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ACT103 Three-Week Acting for Film Workshop

Length: 
Version 1:107.5 hours (3 weeks). Version 2: 84 hours (3 weeks).
Location: 
New York Film Academy, 17 Battery Place, New York, NY.
Dates: 

Version 1:  September 2007 - July 2014. Version 2: August 2014 - December 2019.

Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 

Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: discuss the basics of acting technique and an approach to performing scenes for the camera and live performance; recognize the differences in performance levels between live performance and camera performance; identify given circumstances and subtext and their application to the playing of a scene; realize and begin to practice the integration of voice and body into performance; apply learning to voice-over text; discuss and practice the essential skills of monologues for performance; discuss the mechanics of filming and editing and how they affect the choices the actor makes in approaching text; analyze a scene for the purpose of cold reading and define the essential elements for effective delivery of it in the absence of the complete narrative; safely execute staged punches, falls, and rolls. Version 2: Students will be able to: establish an objective and develop strategies to overcome obstacles to achieving the objective; play an action; modulate a performance to fit the framing of shots, from establishing to close-ups; utilize dramatic action, observation, and characterization through scene work; apply text analysis to scripted material; prepare two contrasting monologues; connect the body and voice to scripted material; increase flexibility through body awareness (yoga and pilates exercises); refine listening skills and ensemble playing through improvisation; recognize the essential choices needed for effective execution of cold readings; demonstrate effective use of physical and emotional life; examine the role of the director with an emphasis on how this role affects the choices an actor makes in performance; and discuss film as a visual medium.

Instruction: 

Version 1 and 2: Acting for film and scene study are the two principal areas of concentration in this intensive program. These areas coincide in the creation of short, filmed and edited scenes in which students act. In addition, students perform films shot by the filmmaking students and also perform in a final live presentation, performing their choice of either a scene or a monologue. Students are also exposed to classes in acting technique, monologues, voice and movement, stage combat, audition techniques, including cold reading technique and the business of acting, and film craft, which explores the language of film and how films are made.

Credit recommendation: 

Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (8/07) (8/08) (8/14 revalidation). NOTE: This course overlaps in content with ACT101, ACT104, ACT107, and ACT108. The maximum amount of recommended credit for any combination of these courses is 6 semester hours. Further, these courses overlap with the One-Year Acting for Film Program. If a student progresses to the One-Year Program, only the recommended credits in the One-Year Program should apply.

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