Length:
Version 1 or 2: 36 hours (12 weeks).
Location:
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Dates:
Version 1: September 1995 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - December 2007.
Learner Outcomes:
Version 1 or 2: Master script analysis and on-camera performance techniques for prepared auditions and cold readings.
Instruction:
Version 1 or 2: This course helps the student develop an ability to audition for film and TV work. The student applies acting principles of structuring and scoring the materials to 30-second cold readings, prepared auditions, and intimate across-the-table interviews/auditions, using awareness of type, body, voice, and skill mastery, as well as professional demeanor.
Credit recommendation:
Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (11/97) (12/02 revalidation). NOTE: This course and Auditioning for Film and Television (THE223) are identical. Credit is recommended once for the completion of either course. Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (11/97) (12/02 revalidation). NOTE: The revised credit recommendation for Version 2 reflects a reconsideration, since the date of the initial or subsequent evaluation, of how this course complements current degree programs in the field, rather than any substantive change in course objectives or content.
