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PART-TIME FOUNDATION IN ACTING FOR FILM PART-TIME FOUNDATION IN ACTING FOR FILM Met Film School

Met Film School

Short Courses , Acting

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Course Description

This course familiarises you with filmmaking process and builds a solid foundation in the core screen crafts. The course consists of both lectures and practical workshops. Part-Time Foundation in Filmmaking is designed to improve your understanding of: 

  • Part-time 12-week course (Tuesdays 7pm-10pm)
  • Equips you with the technical skills relevant to film acting
  • Builds a foundation in script analysis and performance
  • Teaches you how to project confidence in front of the camera
  • Covers clowning, improvisation and physical movement
  • Suitable for beginners, no previous experience is required

 • The role of director, including directing actors and preparing for a shoot

• The part of screenwriter and the stages of story development

• Camera training and technical operation skills

• Sound recording and working with sound equipment and recording dialogues

• Cinematography, lighting and the basics of shot composition

• Post production skills and editing your screen content

Course Content

  • Improvisation
  • Warm-up exercises
  • Subtext – what is it and how can it be used
  • Tools to improve a performance – subtext, facts, objectives and obstacles
  • Discussing the ‘choices’ facing an actor in a scene
  • How a good script analysis can improve a performance
  • Applying the results of the analysis to a performance
  • How to break down a story into story beats
  • Be able to define the terms ‘through-line’ and ‘spine’
  • Clowning techniques
  • Techniques to improve physical movement
  • Improvisation workshops
  • How staging can chance the story of a scene
  • How action reveals character details
  • Know how set etiquette works
  • Rehearsal techniques to improve performance in a filmed scene
  • Using your newly acquired skills during your performance in a filmed scene
  • Review and analysis of rushes
  • How to move to the next stage of your acting career

 

Entry Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 at start of course

Entry Requirements: The course is open enrolment and there are no entry requirements.

However, in order to get the most out of the course, you should be able to both speak and write in English to a reasonable standard.  For more information on this please contact info@metfilmschool.co.uk or give us a call: +44 20 8280 9119

Additional Information

Duration: Twelve Weeks, Part-Time, Tuesdays 7pm-10pm

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