshops.

Year 2:

• Introduce directing for stage and screen, and teaching and applied drama work.
• Delve deeper into various practitioners and genres throughout the year.
• Learn specific techniques required for recorded media, such as MoCap, voiceovers, and virtual production.
• Participate in public staged productions to gain practical experience.

Year 3:

• Focus on students' involvement in a staged or filmed piece, setting up their own companies, undertaking work experience, and conducting individual projects.
• Project examples include writing a screenplay, directing a one-act play, performing a monologue, or exploring rehearsal techniques.
• Students showcase their skills in a final performance or film, demonstrating their abilities to utilize acquired skills and techniques.

Assessment:

• The program utilizes a diverse range of assessment methods, including:
• Presentations
• Productions
• Films
• Rehearsals
• Coursework assignments
• Practical assessments
• There are no formal exams in this program.

Teaching:

• The program boasts a dedicated team of experienced actors, directors, and practitioners.
• Teaching methods include:
• Workshops
• Rehearsals
• Contextual studies
• Filmed and live performance
• Guest lectures and workshops
• The program aims to provide students with a dynamic learning environment, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience.
• Students are encouraged to take up industry work experience as part of their degree.
• Each year, final-year students have the opportunity to participate in an optional showcase, where they receive feedback from industry professionals.

Careers:

• Graduates of this program are well-equipped for a variety of careers in the performing arts and creative industries, including:
• Stage actors
• Screen actors
• Film and television actors
• Voice-over artists
• Directors
• Theatre practitioners
• Performing arts educators
• Arts administrators
• The program also prepares students for further study at the postgraduate level, such as becoming a drama teacher.

Other:

• This program offers students the chance to work in state-of-the-art facilities, including a virtual production suite, studio theatre, and MoCap space.
• Students have the opportunity to collaborate with students in animation and film on various digital media projects.
• The program emphasizes the development of transferable skills that are valuable in the wider workforce, such as communication, teamwork, and creativity.

Tuition fees for BA (Hons)-Full-time Study option UK / Channel Islands International Full-time £9,250 per year of study £16,750 per year of study