Overview
Screen Study provides a supportive and creatively challenging environment for young artists serious about their artistic development. Each course runs across a semester (two terms) and students work towards group acting on screen outcomes supported by NIDA’s creative leaders. Course work includes an introduction to a variety of acting on screen disciplines and technical skills to help students develop their passion for performing arts in a holistic approach to acting and screen training. Screen Study is the perfect vehicle to apply your screen skills and extend your creative training!
Students engage in a personalised assessment and feedback process with their tutor at the end of every semester, providing them with the information and support they need to decide the next step in their creative education.
Semester 1 – Silence is Golden
The movies have always enthralled and excited us. From the beginning of film history silent movies told stories of life, love and hope. Re-discover the art of storytelling and screen acting techniques through the lens of silent cinema in this 16 week course. Inspired by some of the most iconic films of the era, explore physical comedy, movement and character to bring specificity to your performance and extend your acting on screen technique. Work with your NIDA Open teaching artist and an ensemble of like-minded peers to craft your own screen stories and present them to an invited audience at the end of semester.
Components
- Physical awareness: Explore physical techniques to effectively communicate story in performance.
- Acting technique: Learn and apply extended screen acting techniques.
- Collaboration: Work as an ensemble to create and shoot an engaging silent cinema scene.
- Evaluation: Learn and apply self-evaluation techniques to extend your on-screen performance.
Semester 2 – Industry Practice: Ready, Set, Shoot
Screen actor training extends well beyond rehearsing a scene. Navigating the process through to the shoot and wrap is a must-have skillset. How do you prepare for getting script updates on the day you shoot, filming scenes out of narrative order and working on location while still delivering a convincing performance? Work with a NIDA Open teaching artist to develop practical skills to successfully respond to the on set demands actors encounter when working in the fast paced world of series TV. Expand your acting on screen techniques in this dynamic 16 week course as you learn industry practice to get ready to shoot.
Components
- Text interpretation: Interpret television scripts and develop an authentic character for the screen.
- Screen Performance Craft: Consider the elements that contribute to the physical realization of an on screen performance.
- Industry Practice – Understand the challenges of shooting on a tv set. Learn about consistency of performance, on set protocol and working in a professional environment.
- Evaluation: Learn and apply self-evaluation techniques to extend your on-screen performance.
Prerequisites
Students must be available to attend every session of this 16-week course. End of course feedback and project participation is dependent on reliable attendance. Students can apply for attendance exemption in exceptional circumstances, applications must be made in advance to the supervising course manager. Students enrolled in this course must have participated in at least three NIDA term or holiday courses prior to attending this course OR be able to provide evidence of appropriate training at a comparable institution.
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